J1. Green Tech Industry & Utilities

Days apart, one Australian minister called for reduced dependence on fossil fuels, while another literally turned the tap on new fossil gas supply, as a UN report warns we’ll overshoot 1.5 degrees.

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Swiss storage giant completes purchase of the project site for big four-hour battery, setting a tentative start-date for early 2027 construction.

The post Gigawatt-hour battery plan edges closer to construction as Swiss giant takes full ownership of site appeared first on Renew Economy.

Installation of the "golden" turbine is being hailed as a "huge milestone" for a wind farm that has survived the LNP government sell-off and remains 100 per cent owned by a state utility.

The post “Golden turbine” complete, in huge milestone at rare state-owned wind farm appeared first on Renew Economy.

A paddock of solar and an innovative converter could allow Visy to cut gas use by 40% on one site without the added cost of a new grid connection.

The post Can you run a paper mill on solar and “hot bricks”? Visy says it can – on paper, at least appeared first on Renew Economy.

Australian thermal storage developer takes full ownership of energy precinct that once proposed to host a landmark solar thermal plant before evolving into a hybrid renewables and storage hub.

The post Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct appeared first on Renew Economy.

The world should brace for extreme heat as an exceptionally strong El Nino develops, the World Meteorological Organisation warns.

The post “No room for doubt:” Supersized El Nino threatens to become strongest ever recorded appeared first on Renew Economy.

Electric cars account for 24.9 per cent of new vehicle sales in August and outselling petrol-only and diesel vehicles individually. Plus, news of the week.

The post The Driven Podcast: EVs outsell petrol and diesel cars in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

National Grid New York is advancing integrated gas-electric planning through coordinated efforts and non-pipeline alternatives, writes the utility’s general counsel, Philip DeCicco.

John Hensley, senior vice president of markets and policy analysis at ACP, told Utility Dive that his organization has calculated at least 44 GW of wind projects are “stuck” in review at the U.S. Department of Defense.

Tatyana Bolton, the executive director of the OT Cyber Coalition, said that “severe budget cuts have forced CISA into a corner” where it can no longer provide the level of support it once did.

The state-owned utility plans to use artificial intelligence tools for more precise weather, load and financial planning, CFO Tami Wilson told journalists.

CALGARY — KARI HYDE, Director of the Pembina Institute’s Customer Energy Solutions program, made the following statement in response to new federal framework for responsible data centre development. “Canada’s electricity system is undergoing a...

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• “China’s CO₂ Emissions Fall In Q2 2026 Due To Plummeting Oil Use ” • China’s carbon dioxide emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted with the strait of Hormuz crisis. The country’s use of oil fell by 9% overall and by 16% for transport, after the disruptions to supply from the Gulf through the strait. [CleanTechnica]

Great Wall of China (Hanson Lu, Unsplash, cropped)

• “Designers Unveil Wind Installation Ship Blueprints” • Designs for a new jack-up monopile and wind turbine installation vessel were unveiled by Deltamarin and Offshoretronic. The designs of the Vitruvian Class vessel will address anticipated demand from 20-MW to 30-MW turbines entering commercial service by 2030, the companies said. [reNews]
• “Global Warming Will Exceed Limit, UN Says” • In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the UN acknowledged that the Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say. [ABC News]
• “NY’s Plan To Charge Fossil-Fuel Producers $75 Billion For Climate Change Damages Struck Down” • New York’s attempt to make fossil fuel industries pay into a $75 billion fund to repair the damage of climate change was struck down by a federal judge, who said the law reaches beyond a state’s purview and into an area of federal interest. [ABC News]
• “Trump Twiddles Thumbs As The Balcony Solar Movement Takes Off” • For all his bleating, braying bluster over fossil fuels, US President Donald Trump is presiding over a solar power revolution. So far on his watch, a total of nine states have now adopted balcony solar legislation, with New Jersey being the latest addition to the list. [CleanTechnica]

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Victoria's former energy minister talks gas bans and coal closures – and says that without offshore wind in the state's mix, there will need to be "a hell of a lot more onshore."

The post Offshore wind “absolutely needed” and electrification efforts must defy “vested interests,” D’Ambrosio says appeared first on Renew Economy.

Canada has two urgent housing jobs: build more affordable homes and preserve existing ones. Yet, we often assume they must be addressed separately when there is an opportunity for us to tackle them together. The Government of Canada has already...

The oil and gas sector has been, and continues to be, the largest source of emissions in Canada (see figure one below) mainly due to oilsands growth. Despite this, and amid global actions to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the governments of Canada...

The Flex Connect program allows larger distribution-connected loads to energize in months instead of waiting “several years” for firm interconnection, the Northern California utility says.

About a dozen inter- and intraregional projects in the Eastern Interconnection could help meet load growth, lower retail electric rates, bolster reliability and support U.S. security, the study found.

The Legislature’s decision not to shield utilities from wildfire liability caused stock prices for Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison International to tumble by 20% and 23%. Bills that passed included proposals on balcony solar and data center rate structures.

Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology paths, according to a research note from financial services company William Blair.