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Ted O’Brien’s fact-free nuclear cheerleading is cover for the same old climate vandalism

In huffing and puffing over renewables while denying the measurable costs of nuclear generation, the Coalition is digging in with the politics of relentless opportunism

The Guardian - AU

Sir Stephen Lovegrove to chair Rolls-Royce-led nuclear consortium

New role for former permanent secretary in energy department raises concerns over ‘revolving door’ between public and private

The Guardian - UK

Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

There are many milestones to pass in the transition from a high to low-carbon sustainable energy system. There is the first hour without coal, or oil, or gas generation (or all of them together) and the point when the last coal, oil or gas power plant (or all of them…

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US Nuclear Fusion Laboratory Repeats Net-Energy Gain Experiments; Fusion Power Closer In Sight

The US's leading fusion laboratory is ahead of schedule. How soon until utility-scale nuclear fusion becomes a reality?

International Business Times

Wind turbines generate more than half of UK’s electricity due to Storm Pia

Clean energy record set after windfarms generate 21.8GW in half an hour on Thursday morning

The Guardian - UK

Gina Rinehart says renewable energy could use one-third of Australia’s prime agricultural land. Is she right?

The figure is based on an Institute of Public Affairs report, but its extrapolations have been described as ‘ridiculous’

The Guardian - AU

KKR Electrifies with Takeover of Portugal's Greenvolt

In a shocking move, the mighty financial giant KKR has set its sights on Portugal's renewable energy company, Greenvolt. KKR's audacious takeover bid has s...

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Pro-nuclear MP says Labor ‘weaponising’ CSIRO report showing renewables are cheapest

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

The Guardian - AU

Profit push by energy companies draws ire of minister

Claims by power companies their profit margins are under threat from price caps have been played down by the energy minister.

AAP

Solar and on-shore wind provide cheapest electricity and nuclear most expensive, CSIRO analysis shows

Estimates show small modular nuclear reactors would provide most expensive power and will not be available until 2030

The Guardian - AU

Steeper cost of small reactors a blow to nuclear push

A push to add nuclear to Australia's energy mix may be silenced by a steep upward revision of the cost of small reactors by the national science agency.

AAP

Energy bills set to fall by £270 from April, new forecast suggests

Bills could remain lower until the end of next year according to the forecast, which is still highly uncertain.

Evening Standard

Hydrogen-electric plane to take to Aussie skies in 2024

A Brisbane company has revealed plans to retrofit and fly a hydrogen-powered light aircraft, in a development that could reduce pollution from air travel.

AAP

Wind farm off New Jersey likely to ‘adversely affect’ but not kill whales, feds say

A federal scientific agency says the lone remaining offshore wind project in New Jersey with preliminary approval is likely to “adversely affect” whales and other marine mammals, but not seriously harm or kill them

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Spain And Germany Top 50% Electricity Production From Renewable Energy In 2023

New solar installations have accelerated the transition away from natural gas and coal in two of Europe's leading economies.

The Guardian - UK

Printable DNA to bird-bashing towers: 15 looming issues for biodiversity in 2024

The annual horizon scan of key technological, political and economic shifts likely to have a big impact on the natural world

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'Renewables jobs growth shows Scotland needs powers over energy'

SCOTLAND needs full powers over the energy sector to ensure a just transition, the SNP have insisted, after experts estimated jobs in renewables…

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Renewable energy jobs rocketed in Scotland in 2021, experts say

JOBS in Scotland’s renewable energy sector rocketed by more than 50 in 2021, research has indicated.

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Smart homes to save energy costs in virtual power plant

A virtual power plant made up of rooftop solar, car batteries, pool pumps and hot water systems is expected to save electrified households hundreds of dollars.

The Hindu

Global coal demand expected to decline by 2026: IEA report

Global coal demand to decline by 2026, India to remain "driving force" despite record production in 2023.

The Hindu

Nine killed in blast in explosives manufacturing company in Nagpur

Nagpur blast: Following the blast at at explosives manufacturing factory in Nagpur, the injured are said to be in a critical condition and the death toll could rise further, said informed sources.

The Hindu

Second home-built 700 MW nuclear plant at Kakrapar achieves first criticality

The KAPP-4 700-MWe nuclear power reactor in Kakrapar, in Surat, attained criticality on December 17, 2023. It is the NPCIL’s largest indigenous reactor.

The Guardian - AU

Cop28 has finally named fossil fuels as the climate problem. But do leaders have the will to act?

The UN summit’s deal heralds the end of coal, oil and gas. The real test is whether producers back it up with action

AAP

Aussie ingenuity powers space satellites, future fuels

A small but expert manufacturer in an industrial suburb has developed high-tech fuel tanks for use in space in a breakthrough for future fuels transport.

AAP

British wind can unlock Australia's 'superpower' future

Superior climate and energy policies have become a vote winner as well as an economic and security imperative, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says.

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