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According to the article by Rob Verdonck, disused coal mines could be converted into pumped hydro storage power plants. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency's pilot project is expected to be applied to dozens of mines to be phased out in the next few decades if successful.
The small Japanese lender, Shiga Bank, is promoting green finance, steering against Japan's megabanks, which are among the largest lenders to the global coal industry. Find out how the regional bank is upending Japan's fossil fuel lending industry at Reuters.
A large-scale study by Princeton University, shows what actions need to be taken to make the U.S. truly carbon neutral by 2050. The 42 gigawatts of wind energy installed this year must be doubled in the next few years. In 10 years, it will even exceed 84 gigawatts per year. All the experts' far-reaching forecasts can be found in The New York Times.
Vattenfall's construction plans for the Vesterhav Syd and Nord offshore wind farms have been approved. Annually, the wind farms will soon be able to supply 380,000 Danish households. Read more about the project here.
Major coal miner Australia swears by coal renaissance. But the world's largest export port paints a different picture. You can read about the back and forth of Australian funds and their love of coal in The Guardian.