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Scheme will issue vouchers to just 49,000 people by end of March at current rate, analysis finds

The government’s flagship green homes grant scheme will help just 8% of its target 600,000 households switch to renewable energy by the end of March, analysis reveals.

The £2bn for the scheme is being withdrawn at the end of next month. Analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit thinktank reveals that at the current rate it will issue vouchers to just 49,000 members of the public by that time.

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Whistleblower says birds are dying ‘in a pretty rough way’ from heat stress and lack of water on journeys in England and Wales

Chickens are “dying like flies” in their millions while being transported from farms to abattoirs because of poorly ventilated lorries, a whistleblower has told the Guardian.

Around one million chickens are dead on arrival at slaughterhouses in England and Wales every year, according to data collected by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and analysed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and the Guardian.

Although the number of deaths in transit is just a fraction of the one billion birds slaughtered every year in the UK, the government said this week that the figures were “worrying” and reducing deaths was a driving force behind its new proposals to restrict the transport of live animals. A consultation on the issue closed this week.

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Texas blackouts have lessons for Australia. As climate impacts grow, new market reforms are introduced, and more battery storage comes into the grid.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: What does Texas mean for Australia’s grid reform? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Donald and Tarnagulla, west of Bendigo, could be the first large communities that are taken off grid and powered by local renewables and storage.

The post Two Victorian towns could go off grid under new network proposal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The town of Heyfield 200km east of Melbourne will be the guinea pig for new microgrid technology in a study led by UTS.

The post Gippsland town volunteers for micro-grid trial to reduce dependence on main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulators overseeing the new energy market rules for Australia's main grid must push back against the attempts by the coal lobby to hijack the process.

The post Australia cannot afford to allow coal generators to hijack clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Metropolitan and regional installers of rooftop solar panels can expect an unannounced visit from SafeWork’s inspectors as the work health and safety regulator targets heightened risk associated with a boom in demand.

The post Solar panels installers on notice in safety blitz appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria regulator says the days of high solar tariffs are over, as minimum FiT is slashed by one third due to falling wholesale prices.

The post “Days of high solar tariffs are over”: Victoria regulator slashes FiT by one third appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable Energy Zones and large-scale storage added to the federal government's Infrastructure Priority List.

The post Renewable Energy Zones, network expansions, added to Infrastructure priority list appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Redflow eyes big future for its next generation of ZBM flow batteries, after delivering half-year results it says do not reflect the progress of the last six months.

The post Redflow eyes “megawatt-hour” market for its ZBM flow batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Acadia Center is seeking an experienced Climate Policy Analyst for a leadership role advancing Acadia Center climate policy analysis and advocacy by managing and coordinating the organization’s analytic activities.

Hyundai Australia confirms it will recall electric Kona and Ioniq cars sold in Australia and replace their battery packs due to potential fire risk.

The post Hyundai Australia to recall Kona and Ioniq electric cars and replace batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Australia's emissions begin to head back up in latest figures, as the Australian economy recovered from the symptoms of Covid-19.

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Fishing community leaders say Greenpeace's action is dangerous and illegal.

The National Trust is planning to plant dozens of blossoming trees at different sites around the UK.

Australia’s electricity market is unsustainable. Texas shows us why.

The post Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market appeared first on RenewEconomy.