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Hornsdale 3 wind farm begins supply to ACT, taking national capital to its target of 100% renewable electricity, cutting emissions and delivering a major economic boost.

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European carbon prices declined to bounce off €25.00 early on Monday, testing the solid support level as a weak auction added to the bearish technical outlook.

South Korea's v2018 CO2 contract fell 10% and was left untraded on its expiry day, but KAU19s maintained last week’s record high levels in a hint that Korean prices might remain far above historical levels despite the 2018 compliance process now being over.

Update: Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has been helping to hand over Model 3 electric sedans in Sydney as the company ramps up deliveries before the end of the quarter.

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Solar installations on Australia Zoo’s Crocoseum, an award-winning design home and a major airport are among the finalists in the 2019 Clean Energy Council Solar Design and Installation Awards.

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We don't know for sure which one is smarter, because not everyone agrees on what "intelligence" means. Both have their own special behaviours and skills and we can't say who is more intelligent. Kerstin Bilgmann, Lecturer in Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

National Parks association describes Snowy plans to dump nine million cubic metres of dirt as "environmental vandalism."

The post Snowy 2.0 seeks approval as landfill proposal labelled “environmental vandalism” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hundreds of thousands of girls join Girlguiding campaign to tackle plastic pollution

Hundreds of thousands of girls and young women are calling for the UK to make a promise to reduce single-use plastic.

The call is part of a campaign launched by Girlguiding aimed at tackling plastic pollution.

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Australia needs to focus on safe renewable technologies already commercially proven. Nuclear is hugely expensive and slow to build.

The post Nuclear is too expensive, and takes too long to build appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tonsley electrolyser approved for South Australia, allowing at least some "renewable" hydrogen to be circulated in gas network.

The post Adelaide steps closer to renewable hydrogen as electrolyser approved for Tonsley appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The voltage problems blamed on new solar farms were predictable, and the solutions obvious. But regulators have failed to keep up, and the rules they impose are daft.

The post Voltage oscillations: Solar plants suffer because regulations haven’t caught up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia efforts on emissions are bad enough, but its attitude to energy productivity is woeful. Low targets will be missed, consumers are being hit by higher bills. Only fossil fuel interests are happy.

The post Australia is failing on energy, and it’s burning huge holes in consumer wallets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Greensync’s Phil Blythe on why a pilot in Wellington may provide a blueprint of how to integrate consumer charging habits and the needs of the grid.

The post The Driven Podcast: Joining the dots from EVs to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Duke of Sussex calls on humanity to overcome "greed, apathy and selfishness" and protect nature.

The growth of wind and solar continued in Australia during the month of September, playing the key role in reducing emissions from Australia's main grid.

The post Wind and solar continue rapid growth, help cut Australia’s grid emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria is talking up its efforts on renewable energy, but it should really be leading in the shift to electric buses too.

The post Victoria needs to get on electric bus if it’s serious about emissions and health appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As a company is fined for sending UK waste to China, just where does our recycling and rubbish go?

The Scottish government may remove the need to apply for planning permission for projects that tackle climate change.

ARENA funds studies into two huge renewable hydrogen projects in Queensland that would shift ammonia production to solar and wind from gas.

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Kelp forests are an important marine environment but are being destroyed by changing fishing methods.