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You know electric vehicles are entering the mainstream when they form a major highlight of solar expos. Nigel Morris tells us what he found at Munich’s Intersolar event.

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WA Government owned Synergy has forecast substantial losses as the emergence of cheap renewables squeezes its coal and gas heavy fleet out of the market.

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Modelling shows that a faster transition to a high renewables grid would be cheaper and more efficient than a slow transition.

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South Australia storage tender to focus on unlocking battery storage value streams not recognised by Australia's electricity market.

The post South Australia to unlock hidden value of big batteries in storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Edinburgh University leads an international research programme to assess the health of the Atlantic.

Victorian college installs solar powered electric vehicle charger with view to go off grid and power staff and parents' cars.

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The Driven The first batch of all-electric Tesla Model 3 sedans have been spotted on car transport trucks in the UK, as the best-selling electric car arrives in its first right-hand drive market. A number of bright red models of the long-awaited “mass-market” electric car were seen being transported towards London on the M20 on...

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Scientists have found a muscle that allows dogs to make 'puppy eyes' and bond with humans.

Ministers say "no" to MPs' plans cut waste and emissions from fashion industry.

Heathrow's luggage system handles 180,000 items per day. Tom Burridge takes a look inside.

What happens to solar panels and batteries at the end of their life? Australia's booming residential PV and storage market means this a problem we have to solve.

The post How to avoid the looming waste crisis from Australia’s solar energy boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Photographer Hugh Kinsella Cunningham captures close-up portraits of some of the world's most dangerous snakes.

The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) opted Monday to dismiss a case challenging Virginia’s House of Delegates re-drawn voting map, potentially giving Democrats an upper hand as they hope to capture a majority in the chamber and give the state a path to join the northeast US RGGI carbon market.

Ireland’s centre-right government has unveiled a climate plan that includes increasing non-ETS carbon taxes to €80 from €20 per tonne by 2030 in an effort to avoid a hefty EU compliance bill.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) and the state legislature forged a compromise this weekend on an omnibus climate bill that now features weaker GHG targets, stronger zero-carbon electricity requirements, and softer language related to implementing an ETS or CO2 tax.

Australia's enjoyed nearly three decades of economic growth, but a new report from the CSIRO warns we face a slow decline if we don't tackle our biggest economic, social and environmental challenges.

Councils are demanding urgent action to address the growing stockpiles of waste after last year China toughened standards for the recyclable materials it imports.

Yes, Australia's greenhouse emissions are a small part of the global total. But we're a rich, emissions-intensive country that could and should be setting a much better example to the world. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Concerns have been raised over the suitability of a site in Sutherland aiming to become the UK's first major spaceport.