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New Queensland rule demanding only licensed electricians handle PV panels on solar farms slammed by industry as excessive, unnecessary and potentially devastating.

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Climate Advisers seeks an Executive and Program Assistant to coordinate office administration and provide administrative support to the President.

UK's national grid operator says it is preparing to deal with 100 per cent renewable electricity generation - by 2025.

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Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay a fee to enter the centre of the city.

Present in Asia and Australia, the origins of swamp foxtails have not always been clear. Genetic studies put uncertainties to rest. Roderick John Fensham, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian and international energy sector will meet in Sydney from 13–14 June to discuss the latest in storage technologies and how they are enabling the transition to new energy systems and a more reliable grid.

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Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX) (Genex or Company) is pleased to announce that it has secured all environmental approvals required to develop the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project (K2-Hydro or Project).

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Coalition has been insisting controversial Brian Fisher report uses storage costs based on ARENA modelling. Not so, says ARENA boss, who says storage costs are significantly less.

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UK engineers developing a novel propulsion system say their technology has reached a new performance level.

New restrictions on drivers come into force in central London today, so how do these compare with the rest of the word?

Fine particles in the air have been linked to cancer, strokes, asthma, heart disease and possibly dementia.

As Sadiq Khan launches ultra-low emissions zone in London, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah says it is still not enough

The mother of a schoolgirl who died of an asthma attack linked to air pollution has warned time is running out to save other children from a similar plight and called on politicians to do more to tackle the crisis.

On the day mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the city’s new ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) to improve deadly air pollution, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah urged others to follow his example and called on him to go even further, faster.

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Plastic bags only 1% of plastic in freshwater after sustained efforts to reduce their use

Plastic bottles, the detritus of our throwaway water and soft drinks habits, are the most prevalent form of plastic pollution in European waterways, according to a new report.

Food wrappers, including crisp and sweet packets, were the second biggest form of plastic pollution in rivers, followed by cigarette butts. All of these forms of litter can cause problems for wildlife and fish, and are hard to clean up once they have found their way into the water.

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Goulburn Valley fruit grower cuts grid power consumption by one-third, and annual electricity costs by $62,000 a year, after installing 200kW of solar.

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Tesla issues quarterly production and delivery report, citing Europe and China expansion as reason for drops in production and deliveries.

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Decreasing costs in battery and R&D combined with reduced fuel costs could see EVs priced much lower than that of petrol cars by 2030, says the ICCT.

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Despite the reputation of the dingo as being a "stock killer" there's an ongoing debate about the role they play in Australia's ecosystems.

British Heart Foundation says Ulez will help reduce 36,000 annual UK pollution deaths

The ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) across London will help reduce the 36,000 deaths caused in the UK every year by outdoor pollution, the British Heart Foundation said as it welcomed the new vehicle charging zone that will launch on Monday.

According to the leading heart charity, a significant proportion of air pollution-related deaths are in the capital, where pollution levels are often at their highest.

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Huon pines in Tasmania have locked up significant amounts of mercury pollution from the state's mining industrial history. And that can be released back to the atmosphere in bushfires. Larissa Schneider, DECRA fellow, Australian National University Kathryn Allen, Academic, Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, University of Melbourne Simon Haberle, Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

With demand set to rise across the world, Australia is set to become a global primary producer of hydrogen

In March, the Queensland University of Technology made history when it achieved the first export of a small quantity of clean, green hydrogen produced in Australia from renewable energy, to Japanese energy giant JXTG – proving that it was in fact possible.

Hydrogen is increasingly being seen as an alternative to LNG and other fossil fuels and Australia has a lot togain from a new export industry, with companies such as Woodside Energy and Siemens already investing.

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