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NEG: An abject failure of principled political leadership
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Can the NEG solve the electricity trilemma?
Shell pushes further into EV charging, invests in ‘Electric Cars for Everybody’
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Games of Tone’s – Winter is Coming
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Origin to install 4MWh battery at north Queensland peaking plant
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NSW declared 100% in drought as farmers fear relief package ‘too late’
A total of 77% of the state is either in drought or drought affected, while 23% is experiencing intense drought
The entire state of NSW is now impacted by drought, official figures show.
A drier-than-expected June and July has left many farmers with failing crops, a short supply of water and diminishing livestock feed.
Continue reading...Array Technologies takes the top spot in Australia’s solar tracker market
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Protean is one step closer to delivering grid scale storage capacity
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'It stinks': $444m grant to reef foundation is a scandal, Greens say
Richard Di Natale joins Labor in calling for money to be handed back
The awarding of $444m in taxpayers’ money by the prime minister to the small Great Barrier Reef Foundation without consultation “stinks” and the money should be handed back, the Greens have demanded.
The party leader, Richard Di Natale, joined Labor in demanding the return of the huge sum given to the private foundation – which had just six full-time staff – and called for the whole process to be put to tender.
Continue reading...CP Daily: Tuesday August 7, 2018
The Tesla burn – Musk unveils plans to take Tesla private
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Hailstorm kills two animals and injures 14 people at a zoo in Colorado
California unveils plan to amend vehicle emission regulations amid federal rollback
Ontario opposition lawmakers hit back at bill to repeal cap-and-trade, GHG targets
Birdwatch: the purple heron – a rare visitor – kept itself well hidden
The bird was one of five heron species that day, including the normally shy bittern
Looking like a snake with wings, the purple heron (Ardea purpurea) was surprisingly well hidden, perched in the dense foliage near the top of a tree. I was watching this scarce visitor to southern Britain from the hide at Noah’s Lake, on the Avalon Marshes, Somerset.
For me, this serpentine bird was a very welcome sight, as it was only the second I had ever seen in the UK, and the first in Somerset – having been on a fruitless wild goose chase after one a decade ago.
Continue reading...Unique pollen signatures in Australian honey could help tackle a counterfeit industry
Summer's extreme weather captured
UK should support mini nuclear reactor projects, says official review
Subsidies similar to those for offshore wind could help meet emissions targets and boost exports, experts say
Britain should offer developers of mini nuclear plants subsidies similar to those made available to the offshore wind industry, an independent review commissioned by the government has recommended.
Britain needs to invest in new power-generating capacity to replace ageing coal and nuclear plants that are due to close in the 2020s, and is seeking low-carbon options to help meet its emission reduction targets.
Continue reading...EU Market: EUAs dip below €17.50 after weaker auction
Lawyers say Gove proposals for Brexit environmental watchdog are useless
Bar Council say planned new UK watchdog lacks teeth, as it will not be able to take the government to court
A new watchdog supposed to safeguard the UK’s environment after Brexit will lack the legal “teeth” necessary to hold the government to account, the country’s top lawyers have said.
Under current proposals, the body to be charged with overseeing the UK’s environmental protections would not be able to take the government to court, a key power under the current legislation which comes from the EU.
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