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Trio of activists freed from prison after appeal get hero’s welcome at site of anti-fracking protest

On Thursday morning, the day after being released from prison, three environmental activists who became the first people to be jailed for an anti-fracking protest in the UK returned to the Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.

Related: I’m out of jail after my fracking protest. But justice has not been done | Simon Roscoe Blevins

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Elon Musk promises more service centres globally, as Tesla opens 50-unit charging station in Hong Kong - the biggest to date in Asia.

The post Tesla to fill “geographic gaps” on EV service centres in 2019 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company started by Google's co-founder Larry Page, and Air New Zealand, means autonomous, electric air taxis could soon be a thing.

The post Autonomous, electric air taxis set to land in NZ soon appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator last month accredited the highest levels of new renewable energy capacity since Apr. 2001, confirming the nation is all but certain to meet its 2020 large-scale Renewable Energy Target (RET).

Palau hopes to kick its diesel energy dependence with the addition of 35MW of solar and 45MWh of storage.

The post Engie to build world’s largest microgrid in Republic of Palau appeared first on RenewEconomy.

WA government-owned network operator Western Power and retailer Synergy will connect a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah.

The post Tesla grid battery to be tested in WA’s top solar postcode appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Burtynsky’s unsettling large-scale images of industrial-scale extraction, urbanisation and deforestation reveal humanity’s devastating impact on the planet

• The exhibition will run at Flowers Gallery London from 17 Oct - 24 Nov
  

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Amy Johnson is one of 20 renowned figures to feature in a new work from the much-loved illustrator.

An Italian NGO has published footage taken on intensive fish farms that appears to reveal troubling practices in an industry that so far has largely gone unregulated.

Shocking footage of intensively farmed fish has emerged in Italy which raises questions about working practices on aquaculture farms for supermarket produce, and which has sparked fresh calls for regulation.

Unlike mammals, fish have almost no legal protections in the EU and the images, secretly filmed in 2017 and 2018, represent the first investigation into Europe’s “factory farms” for fish.

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Energy minister Claire Perry, who has defended fracking, admits she has ‘not yet had the opportunity’ to visit any site

The minister spearheading the UK’s renewed push for fracking has admitted she has never been to a shale gas well.

In the week that fracking restarted in the UK for the first time in seven years, the energy minister, Claire Perry, revealed to a fellow Conservative MP that she had not yet had the chance to visit a shale site.

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Underwhelmed by the performance of their leader, Michael McCormack, some in the National Party are considering a return to Barnaby Joyce.

‘Potato Plastic’ and a river-cleaning robot are among 20 contenders for this year’s prestigious global prize

Cutlery made from potato peelings and a robotic cleaner that can tackle pollution in rivers, lakes and canals are among the groundbreaking international designs shortlisted for the prestigious annual James Dyson award.

Over half the world’s population currently live in cities, according to the United Nations – a proportion expected to rise to seven in 10 people by 2050 – and the projects share a common theme of aiming to redefine urban living through technology to create a more sustainable future.

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Mike Cannon-Brookes – he of the original Tesla big battery Tweet – calls "total BS" on Scott Morrison's Sky News comments about wind and solar. Twitter does its thing.

The post Billionaire calls out “total BS” on Morrison’s views of wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alinta gets approval for new transmission line in Pilbara, paving way for new solar farm and battery storage to help power some of the biggest mines in the country.

The post Network approval paves way for solar and storage at some of Australia’s biggest mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Electranet decision on grid upgrade on Eyre Peninsula kills prospects of mega wind farms on west coast, and also rejects battery and micro-grid alternatives.

The post Grid choice for S.A.’s Eyre Peninsula locks out mega wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A $635 million energy-from-waste plant proposed for Kwinana Industrial Area south of Perth is set for construction, with backing from both ARENA and the CEFC.

The post “Australian-first” big waste-to-energy plant reaches financial close in W.A. appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The CBI is seeking a Research Analyst to join its Standards Team to support the development of further green definitions and green Criteria across sectors of a green economy. Expertise in agriculture, green buildings, and/or energy efficiency are highly desirable. This role reports to the Standards Manager.

The post is responsible for managing, planning and monitoring and supporting and coordinating activities of the project and between the Alliance for Finance Inclusion (AFI) thematic areas as well as with AFI Regional Offices. The post focuses specifically on Financial Inclusion and Climate Change.

The solar-powered cooker that uses an alternative to charcoal.

Downer wins contract to build Austrlia's biggest solar farm, as Clean Energy Regulator reports record accreditations of wind and solar projects in September.

The post Downer wins contract to build Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.