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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator issued 228,473 new carbon credits this week, with all recipients under contract with the Emissions Reduction Fund, leaving no fresh supply to the secondary market.

Of 10,620 new passenger vehicles registered in Norway in September, nearly half were electric.

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China made Teslas could be headed Australia's way, after news of progress on a site for a factory near Shanghai.

The post Tesla China EV factory a step closer, with $200m land deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Jaguar sounds new solution to the silence of electric vehicles, a year ahead of upcoming global noise regulations.

The post Jaguar adds sound to I-Pace, ahead of EV regulations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canada Q3 sales figures show Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model 3 leading way in battery electric vehicle sales – and Model 3 only hit north America market in May.

The post Tesla Model 3, Nissan Leaf drive EV sales in Canada appeared first on RenewEconomy.

‘Inseparable’ Sphen and Magic show ‘great excitement caring for their egg’ and are natural parents, aquarium says

Two male penguins have “proposed” to each other in a Sydney aquarium, and are now the proud foster parents of an egg.

Sphen and Magic, two gentoo penguins, have built a bigger nest than any other couple, take turns incubating, and have been praised by staff as model parents.

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Farmers are ‘up for radical thought’ following bad harvests due to extreme weather, NFU says

From low-emission cows to robotic soil management, the farming industry will have to explore new approaches in the wake of a UN warning that the world needs to cut meat consumption or face worsening climate chaos.

That was the message from Guy Smith, vice-president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), this week as policymakers began to discuss how Britain can address the challenges posed by the recent global warming report by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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ARENA tips $2.9m into trial with Monash University and technology partner Indra Australia to run Clatyon campus entirely on renewable energy.

The post Monash Uni 100% renewable microgrid trial wins ARENA backing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar’s big year, an interview with German battery storage maker Senec, and a round-up of the highlights of the All Energy conference.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar’s big year, and Senec storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists are racing against the clock to figure out how to propagate the rare leek orchid before it goes extinct. Marc Freestone, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Melbourne Renewable Energy Project partners and Pacific Hydro are celebrating after taking home one of the Premier’s 2018 Sustainability Awards.

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SolarEdge has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a major stake in Kokam, a provider of Lithium-ion battery cells, batteries and energy storage solutions. 

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PRESS RELEASE Tritium Pty Ltd’s global success in the electric vehicle fast-charger market has been recognised with the Premier of Queensland’s Exporter of the Year Award and the Manufacturing Award. The Awards were announced last night (October 11, 2018) at a gala dinner in Brisbane. As a winner of the Queensland Awards, Brisbane-based Tritium automatically...

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Energy rule-maker says market gaming "not an issue", but says Tesla and other batteries will be able to use re-bidding practice to lower prices, rather than inflate them, and are already doing so.

The post AEMC sees no market gaming, but says batteries will lower prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Academic Penny Olsen suggests ecologist John Young staged discoveries related to endangered night parrot

The Australian Wildlife Conservancy is investigating claims that photos it published which point to sightings of the endangered night parrot were staged.

Former AWC ecologist John Young is credited with taking the first photograph of what has been dubbed the “world’s most mysterious bird” in Queensland in 2013. Last year Young said he had found a feather from the night parrot on Kalamurina Station, around northern Lake Eyre in South Australia, describing the July discovery as significant “beyond what I could have imagined”.

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Little surprise that the Coalition is mixing its message on climate, but overall it's clear to see our current leaders are unwilling to part with the financial support of Australia’s coal barons.

The post Lip service and lies: Coalition’s response to the IPCC report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hawaiian utility talking to developers of seven solar-plus-storage projects as it seeks to fast-track transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.

The post Hawaii to add more than 1GWh of storage as it heads to 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Beware the latest rooftop solar scare campaign from the networks. There are more important things to do than to demonise solar households.

The post Here comes the sun, but don’t panic appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alex Turnbull says cheap renewables means no trade-off between lowering power bills and reducing emissions. If only his dad had said that.

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Five southern koalas have been flown from Australia to the UK to create a back-up population.