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Nissan, Delta and CSIRO get grant to pursue off-grid and renewables-based electric vehicle charging systems.

The post Off-grid and solar-based EV charging trial wins Victorian government grant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Swedish luxury carmaker is billing its new 360c concept, not as an electric car, but as a mobile living and workplace.

The post Volvo 360c concept car is electric, autonomous – and you can sleep in it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

SA energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan talks about his visit to Angus Taylor, and the South Australia subsidies for battery storage. And we take a look at Victoria’s renewable auction results and the discovery of a new power source in Canberra.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Battery storage subsidies and SA energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

DNV sees "momentous" changes in energy system, with huge investments in the power grid to replace those in oil and gas.

The post DNV signals massive shift of investment from oil and gas into power grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Macquarie to finance 16MW solar PV project which will be combined with 35MWh of energy storage in Korea.

The post Macquarie Capital to finance Korea solar-plus-storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

India doesn't eat much meat per capita, but that might be changing: it's the fastest-growing poultry market in the world. Tani Khara, PhD student in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As the first indigenous-led conservation effort to be financed through the sale of carbon offsets, the Suruí Forest Carbon Project (PCFS in Portuguese) dramatically slowed deforestation and incubated sustainable livelihood programs in Brazil’s Sete de Setembro Indigenous Territory (TISS), but a dramatic surge in illegal mining activities throughout the region in which TISS is located has forced the Paiter-Suruí indigenous people and their partners to suspend the program indefinitely.

Policymakers and industry have been caught off-guard by the rapid surge in EU carbon prices, and according to experts, the prospects to intervene may be limited and the idea generally unwelcome by many due to the painstakingly-constructed market reforms that triggered the year-long rally.

Acciona to add battery storage to the Mortlake South wind farm that wins Victoria renewables auction, as developers say auction structure was "very smart".

The post Acciona to add battery storage to South Mortlake wind farm after VRET win appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Exclusive: Conservation staff say 955 species face extinction across the state

The entire state of Queensland has no overarching conservation strategy to save its native species, according to a leaked internal review that criticises a lack of funding, planning and management of threatened wildlife.

The damning report obtained by Guardian Australia is an evaluation by staff in the conservation and sustainability services division of the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, the lead agency responsible for protecting native wildlife in the state.

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Shifting to a healthier diet can reduce a person's water footprint by as much as 55%, according to a study.

Victorian Labor government offers subsidies of up to $5,000 to help 10,000 households install battery storage in their homes, adding to a suite of household incentives for rooftop solar and solar hot water systems.

The post Victoria government offers $5,000 grants for household batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

On August 13, JinkoSolar reported second quarter 2018 results. Its solar module shipments and revenues increased 38.7% sequentially to 2,794MW, mainly driven by continuous demand and new product launches.

The post JinkoSolar supplies 275.4 MWdc of solar modules to green light contractors in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The National Trust conservation project aims to boost wildlife on the Holnicote Estate in Exmoor.

150 ‘Ratty’ river creatures to be released in Somerset estate where they had become extinct

One of the most beloved and endangered riverine creatures is returning to a west country national park where it has been extinct for more than three decades.

Over the next few days 150 water voles will be released at six locations in the Aller river on the Holnicote Estate on Exmoor in Somerset.

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Insurance companies lead the sell-off of coal, oil and gas stocks over climate change and financial fears – oil majors now cite divestment as a risk to them

The funds committed to fossil fuel divestment now total more than $6tn (£4.6tn), with almost 1,000 institutional investors having made the pledge, according to a new report.

The sell-off of coal, oil and gas investments is led by the insurance industry, with $3tn of funds. But it also now includes the first nation to divest, Ireland, major cities including New York and key medical organisations. Major oil companies such as Shell have this year cited divestment as a material risk to its business.

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Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation committing California to carbon-free electricity by 2045.

Hundreds of hydropower projects threaten to harm Bosnia's rivers, protesters say.

Antonio Guterres calls for leadership to break the paralysis on the "defining issue" of our time.