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Victorian government announces $1 million grant to help ChargeFox establish “ultra” fast electric vehicle charging stations at two regional locations in state.

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Announcements are running hot in the solar power space, and this can be a confusing area for households to navigate. How will they help them reduce their energy bills?  Is investing in solar worth it?

The post What does Victoria’s biggest solar energy scheme to date mean for Australian families? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Security Board chair says that parts of proposed NEG policy package live on through discussions with states – and could be in place by the end of 2019.

The post Schott: NEG not quite dead, and could be revived appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New MapBrowser provides roof-pitch, height, width and area tools to help companies measure rooftops and structures without onsite inspections; gives small businesses the same advantages as large companies to improve planning and presentation workflows.

The post Nearmap offers complete aerial map measurement tools for solar and roofing industries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Elina Berg is a member of a campaign group which is suing the Norwegian government over oil exploration in the Arctic.

A new quality assurance program developed by the Clean Energy Council will provide consumers with independent information on the safety of home battery products.

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In the first part of a new series, we take you through the current conditions, and then put them in context with other severe droughts in Australia’s history

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A regulatory review of the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) due next year could help spark long-awaited legislative efforts to overhaul the federal biofuels policy, according to a former EPA staffer.

London-based private equity firm Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has spent more than €60 million to purchase a minority stake in the environmental and energy commodities trading company ACT Group.

LG to offer Australians an end-to-end energy solution from 2019.

The post LG Electronics unveils its first residential energy storage system appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Greens propose to create up to 30 special renewable energy zones across Australia, backed by a $2.8 billon grid transformation fund to help drive towards 100% renewables.

The post Greens propose 30 renewable energy zones, backed by grid fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What would it mean if the global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius is not met? Climate Scientist Tim Flannery joins RN Breakfast.

A combination of tectonic plates, geography and poor infrastructure make Indonesia vulnerable to deadly tsunamis. Anja Scheffers, Professor, Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European carbon closed lower on Tuesday, ending a three-day streak of gains, after a bullish auction result failed to provide the momentum needed to test recent highs.

Centuries of unsustainable agriculture have squeezed massive amounts of nitrogen and carbon out of soils, but scientists think we can pull about 10% of our GHGs out of the air and inject them into soils just by switching to climate-safe agriculture – a practice that could also increase farmers’ yields and save on fertilizer costs.

Japan's space agency (Jaxa) is about to send a 10kg lander to the surface of an asteroid.

Scientists are investigating why around 70 deep water whales have washed up on Scottish and Irish beaches since the beginning of August.

A group of northeast US states could outline a proposal to regulate carbon emissions from the transportation sector later this year, potentially putting them on the path to have a fully-functional programme by 2021, experts said.