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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including wild horses, a tired falcon and a hungry snake

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Lack of interest was widely expected after government failed to heed warnings about soaring costs

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No new offshore windfarms will go ahead in the UK after the latest government auction, in what critics have called the biggest clean energy policy failure in almost a decade.

Britain’s offshore wind industry suffered a blow after ministers failed to heed warnings from some of the world’s biggest renewable energy developers that the annual auction was set too low to reflect their soaring costs. No energy companies submitted bids for offshore wind projects, the government confirmed on Friday morning.

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The first of 400 federally funded community batteries has been switched on in Sydney on the Ausgrid network.

The post Bowen switches on first of 400 solar soaking community batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Drones and a robot called Spot survey off-limits laboratories at a former arms test site.

It must be springtime! Wind and solar hit new record share of main grid, but curtailment also hits new highs in face of negative prices and insufficient storage.

The post Wind and solar hit record share of main grid, as curtailment underscores need for more storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Efficient electric appliances like induction stoves, heat pumps and EVs usually cost more than fossil fuel options. But rebates and financial incentives are available.

The post What rebates are available to help purchase efficient electric appliances? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fresh concerns emerge over the soaring cost of building offshore wind, with reports the latest UK government renewables auction has priced projects out of contention.

The post Offshore wind market in turmoil, as UK auction prices out projects, US costs soar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We talk with RayGen’s Richard Payne at the newly opened solar and storage plant in Carwarp. Plus: Consumer power to fill coal gap.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia’s CPV and low cost storage breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hong Kong reported 158.1mm of rainfall in the space of an hour, the highest since records began in 1884. Local authorities said various districts had been flooded and emergency services were conducting rescue operations. Members of the public were instructed to stay in a safe place

• Hong Kong’s heaviest rain in at least 139 years triggers widespread flooding after typhoon

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Australians are trading pest plants online, potentially breaking the law without even realising it. Jacob Maher, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Phill Cassey, Australian Research Council Industry Laureate Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian concentrated solar tech is about to get rolled out on a massive scale after latching on to a simple and low cost solution for deep storage.

The post The Australian solar tech that may have found a low cost solution to deep storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian government has at last produced a serious plan to control an introduced predator that is a big reason this country has one of the world’s worst records for species extinctions. Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The storm has rapidly gained strength in the Caribbean from category one status earlier on Thursday.

Combining solar panels and a roof garden is a tricky and costly engineering task.

A US-based startup focused on crafting sustainable fuels and chemicals from captured CO2 has announced an injection of $12 million in seed funding.

By recovering critical minerals from a process known as urban mining, we could cover the demand needed for future energy installations.

The post How recycling could solve the shortage of minerals essential to clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has signed an agreement with a carbon removal and reduction company to foster collaboration in the development of projects in the region.

Global development and financial leaders this week announced a partnership at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) aiming to address the considerable funding gap in the continent's clean cooking sector and to encourage investment by mitigating associated risks.

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