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Victorian network operator reveals plans to install 1MWh lithium-on battery system on grid in state’s far-east, in bid to slash outage events by around 90%.

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Scott Morrison’s grasp on his favourite Alan Jones-approved energy policy slogan continues to slip, as the campaign to reclaim it for renewables gains serious momentum.

The post A “bat symbol” for renewables: Cannon-Brookes launches “fair dinkum” power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

SolarEdge today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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The UK has experienced hotter days and warmer nights over the last 10 years compared to previous decades

Production begins at the second stage of the 220MW Bungala solar project, which will be the country's biggest when complete.

The post Bungala – second stage of what will be country’s biggest solar begins generation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

True Value Solar, once Australia's biggest rooftop solar installation company, will shut up shop after its German shareholder decided to discontinue operations in Australia.

The post Major Australian rooftop solar installer to pull up stumps appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Melbourne-based SEA Electric says its technology to electrify trucks - both big and small - is delivering quick returns for fleet owners, and making drivers happy.

The post Australian company creating SEA change towards electric trucks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California's Air Resources Board (ARB) has been issuing offset credits to developers as they complete final reviews of projects ahead of the carbon market's Nov. 1 compliance deadline, marking a shift from the regulator's usual practice, numerous sources told Carbon Pulse.

A trio of US federal agencies on Thursday made clear that they would work to develop policies that treat biomass as carbon neutral and a form of renewable energy, continuing the EPA’s efforts from earlier this year.

Snowy Hydro sets stunning new benchmark for "firm" wind and solar, awarding contracts to eight new wind and solar farms that will produce fair dinkum power at prices well below fossil fuels.

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The sediments that accumulate beneath seagrass meadows can act as secure vaults for shipwrecks and other precious artefacts, by stopping water and oxygen from damaging the delicate timbers. Oscar Serrano, Doctor of Global Change, Edith Cowan University Carlos Duarte, Adjunct professor, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Dorte Krause-Jensen, Senior Researcher, Marine Ecology, Aarhus University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European carbon prices resumed their downward spiral on Thursday, dropping by as much as 9% in another choppy session to hit a fresh four-month low near €15.

Latvia will auction 3.1 million spot EUAs on Nov. 16, auction host platform EEX said late Thursday, replacing a postponed German sale and boosting the weekly sale supply.

RGGI allowances (RGAs) inched up during the week as the nine member states reported higher Q3 emissions, while California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) dipped slightly ahead of Thursday's first full compliance deadline for fuel suppliers.

Readers are divided over whether food made using electricity can ease the ecological burden the world population places on our planet

George Monbiot makes a strong case for how our ecosystem might survive (Electric food – the new sci-fi diet that could save our planet, 31 October). He thinks it is imperative that we eliminate meat in favour of plant-based agriculture. He also wants us to explore the possibility of using electricity instead of photosynthesis to convert sunlight into food. Since this would be 10 times more efficient, farming and fishing need take up much less space and biodiversity could flourish.

But I must protest at the absurdity of his claim that the destruction of forests and wetlands along with “the slaughter of predators and the massacre of turtles … is done at our behest”. The felling of rainforest in Brazil is no more done at my behest, even if (knowingly or unknowingly) I happen to buy toiletries or food containing palm oil, than is the laundering of dirty money because I have a mortgage with a high street bank.

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Hornets | Migrants | US immigrants | Viktor Orbàn | Dishwashers

Mark Cocker (Country diary, 30 October) enthusiastically describes European hornets mingling with other insects. I hope he is aware of the recent invasion into this country from Europe of the very similar, but slightly smaller Asian hornet. This dangerous insect, originally from China and becoming common in France, kills other insects and predates on honeybees. It has destroyed many colonies in France and is a threat to our native honeybee. Report sightings to alertnonnative@ceh.ac.uk
Maggie Dann
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands

• Oxford Dictionaries defines “migrant” as “a person who moves from one place to another, especially in order to find work or better living conditions”. That description hardly applies to a Thai billionaire who bought Leicester City football club (Leicester City’s owner: why isn’t it OK to say he was a migrant, 31 October). Was Roman Abramovich a migrant until we revoked his visa?
Steve Mason
Hornchurch, Essex

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Deficit generation notched a new quarterly high in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) programme as shortfalls continued to outpace credit generation during the second quarter, state data released Wednesday showed.

Some crofters have concerns about the impact the site would have on the environment and their rights.

Germany's energy-related CO2 emissions during the first three quarters have dropped by around 7% year-on-year amid a large decline in energy consumption, according to a new report.