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Daimler shapes up to Tesla, with new all-electric semi-trailer

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:38
Daimler releases all-electric version of Cascadia semi – "the most successful heavy-duty long-distance truck ...in the North American market."
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Power from the sun for maritime warning lights - archive, 8 June 1961

The Guardian - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:30

8 June 1961: A light-buoy, or beacon, which derives its power from the sun is being developed with some success

A striking mark of faith in the British climate has been made by the engineers of Trinity House, who are developing with success a form of light-buoy or beacon which derives its power from the sun.

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NSW grid struggles as coal goes missing after bad trips

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:25
AEMO issues lack of reserve warnings in NSW on five consecutive days as coal units fail and prices soar to market cap.
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Australia EV uptake hindered by long road to price parity

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:21
Report says EV uptake depends strongly on consumer perceptions of “pay back period”. And in Australia, that requires a 40,000km drive each year.
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EFIC fail: Support for  Adani opens  legal and political risks 

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:16
Funding Adani coal mine would expose Export Finance and Insurance Corporation to significant legal and political, report finds. 
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Why you may only need to charge your EV once a week, or less

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:14
Range anxiety? Most EVs would need to be charged less than once a week to meet the average daily commute of Australian drivers.
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Martin Green – Australia’s “father of PV” – beats Elon Musk to Global Energy Prize

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:09
UNSW's Martin Green beats Elon Musk for major energy prize for his work in revolutionising efficiency and helping make solar PV cheapest energy option.
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Solar overboard: PV panels sunk in NSW shipping spill

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 14:04
A container-load of solar panels was among those lost at sea in shipping mishap off the NSW coast.
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Ford, Ontario PCs win majority government, threatening province’s cap-and-trade future

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-06-08 13:05
Ontario's Progressive Conservative party and leader Doug Ford won a majority government in Thursday’s provincial election, threatening the future of the province’s cap-and-trade programme and its WCI linkage.
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Is Australia's current drought caused by climate change? It's complicated

The Conversation - Fri, 2018-06-08 13:05
Southern Australia's debate may be exacerbated by climate change, but it's not that simple. Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne Anna Ukkola, Research Associate, Climate Change Research Centre, Australian National University Ben Henley, Research Fellow in Climate and Water Resources, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Deloitte bolsters renewable energy, clean-tech and innovative technologies capability with new partner

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 12:58
Deloitte financial advisory has appointed renewable energy and clean technology specialist John O’Brien as a renewable energies partner within the firm’s energy, resources & industrials group.
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Alesia becomes the world’s first PR agency to accept SolarCoins as means of payment for its services

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 12:48
Alesia Communications announced today that it will now accept payments in SolarCoins for the delivery of its services.
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Behind Sanjeev Gupta’s plans for Australia’s solar-powered economy

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 10:51
GFG Alliance outlines more plans for huge large scale solar and storage investments, including doubling of pumped hydro storage, and more on planned world's biggest battery.
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Yellowstone boss: Trump officials forced me out over wildlife advocacy

The Guardian - Fri, 2018-06-08 10:16

Dan Wenk is being used as an example to undermine culture of conservation, say former park service workers

The superintendent of Yellowstone national park says he has been forced out of his job by the Trump administration over his wildlife advocacy.

“It’s a hell of a way to be treated at the end of four decades spent trying to do my best for the park service and places like Yellowstone, but that’s how these guys are,” said Dan Wenk, referring to the US interior department. “Throughout my career, I’ve not encountered anything like this, ever.”

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A bird’s eye view of New Zealand's changing glaciers

The Conversation - Fri, 2018-06-08 09:45
Forty years of continuous end-of-summer snowline monitoring of New Zealand's glaciers brings the issue of human-induced climate change into tight focus. Andrew Lorrey, Principal Scientist & Programme Leader of Climate Observations and Processes, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Andrew Mackintosh, Professor & Director of Antarctic Research Centre, expert on glaciers and ice sheets, Victoria University of Wellington brian.anderson@vuw.ac.nz, Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Frydenberg says NEG won’t stop investment in cheap wind and solar

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2018-06-08 09:15
Frydenberg says falling cost of wind, solar, and batteries means renewable investment will continue under proposed National Energy Guarantee.
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Researchers use genetic testing to reveal more about the endangered whale shark

ABC Environment - Fri, 2018-06-08 07:52
Whale sharks spend winter in the Ningaloo Reef region on the remote north-western coast of Australia, an area with 500 times less debris than the Port of Melbourne.
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Project Manager, Environment & Climate Change, Canadian Standards Association – Toronto

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-06-08 07:43
As a Project Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for CSA Group’s GHG and Accessible Building Registries, standards development activities related to the environment as well as national and international standards for a diverse collection of natural resources sectors including mining, forestry, water resources protection, and oil & gas, as well as conducting business development initiatives to expand the portfolio into new areas of the Environment & Climate Change and Natural Resources Programs.
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Managing Consultant (Energy), Navigant – Abu Dhabi

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-06-08 07:40
Navigant Consulting’s Global Energy Practice enables energy companies, governments and regulators to anticipate the changes and to meet the challenges of transforming global energy markets. Our consultants are all dedicated energy specialists, are highly qualified and collectively combine substantial operational experience with deep profession-based skills.
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Environment Advisor, Energy & Carbon Management, Metropolitan Police – London

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-06-08 07:39
Help create a cleaner, greener Met. The Met is there to fight crime and protect the people of London. But we’re also committed to reducing our impact on the planet. Managing energy use and carbon emissions is a big part of this, which is why we need an Environment Adviser to give us expert guidance.
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