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Queensland’s first big battery gets registration, to begin charging soon
The first big battery in Queensland has obtained its registration and will begin delivering services to the grid in next few weeks.
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Queensland greenlights $23m renewable energy skills centre
Queensland government fast tracks new "state of the art" renewable energy training facility, complete with onsite wind turbine and solar farm.
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Specieswatch: the truth about the pet shop mealworms
This heavily exploited insect is the larva of the yellow mealworm beetle, whose numbers are declining in the wild
Mealworms seen in pet shops everywhere are the larva of a species of darkling beetle, the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor. They are heavily exploited and easy to breed – sold live for feeding fish, reptiles, and as bait, and dried for wild bird food. People also eat them in restaurants, baked, toasted or fried.
In the wild, however, the adult beetles – pale brown to black and shiny – are in short supply. Like so many other insects, numbers are declining. The beetles are 12-18 mm long and can be found between May and September occurring over most of the northern hemisphere, although in pockets. For example, in the UK they can be found in the Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east and only occasionally elsewhere. They are attracted to light and fly so may be found in houses before disappearing into dark corners.
Continue reading...Solar plus storage in Nevada to “fill the gap” left by retiring coal
Two big solar and battery storage projects will replace a 522MW coal generator due to retire soon in Nevada.
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Can solar and farming co-exist? Dutch trial hopes to prove a perfect match
Vattenfall to trial a solar farm that will be combined with Dutch strip farming practices for organic crops.
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Solar developer sues to stop offshore wind farm to protect his views
Head of solar developer sues against the construction of an offshore wind farm, apparently because he is worried about the view.
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Solar tax debate needs government intervention, not a push-poll
Responsible governments should be demanding an explanation of why supposed customer and welfare advocacy has gone so badly off the rails.
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Spark opens its books after suitors lift bid to more than $5 billion
Spark Infrastructure to open its books to suitors after KKR consortium lifted its bid for the network and renewables investor to $5.2 billion.
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CP Daily: Tuesday July 27, 2021
More livestock, more carbon dioxide, less ice: the world's climate change progress since 2019 is (mostly) bad news
Electric car charging prices 'must be fair' say MPs
Great Solar Business Podcast: The secrets to scaling up your solar business
Karl Brown from Instyle Solar on the myriad of challenges to overcome.
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Critical measures of global heating reaching tipping point, study finds
Carbon emissions, ocean acidification, Amazon clearing all hurtling toward new records
A new study tracking the planet’s vital signs has found that many of the key indicators of the global climate crisis are getting worse and either approaching, or exceeding, key tipping points as the earth heats up.
Overall, the study found some 16 out of 31 tracked planetary vital signs, including greenhouse gas concentrations, ocean heat content and ice mass, set worrying new records.
Continue reading...Scientists demand urgent action after Covid-19 did little to slow climate emergency
Scientists call for three-pronged action on emissions after new research finds Covid-19 did little to slow climate emergency.
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