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The introduction of a new solar battery will put Australians one step closer to achieving the dream of a $0 electricity bill.

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Some of the massive 67m turbine blades delivered to the 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm in Queensland in September are now up and and ready to spin.

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The federal Coalition is systematically undermining the basis of the private ownership of the electricity market in Australia. Legal rights are being cut back at every turn.

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It was discovered off the Essex coast after an unusually low tide exposed it for about half an hour.

Administrators of RCR Tomlinson move to extract the contracting and engineering giant from the solar business that appears to have torpedoed the company's finances.

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Canberra Institute of Technology and ACT network operator Evoenergy will test up to 100% hydrogen across grid in situations where natural gas currently used.

The post ACT to trial up to 100% green hydrogen in gas network, in Australian first appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Turnbull says renewables and storage clearly cheaper than coal, even if ideologues and idiots deny that fact, and can lower emissions as well as cut costs. So should we decarbonise more quickly? Ah, no.

The post Turnbull: I gave it my best shot … but deniers won’t accept renewables are cheaper appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand is the last major landmass to be settled some 800 years ago. Since then, changes in land use have been extensive and catastrophic for the country's unique flora and fauna. Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Steven Alexander Trewick, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A shark that uses its tail to stun prey and a ray half the length of a bus are on the list of 50 species.

Have we finally figured out how wombats make cube-shaped poo!?

As Poland hosts COP24 in nearby Katowice, David Shukman journeys into the depths of a working mine.

Scientists have rebuilt a terraced house inside a laboratory to help make UK homes energy-efficient.

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New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) proposed carbon charge for its wholesale power market could extend the lifespan of nuclear generation and shift renewable energy downstate, according to new analysis.

UNDP seeks to recruit a Climate Change and NDC Policy Specialist who will provide policy and programmatic support on climate change as part of the NDC Support Programme Global Support Unit, with a focus on NDCs and related areas in the context of sustainable development.

NRDC is seeking a Climate Advisor to work with the City of Austin as part of the American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC).

Think tank Third Way is looking for a senior policy advisor for its Washington DC office.

NRDC is seeking a Schneider Federal Climate & Clean Energy Policy Analysis Fellow to work with the Climate & Clean Energy Team in our DC or NY offices.

Bushfires in Queensland, spring snowfall in Victoria, gale force winds in South Australia — all in the past month. How many more extreme weather events should we expect?

California's 2019 carbon auction floor price will be set at $15.62, the ARB confirmed on Monday, while overall WCI current vintage auction volume will decline by 10% next year.