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MPower says it has completed its acquisition of a "fringe-of-grid" large-scale solar and battery storage project in far north Queensland.

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Plans emerge for a massive wind farm and big battery proposed for construction in the South-West Renewable Energy Zone in NSW by Spark Renewables.

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All-Energy Australia, Australia’s largest clean energy event, is taking place this October in Melbourne to continue supporting the industry’s growth and to help accelerate Australia’s transition to a renewable energy future. 

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Hertz vice president Eoin Macneill on the Polestar 2 EVs now available at most airports. Plus: Model Y and Atto 3 deliveries break supply deadlock.

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David Leitch from ITK Services and co-host of Energy Insiders, joins Nigel to discuss the machinations of the energy market.

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Solar PV plus battery storage has become the favoured mix of hybrid plants in the US, but there are 20 different hybrid configurations.

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Genex has revealed the fine details agreed to on the purchase of the massive 2GW Bulli solar and storage development project in Queensland.

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Technology giant Microsoft has stepped up plans to become carbon negative by 2030 by extending its investment in direct air capture (DAC) company Heirloom Carbon.

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A nature-based climate tech marketplace focused on improved forest management and tonne-year accounting announced its first project outside the US on Thursday, choosing a pair of neighbouring Canadian provinces for the location.

Credit and deficit generators in California’s low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) programme, trade associations, and environmental consultants have urged state regulator ARB to increase LCFS stringency, but cautioned on several ARB proposals in feedback submitted in response to the agency’s July public workshop discussing potential changes to the programme.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices surged this week on a document outlining Governor Gavin Newsom’s plans to hike the state’s 2030 climate targets and ahead of next week’s Q3 WCI auction, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) were flat as uncertainty remained regarding Pennsylvania’s allowance volumes for the September auction. 

Biggest solar contractor says torrential rains in Australia and high labour costs have crimped its margins, but cost pressures are easing.

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A California legislative fiscal committee on Thursday advanced a bill to require regulator ARB to conduct a review of allowance oversupply and facility-specific emissions limits in the state’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme, with the full Assembly now set to vote on the measure.

Our ability to cool the planet takes humanity into unchartered territory. In a new paper published today, researchers discuss the big unknowns in a post net-zero world. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Celia McMichael, Senior Lecturer in Geography, The University of Melbourne Harry McClelland, Lecturer in Geomicrobiology, The University of Melbourne Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Kale Sniderman, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Kathryn Bowen, Professor - Environment, Climate and Global Health at Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Tilo Ziehn, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Zebedee Nicholls, Research Fellow at The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Indonesia’s foot-and-mouth outbreak shouldn’t come as a surprise. It’s been decades in the making – just the latest consequence of biosecurity shortcomings in the region. Robyn Alders, Honorary Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New Zealand’s first adaptation plan gives local councils clearer guidelines, but it doesn’t tackle crucial questions about who should pay and how to future-proof major investments. Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Experts warn of current and future impact of drought as ministers are expected to make official declaration

England is likely to be declared officially in drought on Friday, a move that will allow water companies to impose tough restrictions on water use as temperatures remain high across swathes of the UK.

Hosepipe bans are likely to follow in areas that have not yet declared them, with people being urged to save water by not washing their cars, using lawn sprinklers or filling large pools.

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Look at the condition of Britain’s public services and despair – this is where the ‘small state’ gets you

Public opinion is moving only in one direction, jolted by each day’s worsening news. It is certainly not towards the ever-shrinking state offered by the two candidates in the Tory leadership race, as most voters realise that nothing but the state protects them from this growing omnicrisis.

Shocking news pours in at an accelerating pace. One day’s inbox can scarcely contain the avalanche of reports on failing public services and households stricken by debt.

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Germany-based utility RWE is to restart all three of its reserve-held lignite-based power plants from October but does not expect to generate big earnings from them, the company's executives said in half-year results on Thursday, while adding that power hedging had been much more “conservative” than normal.