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Six Tesla Megapacks with 15MWh combined capacity installed on UK grid in JV between Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and British renewables developer Harmony Energy.

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ASX-listed ClearVue inks deal to have its solar glass units integrated with the ultra-energy-efficient building component system of leading US construction materials company.

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Iberdrola receives clearance from the Foreign Investment Review Board, and board endorsement, for takeover of the ASX-listed Infigen Energy.

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Tesla turns 10 as a listed company, and becomes the most value car company in the world as investors dial in the end of the ICE age for Big Oil and Big Auto.

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It's painfully clear nature is buckling under the weight of farming's demands. There's another way – but it involves accepting nature's limits. Sue McIntyre, Honorary Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

State policies boost confidence in clean energy sector to highest levels, despite Covid-19 disruptions and lacklustre federal energy policy.

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A map of existing generation plants in South Australia, including wind, solar, gas and battery storage. But no coal or hydro.

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The chancellor will announce £2bn of grants to fund energy-saving projects for homeowners in England.

Traders in India are being denied the "right to shade" under trees, threatening food security.

His wealth is now estimated to be $171bn (£137bn), having made billions during the pandemic.

Solar developers look to downsize their projects to avoid complex connection rules that have delayed and added costs to many large scale projects.

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WCI regulated parties bolstered their net long California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings at the end of the second quarter, while speculators’ long positions largely remained unchanged, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data released Monday.

WCI regulated entities pared back on shifting allowances into compliance accounts ahead of the cap-and-trade programme's November partial compliance deadline, while total permit holdings incrementally rose due to May's undersubscribed auction, according to California-Quebec data released Monday.

Lawmakers in the European Parliament on Monday opened the door to the EU's €40 billion Just Transition Fund (JTF) being able to fund natural gas projects, setting up a potential clash with member states.

EUAs rose more than 6% on Monday, extending last week's year-highs despite a weak auction as market participants grew more frustrated with the growing, speculator-fuelled disconnection between soaring prices and dimming fundamentals.

Reporting to the Value Chain Certification Manager, the Value Chain Certification Officer will serve as in-house technical expertise for the auditing of pilot activities conducted in the context of value chain sustainability reporting, with a particular focus on land-use related activities including soil carbon enhancement.

Koalas are notoriously difficult to detect. Traditional methods are costly and labour intensive. So we found a more efficient way to locate koalas in eastern NSW, using drones. Ryan R. Witt, Conjoint Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Adam Roff, Conjoint Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Chad T. Beranek, PhD candidate, University of Newcastle Lachlan G. Howell, PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As the world warmed from the last ice age, a rise in carbon dioxide levels stalled for nearly 2,000 years. That's always puzzled scientists, but now they think they know what happened. Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, Director of the Changing Earth Research Centre and the Chronos 14Carbon-Cycle Facility at UNSW, and Node Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Chris Fogwill, Professor of Glaciology and Palaeoclimatology, Head of School Geography, Geology and the Environment and Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, Keele University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A report says a rise in animal-to-human diseases will continue without urgent action.