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Rescuers found 127 ringtail possums along the shoreline and in the water on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula

More than 100 dead and injured ringtail possums have been found by wildlife rescuers along a single stretch of beach in Victoria in what ecologists say is becoming an annual occurrence due to extreme heat.

Rescuers and wildlife carers discovered 127 ringtail possums along the shoreline and in the water at Somers Beach on the Mornington Peninsula on Saturday during a four-day period that saw consistent temperatures in the high 30s, warm nights and bushfires in parts of the state.

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A team at Northwestern University developed a wireless patch that monitors the vitals of premature babies.

It will be months before the Standard Range Model 3 arrives in Europe and China, meaning a likely 2020 arrival date for Australia.

The post Tesla’s cheapest Model 3 may not arrive in Australia until 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Locals, Enosi launch rooftop solar trading platform to put consumers in charge of who they sell their excess PV generation to, and for how much.

The post Rooftop solar trading platform cuts out energy market middle man appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transport expert Chris Loader's easy-on-the-eye graphs paint a very clear picture of Australia's transport-based carbon emissions.

The post Australia’s transport emissions laid bare, in four very nice graphs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A. utility to decommission 54km of poles and wires and replace with 13 Micro Power Systems combining solar, battery storage and a back-up diesel generator.

The post Horizon Power swaps poles and wires for solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New data from Wiki-Solar reveals that some of the world’s leading energy utilities are beginning to build significant solar generation portfolios.

The post Energy utilities are building their solar portfolios appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Networks Australia releases first of standardised guidelines to govern “safe, consistent and efficient” installation of rooftop solar and storage across NEM.

The post Networks unveil “safe and fair” rooftop solar, battery connection standards appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The modelling used to promote the multi-billion Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project appears to assume that in South Australia, solar power is produced during the night.

The post South Australia solar shines out of Snowy’s pumped hydro modelling appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A. government heralds a rapid shift from coal to renewables, and unveils plans to deal with the dramatic uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and EVs.

The post WA prepares plan to shift from coal to renewables, and distributed energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Stakraft plans to build what it is calling UK's first virtual power plant to integrate wind, solar, battery storage, and gas for over 1GW of power.

The post Statkraft plans 1GW solar, wind, storage “virtual power plant” in UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Changes to product requirements and compliance matters, plus the election in New South Wales, have made for interesting times in NSW and Victoria energy efficiency markets.

The post Energy efficiency market report: Lighting strikes twice in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Finnish Parliament has approved a motion to bring forward its ban on coal for energy use to May 1, 2029.

The post Finland to ban coal-fired power by 2029 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Of all Australia’s wildlife, one stands out as having an identity crisis: the dingo. New research has found the dingo is its own species, distinct from 'wild dogs'. Bradley Smith, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology, Flinders University Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Justin W. Adams, Senior Lecturer, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University Kylie M Cairns, Adjunct associate lecturer, UNSW Mathew Crowther, Associate professor, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The regent honeyeater’s plight has blocked previous Hunter Valley development plans in the Hunter economic zone

The site flagged for a 2,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the New South Wales Hunter region is the only known breeding site in the state for the regent honeyeater, a critically endangered bird whose plight has blocked previous development plans.

Guardian Australia revealed yesterday that an agreement had been struck between the China Energy Engineering Corporation, Hong Kong-based Kaisun Holdings and a tiny Australian company, Cavcorp, to build a new coal plant.

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A deal between the UK and the wind industry will ensure 30% of electricity comes from offshore wind by 2030.

Deal with wind sector aims to produce one third of UK’s electricity needs by 2030

The government will throw its weight behind an expansion in the use of offshore wind power in the hope the renewable energy source will provide a third of the UK’s electricity by 2030.

In a deal between the government and the offshore wind sector, industry players have agreed to invest £250m over the next 11 years in exchange for participation in £557m of state subsidies for renewable energy.

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Contamination found across UK lakes and rivers, in US groundwater, along the Yantze river and Spanish coast, and harbouring dangerous bacteria in Singapore

Microplastic pollution spans the world, according to new studies showing contamination in the UK’s lake and rivers, in groundwater in the US and along the Yangtze river in China and the coast of Spain.

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UN aviation body ICAO announced Wednesday that it had enacted an advisory body to review emissions credits under its CORSIA global offsetting mechanism, but it was unclear whether it had reached further decisions on the panel’s membership and transparency.