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Water savings from South Australian farmers are being used to help bring endangered Murray Hardyhead back from the brink of extinction.

A new publication about water for the environment and how it is carefully managed to deliver environmental outcomes.

A new publication about water for the environment and how it is carefully managed to deliver environmental outcomes.

Morrison urged to incentivise "sustainable" investments like rooftop solar for low-income housing; wind turbine manufacturing suspended in Spain; renewable auction delayed in UAE.

The post Covid-19 live blog: Clean energy industry impact, stories from the field, useful links appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest separation of South Australia grid puts questions around use of synchronous condensers, and rule changes appear to have made big batteries less effective.

The post Control versus inertia: Lessons from South Australia’s latest separation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Work begins on new "hinged raft" wave energy generator to be trialled in waters off Scotland’s Orkney Islands, using technology from Edinburgh start-up Mocean Energy.

The post Scottish wave energy pilot gets underway, with plans to power offshore oil and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy regulators provide clarity via Twitter as COAG introduces new reliability trigger that had solar and wind farm operators worried.

The post COAG’s new reliability threshold spooks renewables industry, regulators respond appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coronavirus or COVID-19 is reshaping the way we connect. But it doesn't mean we can't connect.

The post A brave new digital world – my first weekend of social connection in isolation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison should think more creatively and strategically about his economic stimulus. Sustainable infrastructure would be a good start.

The post Morrison needs to be smarter, more creative, more sustainable with Covid-19 response appeared first on RenewEconomy.

German car maker Volkswagen says it is working on the ID.1 electric city car small city car which will cost under €20,000.

The post VW planning small electric ID.1 city car that would sell for under $36,000 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The current crisis may mean lost work and for others working from home, for a while at least. Is this reflected in the demand we see on the grid?

The post Covid-19: Staying at home – will demand go up or down? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The device managed to pump oxygenated blood into both organs in a world-first procedure.

There are strong arguments for a new link to unlock the massive wind and solar resources in north Queensland.

The post North Queensland needs a new link to unlock massive wind and solar resource appeared first on RenewEconomy.

On 11 April 1970, the Lovells watched their husband and father blast off on an ill-fated mission to the Moon.

The relatively unpredictable nature of cloud formation causes short-term variability of solar PV output. There are several ways this can be managed.

The post Lessons from cloud forecasting solar PV in off-grid applications appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The COVID-19 impact on Australia's solar and storage sector may not be all bad, particularly as homes and businesses look for ways to cut energy costs and increase self-reliance.

The post Solar, battery storage in demand as Coronavirus encourages shift to “self-reliance” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla claims NY gigafactory produced 4MW of the company's solar glass tiles last week, cracking Elon Musk's slightly delayed milestone of 1000 solar roofs a week.

The post Tesla claims NY gigafactory producing 1000 solar tile roofs a week appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Planes will this week cover areas in the southern half of the reef that escaped earlier bleaching but may have undergone high levels of heat stress

The full impact of coral bleaching across the Great Barrier Reef will become clearer this week as aerial surveys of hundreds of reefs are completed in the bottom two thirds of the world’s biggest reef system.

An aerial survey carried out last week over almost 500 individual reefs between the Torres Strait and Cairns revealed some severe bleaching of corals closer to shore, but almost none on outer reefs.

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For dogs, grooming can mean dousing in water, restraint, manipulation of the body, and touching of taboo areas by unfamiliar people. Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Simone Blackman, Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Indigenous species do not grow fast enough, so imports will have to be planted in their millions to offset emissions, expert warns

Last century the Forestry Commission sparked anger with a mass planting of conifer trees designed to provide a national reserve of timber because the shortages of the first world war had highlighted a national need.

Now a leading expert is calling for similar action again, arguing that if the UK is serious about offsetting its carbon dioxide emissions it must plant tens of millions of trees from imported species on open land.

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