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Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?

When you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and a big dip in the middle of the day (when many people use their…

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US falling far behind China in nuclear power, report says

The US is between 10 and 15 years behind China in rolling out next-generation reactors, research institute says.

Al Jazeera

‘Nuclear energy won’t stop cows from burping’: Peter Dutton needs a plan that goes beyond the electricity sector

Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s talk of stepping back from Australia’s 2030 emissions targets has created confusion and concern on several fronts, and sparked vigorous political debate over our pathway to a carbon-free future.

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Offshore windfarm zone off Illawarra coast given green light in bid to ‘power Australia’s clean energy future’

Zone will be 20km off the coast and exclude areas significant for little penguin and for southern right whale migration

The Guardian - AU

Octopus and SSE chief executives named in Honours list

THE chief executives of energy giants Octopus and SSE are among the hundreds of people named in this year’s King’s birthday honours ...

The National (Scotland)

Experts, Activists Slam 'Pointless' G7 On Climate

The Group of Seven rich democracies have failed to deliver significant new progress on climate during a summit in Italy, instead reiterating previous commitments, experts and activists said Friday.

International Business Times

The Conservatives’ climate change plans show they have tried but failed to reinvent net zero

The Conservative Party manifesto proposes a “pragmatic and proportionate approach to net zero” with Rishi Sunak, the prime minister, promising to put “security and your family finances ahead of unaffordable eco-zealotry.”

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Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth

CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”.

The Conversation

Farmers who graze sheep under solar panels say it improves productivity. So why don’t we do it more?

Allowing livestock to graze under renewable developments gives farmers a separate income stream, but solar developers have been slow to catch on

The Guardian - AU

Top civil servant joins EDF after running department that struck nuclear deal

Alex Chisholm, who led business office during Hinkley Point C negotiations, appointed UK chair of energy firm

The Guardian - UK

Bureau of Land Management shrinks proposed size of controversial Idaho wind farm project

The federal Bureau of Land Management's preferred alternative for a proposed large-scale wind energy farm in southern Idaho would shrink the size by nearly half and keep it farther away from a national historic site

The Independent UK

Dutton's climate target opposition labelled 'disaster'

Peter Dutton says he'll not pursue the government's climate target, risking Australia's membership in the Paris Agreement.

AAP

Winds of fortune: 'Job for life' in former coal regions

A gusty $20 billion in investment will blow in from a mere three offshore wind projects that one team plans to build to help rewire industrial heartlands.

AAP

Ivory Coast Bets On Solar In Clean Energy Drive

The sun beats down from a cloudless sky on the town of Boundiali, where Ivory Coast's first solar power plant embodies the drive to embrace clean energy without abandoning fossil fuels.

International Business Times

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Home solar systems in South Africa: more will be installed if households are given loans, free maintenance and security

South Africa is making efforts to increase the use of solar photovoltaic energy. But it’s happening at a very slow pace.

International Business Times

Pakistan Power Crisis Deepened By Mountain Tourism

In the mountainous valleys of Pakistan, 18-hour daily power cuts have meant local teacher Aniqa Bano uses her fridge as a cupboard for storing books and kitchen utensils.

The Conversation

Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative environmental impacts. Another looming problem with hydropower is that the water cycle is affected by climate change. Water availability…

International Business Times

Swiss Renewable Energy Battle Moves To The Ballots

Switzerland's largest wind farm, sitting astride the ridge of the Jura mountains by the French border, consists of only 16 turbines -- tiny compared to those of other European countries.

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Solar Investment Outstrips All Other Power Forms: IEA

More money is pouring into solar power than all other electricity sources combined, with investments set to reach half a trillion dollars this year, the world's top energy research body said Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Investment in clean energy likely to be double figure for fossil fuels in 2024, IEA says

Low-carbon electricity investment driven by solar projects but oil and gas spending still too high to meet climate goals

The Guardian - UK

Can Labour’s GB Energy plan future-proof UK’s power generation sector?

Party has put state-owned power company at centre of its plans for decarbonisation, security and energy bills

AAP

Record $26b green energy boost for emissions target bid

Queensland Labor has earmarked huge funds for green power, storage and transmission projects to support the state's emissions targets.

The Conversation

Yes, carbon capture and storage is controversial – but it’s going to be crucial

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are vital tools to help us make cuts to the 36 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases we emit each year.

The Conversation

Solar farms can eat up farmland – but ‘agrivoltaics’ could mean the best of both worlds for NZ farmers

New Zealand plans to commission about eight gigawatts of solar photovoltaic projects – more than the maximum power demand of the whole country on a typical winter’s day – by 2028, according to the government’s latest generation investment survey.

The Guardian - AU

End of the windmill era: NSW switches to safer, more efficient solar water pumps

Local land services say the new pumps will allow them to remotely monitor water levels, to provide a safe refuge for farmers in times of natural disaster

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