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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

The Conversation Australia: Sometimes owned by local communities, renewable energy microgrids are slowly replacing dirty diesel generators.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband with Chris Stark, who is to lead a new control centre (Dan Dennison/Department for Energy Security and Net Zero/PA)
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Top climate adviser tasked to deliver clean power in UK

Top climate adviser Chris Stark is to lead a new control centre to try to spur on the Government’s mission to provide Britain...

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Analysis: China’s success in clean energy innovation driven by more than subsidies

The focus on state subsidies as the primary reason for China's success in electric vehicles and other clean energy industries is overly simplistic,...

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows solar panels as they stand on Dave Duttlinger's farmland that he leased to Dunns Bridge Solar LLC in Wheatfield, Indiana, U.S., April 5, 2024.  REUTERS/Jim Vondruska/File Photo
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New US solar duties ‘would raise costs and threaten climate goals’

US solar tariffs could push panel prices up by 66%, warns industry analysis, and threaten the chance to meet 2030 climate goals.

FILE PHOTO: Teresa Ribera delivers a statement during the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo
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Spain sets rules to install floating solar plants

In Spain, solar power gets a governmental boost with rules for floating photovoltaic plants established as developers' interest grows.

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South Africa energy minister vows change with ‘aggressive’ renewables rollout

South Africa's new energy minister vowed to accelerate the shift to renewable energy from coal, breaking with a predecessor who opposed swift decarbonision...

FILE PHOTO: Workers install 320 square metres of solar panels on the roof of a farmstead barn in Binsham near Landshut March 21, 2012. German government plans cuts in the solar funding.     REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo
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Germany gives apartment-dwellers legal right to solar power

Germany has passed legal amendments allowing apartment owners and tenants to install solar systems on their balconies.

Labour has said it is against new oil and gas licences being granted (PA)
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UK Labour must let energy sector have a voice in deciding policy, says industry

A new Labour government must deliver on assurances to engage with the sector on energy transition if the party wins the General Election

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‘Race to the Top:’ Where China, Europe and the U.S. are in the clean tech competition

Report from RMI: China is currently leading in several clean technology sectors, there remain significant chances for Europe and the United States to...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels of Germany's largest solar park Weesow-Willmersdorf by energy supplier EnBW AG are seen in Werneuchen, Germany September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo
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German industry turns to solar in race to cut energy costs

Berlin has introduced laws to accelerate solar power expansion.

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