Tuesday, 26 August 2025

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AnalysisBuildingsEconomyEfficiencyElectricitySolarStorageUtilities

If Australian hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy

Electric water heaters can cut emissions and save money by using daytime solar, reducing grid stress and matching supply with demand.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of installed solar panels at the Khavda Renewable Energy Park of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL), in Khavda, India, April 12, 2024. REUTERS/Amit Dave/FIle Photo
LabourNewsPoliticsSolarTrade

Indian solar panels face US scrutiny for possible links to China forced labor

Polysilicon, a raw material in solar panels, is identified as a high-priority sector in the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

AnalysisEfficiencyElectric Vehicles (EVs)ElectricityRegulationsUtilities

In Australia, you will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how

New standards bring V2G tech to Australia, letting EVs power homes, earn income, and stabilize the grid — expected by Christmas.

New Delhi is regularly cloaked in toxic smog (AFP)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNewsRegulations

New Delhi shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit

New Delhi schools shift online as toxic smog hits 60x WHO limits, with PM2.5 levels peaking at hazardous levels, impacting health.

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Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia

German researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies implemented around the world over the past two decades, and found only a small fraction were effective.

Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun speaks during an event in Beijing, China October 29, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
AutomotiveElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTrade

Xiaomi CEO: SU7 deliveries surpass 100,000, aiming for 130,000 by year end

Xiaomi targets 130,000 of its EV series SU7 units by the end of the year, which is 10,000 more than its earlier goal.

AnalysisBuildingsEfficiencyElectricitySolarStorage

Solar above, batteries below: here’s how warehouses and shopping centres could produce 25% of Australia’s power

Imagine if Australian cities became major producers of clean energy, rather than relying on far-flung solar and wind farms.

Motorcyclists move slow due to reduce visibility caused by smog enveloping the area of Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
ClimateEmissionsEnvironmentNews

Pakistani province declares health emergency due to smog and locks down two cities

Smog has choked Punjab for weeks, sickening nearly 2 million people and shrouding vast swathes of the province in a toxic haze.

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Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia

Opinion: Japan's net-zero vision for Asia-Pacific means decarbonisation, but done slowly and with a longer role for coal, oil and gas.

AnalysisCoalEmissionsPoliticsSolarWind

China’s plunging coal plant approvals signal energy policy pivot, report says

The report found China has added over 400 GW of wind and solar since 2023, which led to a 7% drop in coal...

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