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AnalysisElectricityReportsSolarStorage

What affects the rate of solar adoption? Australian Energy Council report

Solar adoption in Australia is growing, but rising costs and interest rates are slowing new installations, highlighting the need for tailored policies.

Vehicles that were completely burned down due to a Mercedes Benz electric car fire that broke out on August 1st, are lying in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Incheon, South Korea, August 2, 2024. Yonhap/via REUTERS/ File Photo
BusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Mercedes chief in South Korea to meet residents hit by EV fire damage

After South Korea Mercedes fire that fuelled public fears over EVs, chief executive will meet affected residents of apartment complex.

People ride e-scooters in Melbourne's central business district on August 14 (AFP)
Electric Vehicles (EVs)NewsPoliticsRegulations

Melbourne officials vote to ban rental e-scooters

Melbourne has banned rental e-scooters, abruptly moving to end a trial contract with two firms after a community revolt.

FILE PHOTO: President of Kiribati Taneti Maamau arrives to address the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
ClimateElectionsNewsPolitics

Kiribati goes to election in which China ties, climate stance face test

The island nation of Kiribati is holding an election this week, with one issue for voters being a softer stance on global climate...

A Mercedes electric car charging station at a parking lot in Seoul. Mercedes-Benz Korea has released the names of its electric vehicle battery suppliers, bowing to public outrage after one of its cars burst into flame in a parking lot earlier this month. (AFP)
Electric Vehicles (EVs)IndustryManufacturingNewsTransport

Mercedes-Benz Korea discloses EV battery makers after fire

The August 1 fire damaged hundreds of vehicles and created a national panic amid growing calls for transparency on battery supply chains.

Electric Vehicle charging stations are seen a residential building parking area in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
AutomotiveBusinessElectric Vehicles (EVs)NewsTransport

Indians who paid a deposit for Tesla EVs ask for it back as cars fail to arrive

In the eight years since Tesla’s initial promise to sell cars in India, the automaker has failed to follow through.

FILE - Pelicans fly near the shore as waves from the Pacific Ocean roll in on May 14, 2024, on the Quinault reservation in Taholah, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
ClimateNewsResiliency

Pacific Northwest tribes are battered by climate change but fight to get money meant to help them

Coastal tribes lead climate adaptation but face significant bureaucratic barriers to accessing essential government funds, a report reveals.

A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline in this file photo. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/ File Photo
FuelInfrastructureNatural GasNewsPoliticsTradeTransmission

Is it the end for Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine?

Russia is still pumping natural gas to Europe via Ukraine, but as this five-year deal comes to a close in 2024, what comes...

Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
ElectricityNewsNuclear PowerPolitics

Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of starting a fire at the dormant Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine on Sunday

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles that were completely burned down due to a Mercedes Benz electric car fire that broke out on August 1st, are lying in the underground parking lot of an apartment complex in Incheon, South Korea, August 2, 2024. Yonhap/via REUTERS/ File Photo
AutomotiveCritical MineralsElectric Vehicles (EVs)MineralsNewsTransport

South Korea holds emergency meeting as EV fires stir consumer fear

South Korean officials met Monday to discuss EV safety amid growing consumer concern after an EV fire in and underground garage

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