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144 Tesla Megapacks power Australia's first 8-hour battery
RWE's Limondale battery in New South Wales, built with 144 Tesla Megapacks, has gone live as Australia's first 8-hour grid-scale battery, charging twice as fast as it discharges to soak up midday sola
DERA LIVES! House votes to fund Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through 2029
The US House voted 343-79 to extend the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal year 2029, authorizing $100 million annually in EPA grants to help fleets replace high-polluting diesel vehicles w
From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester
Northern Roots, a charity developing a 65-hectare former industrial site in Oldham, Greater Manchester, opens a new eco-park facility on 19 September featuring an urban farm and an NHS-commissioned Na
Move faster to solve climate challenges, Prince William says
Prince William warned the world is "not moving fast enough" on climate solutions in an exclusive BBC interview, coinciding with the unveiling of 15 Earthshot Prize 2026 finalists — including two India
Federal transit cuts could hit rural America hardest
The bipartisan BUILD America 250 Act would authorize $16.5 billion less for public transit than its predecessor and cut every state's federal formula funding by at least $10 million, with rural areas
Thames Water pipe floods rare meadow for fourth time
Thames Water burst its main for the fourth time at Long Mead Local Wildlife Site in Oxfordshire, flooding a rare floodplain meadow just as a major restoration project was set to begin and putting the
Oil prices fall 2% on hopes of limited Saudi supply disruptions - Reuters
Oil prices dropped roughly 2% as traders bet Saudi supply disruptions would stay limited despite fresh Houthi strikes, while Bloomberg tied the move to improving Iran diplomacy prospects and Al Jazeer
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The Bronx will be breathing a little easier with new Volvo VNR Electric [update]
City Harvest, NYC's largest food rescue organization, has acquired three zero-emission Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks with battery-electric refrigeration units to deliver food across all five boroughs
‘Forcing a reckoning’: How Asia is preparing for a ‘supersized’ El Niño
Governments across Asia are scrambling to prepare for what UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls a 'supersized' El Niño expected to intensify through early 2027, with the World Food Programme wa
Hyundai opens orders for its new electric van, starting at about $66,500
Hyundai has opened European orders for the 9-seat Staria Electric van, priced from €57,450 (~$66,500) in Germany, with up to 430 km of WLTP range, 800V fast charging, and seats for up to nine passenge
BYD upgrades top-selling small electric SUV with more range, now starting at about $11,000
BYD launched the 2027 Yuan Up (sold globally as the Atto 2) in China with a new 501 km-range variant and a price cut on the 401 km trim, undercutting competitors in the compact EV segment.
The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate | Editorial
Scientists have for the first time linked a devastating Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse to climate change, as Nepal seeks UN loss-and-damage funding to rebuild from a disaster that has killed at least 1,
Volvo teases its new vehicle design, including a surprise inside
Volvo is launching 13 new electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2030, featuring distinct designs and tech platforms for Western markets and China, as part of a strategy to double its market share.
China's Oil Stockpiles Reshape Global Energy Power
China's massive oil stockpiling, expanded refining capacity, and investment in alternative energy have turned its historic vulnerability to supply shocks into geopolitical leverage, letting it slash o
Trump is stalling EV adoption. Here’s how states can step up.
As the Trump administration rolls back federal EV incentives and charging infrastructure funding, several states are launching their own rebates, financing programs, and charger rebates to keep electr
Meta, Apex Expand Solar Portfolio to 1.2 GW With Texas PPA
Meta and Apex Clean Energy expanded their joint renewable energy portfolio to 1.2 GW with a new 144-MW power purchase agreement for the Starling Solar project in Gonzales County, Texas, with commercia
Scientists are fighting a longer mosquito season with ... more mosquitoes
California mosquito-control officials are releasing nearly 450,000 male mosquitoes carrying the Wolbachia bacterium across the San Gabriel Valley to suppress Aedes aegypti populations that have begun
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Earth's atmosphere held a record 27.35 kg of water vapour per square metre in August, surpassing the previous record set just one month earlier, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S
Burlington expands solar across distribution network
Burlington is expanding on-site solar across its distribution network, with installations planned or underway in Georgia, Arizona, and California, having already surpassed its 2030 renewable electrici
Nepal to use new flood study to claim millions from UN climate disaster fund
Nepal is preparing a roughly $20m claim from the UN Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage, anchored by a World Weather Attribution study linking climate change to last month's catastrophic glacial fl
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