Renewable Energy
Renewable EnergyGujarat will now cover most of the cost of a rooftop solar system for hundreds of thousands of homes, after the state cabinet approved around 1,000 crore rupees in extra subsidy on 21 October 2026. Under the decision, a general-category household will pay only 10% of the benchmar
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Renewable EnergyChina Huaneng has fully grid-connected a 960 MW wind-solar-storage project in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, in a new step for combining wind, solar and battery storage into a single plant that can also help an existing coal-fired power station run more flexibly. The project was developed by a subsidiary of China Huaneng, one of China's largest
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Renewable EnergyFourth Partner Energy secures ₹750 crore for a Maharashtra hybrid project combining solar, wind and 750 MWh battery storage.
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Renewable EnergyThe NextEra renewables backlog reached approximately 36.7 gigawatts (GW) after NextEra Energy Resources added about 3.7 GW of new renewables and storage projects in the third quarter of 2026, the company reported on 21 October. Battery storage made up most of the new additions, at 2.4 GW, alongside 0.6 GW of solar and 0.7 GW
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Renewable EnergyMexico advances 66 solar and wind projects totalling 8,241 MW, with a further 8.2 GW portfolio reported for approval.
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Renewable EnergyDanish energy major Ørsted said on 20 October 2026 that construction of its Iceni battery storage system near Norwich in Norfolk, England, is complete. The 600-megawatt-hour system, built around 170 Tesla Megapacks, is the company's first large-scale battery in the United Kingdom and is set to become one of the largest battery storage projects in
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Renewable EnergySouth Australia has selected four renewable energy developers to advance four Whyalla renewable energy projects with almost 13 gigawatts (GW) of combined wind and solar capacity in the Whyalla West release area, the state government announced on 18 October 2026. The selection — the first outcome from a land-release tender under South Australia's Hydrogen and
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Renewable EnergyAustralia has smashed its own clean-energy investment records, with more than 5 gigawatts of large-scale wind and solar projects reaching final investment decision in the first nine months of 2026 — already above any full year on record. The Australia renewable investment record, confirmed by the Clean Energy Regulator on 14 October, signals that the
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Renewable EnergySydney: Australian renewable energy developer Atmos Renewables has bought nearly one gigawatt of wind and solar projects from European developer BayWa r.e., in one of the biggest clean-energy portfolio deals in Australia this year. The Atmos BayWa renewable deal, announced on 16 October 2026, lifts Atmos's operating and in-construction capacity beyond two gigawatts and underlines
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Renewable EnergyRajasthan has concluded one of the world's largest Pugal solar plus storage auctions: the Rajasthan Solar Park Development Company Limited (RSDCL) has awarded 2,450 MW of solar capacity paired with 1,600 MW/6,400 MWh of battery energy storage at the Pugal Solar Park, with winning tariffs of ₹3.42–3.54 per kWh — a rate the state's energy
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Renewable EnergyThe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) warned on 13 October 2026 that the global energy transition is "under stress" — and says installed renewable power capacity must grow from 5.2 terawatts today to around 38.2 terawatts by 2050 to stay on a 1.5°C-compatible pathway. The warning comes in IRENA's 2026 World Energy Transitions Outlook (WETO),
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Renewable EnergyCrossBoundary Energy's 233 MWp solar + 526 MWh battery plant delivers 30 MW of round-the-clock power to the Kamoa copper mine — Africa's first solar baseload plant.
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Tanmiah Food Company has launched a plan to plant 100,000 eucalyptus and sidr trees across the UNESCO-listed Al-Ahsa oasis in Saudi Arabia, in a four-way partnership advancing the Saudi Green Initiative.
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Green JournalismCovering Climate Now has published a practical guide to help journalists cover COP31 in Antalya, from preparation and trusted resources to the negotiation storylines to follow.
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Green JournalismAmphora Media's cross-border investigation "Profit in Every Drop" has won Environment and Planning Journalism at the Malta Journalism Awards 2026.
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Green JournalismBroadcast journalists from Namibia, Zambia and Senegal have begun a two-day climate reporting programme under the AUB–Green Climate Fund Climate Impact Stories Partnership, aiming for accurate, human-centred, solutions-focused coverage.
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Green JournalismEntries have opened for the 2026 Climate Media Awards, celebrating African reporting on how communities grow, share and source food in a changing climate.
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Green JournalismUN-OHRLLS has opened a fully funded journalism fellowship for reporters from 44 least developed countries to cover the Doha Programme of Action Midterm Review in Doha on 25-27 March 2027. Applications close 30 November 2026; ten fellows will be selected.
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Green JournalismCanada and United Nations University experts brief journalists on 2 November 2026, a week before COP31 opens in Antalya, Türkiye.
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Green JournalismStephanie Wallcraft has won the 2026 AJAC Environmental Journalism Award for her article on Natural Resources Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide, with Nadine Filion as runner-up.
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Green JournalismGrist has launched Distorted, a months-long reporting series on how misinformation spreads before, during and after extreme weather, and how trusted journalism can help communities find the truth.
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