Bill Bovingdon

UK firm's 98% efficient hybrid motor delivers record performance Called the Amorphous Motor, the system uses amorphous steel – a steel alloy with incredibly high durability, strength, and magnetic permeability.

More bad news for ICE cars new motor to herald a new generation of high-efficiency range extended EVs interestingengineering.com/innovation/u...

Breaking: APVMA suspends sale of persistent owl poisons in Australia! We have fought tirelessly for years and after meeting with them last week this is not an outcome we had anticipated! www.apvma.gov.au/news-and-pub...

WA's largest dairy takes power into its own hands with solar investment Facing rising electricity costs and repeated outages, WA's biggest dairy farm is investing $650,000 in a hybrid solar and battery system to keep irrigation running and milk flowing as the number of da...

Nice move.

It’s time to ditch diesel ‼️

#auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

"A tidal wave of hostile messaging:" The billions spent each year by fossil fuel industry demonising renewables Head of energy policy in world's fourth biggest economy says scale and pace of energy transition is unprecedented, but the fossil fuel industry is fighting back.

Self interested bogus messaging sticks - remember crisco? reneweconomy.com.au/a-tidal-wave...

"A tidal wave of hostile messaging:" The billions spent each year by fossil fuel industry demonising renewables Head of energy policy in world's fourth biggest economy says scale and pace of energy transition is unprecedented, but the fossil fuel industry is fighting back.

Self interested bogus messaging sticks - remember crisco? reneweconomy.com.au/a-tidal-wave...

Business not even playing by its own rules www.fssustainability.com.au/insurer-sued...

The planned phaseout of oil, gas and coal is looking less "radical" by the hour.

Yeh, yeh, mine was still first 😎🤟😬
And bigger

'My' Western Australian Cunderdin solar-battery hybrid dispatches power up to 18 hours a day

Yes, WEM, not NEM

Dispatch from ~7AM often up to midnight!

Who says the sun doesn't shine at night?
Real daylight saving writ large
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The Hill United CEO: Airfare likely to rise as jet fuel prices surge United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned this week that soaring jet fuel prices tied to conflict in the Middle East could soon push airline... . 4 hours ago Aerospace Global News Airfares could rise as Iran conflict drives soaring fuel costs and flight detours Airlines face rising jet fuel prices and costly rerouting around Middle East airspace after US-Israel strikes on Iran, and may raise... . 1 day ago BBC Surge in jet fuel prices could push up air fares, analysts warn Disruption to supplies from the Gulf, in the wake of the US and Israeli air strikes on Iran, has pushed the cost of aviation kerosene up by... . 1 day ago Українські Національні Новини (УНН) War with Iran triggered a sharp rise in fuel prices in the US УНН Economy ✎ Gasoline prices in the US rose by 11% due to the conflict with Iran and oil at $90. This creates political risks for... . 15 hours ago Simple Flying Airfare Warning: United CEO Says Ticket Prices Will Rise ‘Quickly’ As Fuel Costs Skyrocket As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, airlines brace for the impact on their pocketbooks, with United CEO warning of rising...

Public service announcement: this is a FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS

Not an 'energy crisis'. People need energy: it keeps them alive. This is a crisis due to forced dependency on the most unreliable and unstable fuel product in human history.

THIS IS A FOSSIL FUEL CRISIS.

How trees could be the difference between property value boost or drop The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.

Covered this phenomenon in my book - trees add significant value to houses.
Making them pollinator and wildlife friendly species only enhances the effect!
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New modelling shows renewable electricity can meet NZ’s future demand – without importing gas New Zealand could meet its electricity needs through renewables and avoid power shortages during dry years by combining battery systems with pumped hydro schemes.

The argument for local firming of renewables becomes even more compelling as the LNG import alternative assumes the pipe-dream of uninterrupted supply theconversation.com/new-modellin...

Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil

Decentralised Solar is harder to hit than a power station - it’s come to this….
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Have China's carbon emissions peaked? China's clean energy surge, U.S. endangerment finding rescinded, and climate-safe banks

Positive open.substack.com/pub/talkingc...

Trump campaign peace promises loom large over wartime presidency The "anti-war" candidate has bombed seven countries and launched a new regime-change war in Iran.

💥 No president in the modern era has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.

He's attacked 7 nations, three of which had never been targeted by U.S. military strikes. He authorized more individual air strikes in 2025 than Biden did in four years.

Researchers call for systemic approaches to improve media coverage of climate change and related health impacts

Researchers call for systemic approaches to improve media coverage of climate change and related health impacts www.croakey.org/researchers-...

Anti-renewables group rebrands after racking up $600k legal bill A legal stoush with a wind company backed by Andrew Forrest has bankrupted a controversial conservation group. But its campaign against renewables lives on.

Coal using “lawfare” and nuclear dreams to frustrate progress www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Screen shot: Little surprise then that the Parliamentary Budget Office has found that 59% of the benefit of the CGT discount goes to the richest 1% (or those earning more than $362,900): with chart showing the richest 10% get $17.7bn from the CGT discount while the rest get $4bn.

The CGT 50% discount not only distorts the housing market it is also the most inequitable policy you could dream up. (Which is probably why John Howard and Peter Costello did it)
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Australia's Pacific Island neighbours are pushing for 100 pct renewables. But is it possible? Faced with the devastating impacts of climate change, Pacific leaders are pushing to achieve 100% renewables in the next decade. But is this feasible?

Faced with the devastating impacts of climate change, #Pacific leaders are pushing to achieve 100% #renewables in the next decade. But is this feasible?

Sam Alito has an oil money problem 30 percent of Alito’s individual stock portfolio is directly tied to fossil fuels.

If only integrity mattered open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...

Absolutely

From trash to treasure: turning high-emissions waste into fertiliser New research from UNSW Sydney could transform one of the world’s most pollution-heavy chemical industries, turning waste products into fertiliser while cleaning up waterways and cutting emissions.

Eureka for better urea
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Think the phrase “Ghost GDP” will be the next “Dutch disease”

"We don't doubt ourselves:" Fortescue's race to real zero – and the radical rethink behind it Iron ore giant Fortescue has just four years left to meet its real zero emissions by 2030 target, a mammoth task that will require it to fundamentally change how it operates. So can it be done?

Whole of operation grid management reneweconomy.com.au/we-dont-doub...

Ha yes!

Assume that’s called assisted venting of spleen?

Records tumble as nine wind and solar projects, 1 GW of batteries join grid in just three months If Angus Taylor thought there was "too much wind and solar" on Australia's grid back when he was federal energy minister in 2018, have we got news for him in 2026.

reneweconomy.com.au/records-tumb...

Just like the pathetic gallop poll cancellation - more shoot the messenger nonsense

U.S. Tells International Energy Agency to Drop Its Focus on Climate Change www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/c...

Europe’s climate ambition needs industry that can invest in Europe [Promoted Content] Europe’s climate ambition depends on keeping industrial investment in Europe. Cement shows why competitiveness, predictable policy and strong demand are essential to deliver decarbonisation while preserving Europe’s industrial base and strategic autonomy.

Europe’s climate ambition needs industry that can invest in Europe [Promoted Content]

As solar booms, an Australian technology is rolled out around the world At the interface of AI, big data, the energy transition and mind-bogglingly complex weather systems, the ongoing supply of electricity relies on answering a deceptively simple question: Will it be sun...

Solar forecasting for the sake of the grid www.abc.net.au/news/science...