Iran War Energy Cost Tracker

Tracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline.

iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu

India's capital part of aggressive electric vehicle targets in bid to curb air pollution

Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality. The plan includes subsidies, tax waivers, and incentives for scrapping old vehicles.

apnews.com

EV sales keep nudging record high as market hits 'new phase'

Over the past year, electric car sales have tripled, as anxiety about fuel shortages and rising petrol prices continues.

abc.net.au

Solar costs for business to be slashed under energy scheme expansion

The federal government is set to announce changes to the Small-scale Renewable Energy scheme in a bid to help businesses install solar systems and close the gap with residential take-up.

abc.net.au

Australian sodium battery start-up claims major milestones as storage industry starts to look beyond lithium

Australian sodium battery start-up claims world-first milestones as storage industry looks beyond lithium, but the technology is excluded from home battery rebate scheme.

reneweconomy.com.au

The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed

The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.

bloomberg.com

thecooldown.com

Mexico unveils $8,500 Olinia EV to challenge market dominated by Chinese-made cars — The Cool Down

"The demand was there. What changed was the supply." Aug 03, 2026 Mexico is aiming to carve out a place in one of the fastest-growing segments of its auto market with a tiny, low-cost electric vehicle...

apple.news

Drivers flock to EVs amid rising gas prices from Iran war

Global sales of electric cars are expected to grow 10 percent this year, hitting 29 percent of total car sales.

eenews.net

52 long weekends a year as council trials four-day work week

In an Australian first, Murrumbidgee Council staff will get long weekends every week from next year when a four-day working week trial begins.

abc.net.au

Australia records biggest-ever surge in EV sales

Nearly one in every two new vehicles sold was either electric or hybrid across April, May and June.

abc.net.au

Wildfires force mass evacuations in Europe as Australia sends help

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated in France this week, as fires continue to grip Europe.

abc.net.au

Trump's Saudi deal highlights insanity of the situation in the Middle East

It's not just that some of the strongmen don't seem so strong anymore. It's that there is a new conflation of factors proving to be just as important, if not more so, in driving world events in increa...

abc.net.au

Record-smashing El Niño points to spring of drought and fires

Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.

abc.net.au

Report: Global battery energy storage set to grow six-fold by 2030 - edie

To support ongoing renewables expansion, the battery energy storage market is expected to grow six-fold worldwide by the end of the decade, with China and the US leading the charge.

edie.net

Home battery rebates still adding 2,000 systems a day as total hurtles towards half a million installations

The Cheaper Home Batteries scheme is on track to notch up half a million installations in August, according to the latest tally, as the hugely successful federal government rebate continues to defy all expectations.

reneweconomy.com.au

Australia adds over 700 MW of rooftop solar in April-June - pv magazine Global

More than 700 MW of rooftop solar was added to Australia’s main grid in the past three months, helping drive wholesale electricity prices in the country's National Electricity Market to their lowest J...

pv-magazine.com

Gas companies go bust and leave oil rig sitting idle off WA coast

As junior oil and gas companies Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy enter voluntary administration, an aging oil rig is sitting idly at sea off the coast of WA's Midwest.

abc.net.au

In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels

e360.yale.edu

BMW Has Already Made 50,000 iX3s. Demand Is Nearly Double

The first Neue Klasse EV from BMW, the iX3, reached the 50,000-unit production milestone in just nine months, even as orders approach 100,000.

insideevs.com

Scientists built a reusable magnetic material that removed more than 95% of microplastics and nanoplastics from water within one hour and showed early promise in removing some PFAS

Scientists at RMIT University in Australia have built a reusable magnetic material that removed more than 95% of micro- and nanoplastics from water within one hour and showed early promise against som...

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Wholesale power prices plunge as renewables surge, batteries boom, and gas hits 23-year low

Wholesale electricity prices surge as wind displaces coal, batteries push out gas and home storage softens the evening peaks and help reshape the grid.

reneweconomy.com.au

Factory-built homes could help Australia reindustrialise, report says

Factory-built homes could solve Australia's housing crisis and drive reindustrialisation, a Labor think tank report says.

abc.net.au