Austria’s last solar grant call of 2026 draws 43,300 tickets in ten minutes
The ministry says the rush confirms its plan to scrap the first-come, first-served model from 2027. The call has €38.5 million, up from the €8 million first budgeted.
How crop and forest waste could redraw the global energy map, and who gains most
A Nature Communications study of residue-based bioenergy finds Canada could cover nearly 20 percent of its energy demand by 2060, while most poorer regions see little benefit.
DNA tests are tracing Malaysia’s green turtles back to their home beaches
ShellBank, a global turtle DNA database, can match tissue samples to nesting populations. Sabah Parks says its islands have released over 14 million hatchlings since 1977.
Why India’s battery build-out will be judged by software as much as gigawatts
A draft rule would require storage at new solar and wind plants from July 2027, but an opinion piece in pv magazine says the control software decides how useful those batteries are.
China uses cost rules and efficiency limits to curb its solar price war
Polysilicon has risen from CNY 31.5/kg in July to about CNY 40/kg, but stockpiles are still growing and prices remain below full cost.
Australia backs goal of 300 million rooftop solar homes worldwide by 2030
Australia is the first country to sign the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration, which aims to double the world’s solar homes in four years. COP31 opens in Antalya next month.
Philippines plans 25 GW of renewable energy auctions through 2035
The energy department’s decade-long schedule backs a 35% renewable share by 2030, but the 2026 rounds have shifted focus to Mindanao and now require battery storage.
Indonesia’s fires burn on drained, logged land, and each blaze leaves it more flammable
Peatland drainage and logging have dried out forests that rarely burned, and Central Kalimantan’s emergency alert runs to 31 October.
State Grid plans record 4 trillion yuan spend to move surplus clean power
Two grid operators are expected to spend close to 5 trillion yuan by 2030, nearly double the 13th Five-Year Plan period, as western renewables outrun the wires.
Queensland’s Teebar battery picks Valo as supplier, with construction due to start 20 October
The 1,600 MWh Fraser Coast battery reached financial close on 2 October and is due to begin commercial operation in late 2028.
