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An affordable housing development in Spain that's energy efficient.

Catalonia’s housing revolution: Where affordability meets sustainability

An alternative housing system is emerging across the region and it could create a global blueprint.

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Western Australia’s new solar redistribution policy

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A colourful community battery in Australia

Australia’s community battery programme is cutting power bills and strengthening the grid

In northern Perth, a battery shared by 120 households yielded collective savings of A$81,000 over five years.
A suburb in which most households have rooftop solar installations.

Group-buying schemes are slashing solar installation costs for households in the UK

In Liverpool, average installation costs were reduced by 26%.
Rooftop solar installations on households in South Africa's Western Cape province.

Andrew Middleton: A call for clear, uniform rooftop solar policy in South Africa

The country needs a national policy framework that is consistent across provinces – and which is fixed.
A balcony solar system on the exterior of an apartment block.

No rooftop? No problem: Inside Germany’s ‘balcony solar’ boom

More than 400,000 households across the country have installed mini solar systems on their balconies.
A spread of plant-based, vegetarian foods

The invisible power of ‘nudging’ is leading diners to cut back on meat

Nudges can change food habits without getting bogged down in culture-war debates or political polarisation.
A smart electricity meter

How this household halved its electricity bill using a dynamic pricing plan

"The agile tariff makes you think about how and when to use your energy."
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