Good News May 8th, 2026

Lots of wins and winners in this week’s good news!

Real zero means not having to worry about despots, oligarchs, fruitcakes and invaders, says Forrest (Renew Economy)

Safe, long-life and sustainable sodium batteries are finally here! (Electrek)

All six winners of the ‘Green Nobel Prizes’ are women (Mongabay News)

NSW to fast-track approvals for key wind, solar and network projects in race to quit coal and power smelter (Renew Economy)

First Tesla Semi electric truck rolls off high volume production line (The Driven)

Gas companies will be forced to set aside local supply under major Labor shakeup (The Guardian

Solar power saves Europe over 100 million Euro per day (EuroNews)

Council wants big polluters to pay to fix coastal erosion (ABC News)

Aussie researchers harness AI to help unlock “cheap, scalable, non-toxic” solar recycling (Renew Economy) (this is very much at research stage)

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