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Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia
Electricity storage is vital to the stability of a renewable energy grid. The world's favourite form of storage is pumped hydro – and researchers have located thousands of candidate sites.
The environmental impact of a coal plant on Kenya’s coast is being underplayed
Amu Coal a Kenyan and Chinese consortium is set to build a coal plant in an area untouched by industrial development. The emissions alone will double the country’s energy sector's CO2 emissions.
What about the people missing out on renewables? Here’s what planners can do about energy justice
Not everyone can afford to pay for solar panels up front, but local planners can help disadvantaged households overcome energy poverty in several ways.
The true cost of keeping the Liddell power plant open
Government payments to keep Australia's oldest coal plant running amounts to a carbon subsidy. It's worth looking at the financial – and carbon –
cost.
Coal and the Coalition: the policy knot that still won’t untie
The Turnbull government is still tying itself in knots over the future of coal, as literally decades of policy turmoil on climate and energy continue to roll on.
The day Australia was put on blackout alert
The energy market operator has released a report on the state of Australia's electricity system. It couldn't be blunter if it tried: the market has failed.
Victoria is the latest state to take renewable energy into its own hands
Victoria's plan to legislate its own renewable energy target of 40% by 2025 shows how states are increasingly taking the energy policy reins away from the federal government.
WA bathes in sunshine but the poorest households lack solar panels – that needs to change
Western Australia has huge amounts of sunshine and wind, yet only 7% of its energy comes from renewables. What's more, most households in the poorest suburbs are still locked out of the solar panel boom.
Do coal and nuclear need a helping hand? 5 essential reads
The Department of Energy's review of the electricity grid finds natural gas, rather than renewables, has hurt coal and nuclear power. But that's only half the story of the changes underway.
What blackout? How solar-reliant power grids passed the eclipse test
The solar eclipse offered electricity network operators a "live drill" in how to cope with fluctuating output from renewable energy. They passed with flying colours.
Of renewables, Robocops and risky business
A local council goes for hydrogen. A state government goes for lithium and mirrors. They are taking punts on technology. What are the risks?
Pace of renewable energy shift leaves city planners struggling to keep up
Traditional urban planning is being stretched by the pace at which renewable energy systems are being installed. New codes and guidelines are needed to manage emerging conflicts over land use.
FactCheck Q&A: is coal still cheaper than renewables as an energy source?
On Q&A, an audience member said renewable energy is 'now cheaper than coal'. Senator Matt Canavan disagreed, saying renewables are not 'at the moment, cheaper than coal'. Let's look at the numbers.
The Madhouse Effect: this is how climate denial in Australia and the US compares
While climate denialism impedes policymaking in both the US and Australia, there are key differences in their political and public cultures.
South Africa’s economic recovery plan has a bit of everything - but no vision
South Africa's 14 point plan to achieve economic recovery lacks detail and vision of how the country is going to get itself out the prevailing economic crisis.
Poor households are locked out of green energy, unless governments help
A report released this week by the Australian Council of Social Service has pointed out that many vulnerable households cannot access rooftop solar and efficient appliances, describing the issue as a serious…
If we keep subsidizing wind, will the cost of wind energy go down?
If history is a guide, policies that promote wind power expansion will lead to lower prices – potentially beating fossil fuels in the US by 2030.
Britain’s £246m battery challenge won’t solve energy storage problem
The UK is about to miss an opportunity if it tries to take on the giants of the lithium-ion battery industry.
How to make batteries that last (almost) forever
Batteries that can self-sustain are needed for long-term animal tracking as well as shipping and logistics.
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