Households that are most likely to go solar are those that can afford solar panels, but aren't so rich that they don't have to worry about their electricity bill at all, says a survey of 8,000 homes.
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Solar power technology has huge potential for Africa. But there are some barriers.
Large-scale solar and wind tend to push energy prices down, which sounds great as a consumer. But that makes keeping the grid in constant balance harder.
The 2017 hurricane season showed that Caribbean nations urgently need more resilient power grids. But the effects of climate change – including more severe storms – complicate the shift to renewables.
A recent survey of electric utility leaders finds that Trump administration efforts to promote coal energy and roll back air pollution regulations have had little impact on their long-range plans.
As fusion becomes more technically viable, it's time to assess whether it's worth the money because breakthroughs in the lab don’t guarantee success in the marketplace.
Saving power to use later lets consumers, businesses and utilities generate energy when it's cheap and deliver it when they need it most. There's not much of it today, but the industry is growing fast.
To understand what happened to our love of giant radioactive kettles, take a look at cultural theory.
SA Liberal Party leader Steven Marshall said that state Labor policy had left South Australians with 'the highest energy prices in Australia' and 'the least reliable grid'. Is that right?
The fossil fuel era won't last forever. And a new set of countries will find their reserves of lithium, copper and rare earth metals are in high demand.
Solar windows would need to trap enough light to generate power, while letting through enough to keep buildings light. Thankfully, newly developed semitransparent cells offer to do just that.
Many Puerto Ricans are happy to see their broke power utility sold off to whoever can get the lights turned back on. But privatizing the island's energy grid may bring more problems than relief.
February is the riskiest time of the year for blackouts, as the nation returns to work and school and soaring temperatures put pressure on the system.
Raising the cost of solar panels coming to the US could rekindle interest in a simple but potentially significant technology: solar reflectors.
Slapping duties on imported panels is unwise.
Diatoms' tricks may offer new insights that keep solar cell energy running efficiently and robustly throughout their processes.
Sun, wind, waste biomass, geothermal, tides and waves: all these energy sources in Sydney's backyard add up to a zero-carbon energy solution for the city.
Tesla, China and Richard Branson are among those offering to help Caribbean nations rebuild – and do so in a greener, more resilient way – after the devastating 2017 hurricane season.
Yes, Puerto Rico and any other storm-vulnerable location could benefit from on-site solar and battery backup, but it's unrealistic to say these microgrids are enough to power the island.
The price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal in coming decades, making an all-renewable electricity system more desirable, both economically and environmentally.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Professor of Strategic Management, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University
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Mark Diesendorf is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Research Fellow of Energy, University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Chemistry, Monash University
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Co-director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
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CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University
