Australia has some of the world’s best ocean energy resources.
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Australia has the world’s largest wave energy resource – so how do we unlock our ocean’s potential?
Queensland’s got a long way to go to meet its renewable target.
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Queensland currently gets 7% of it’s electricity from renewable sources - but is aiming for 50% by 2030.
Australa’s electricity network is going through a period of major transformation.
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Australia’s electricity market will be reviewed over the next six months, following South Australia’s state-wide blackout.
Police direct traffic in South Australia’s blackout.
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South Australia’s wind energy has been caught in a storm since last week’s blackout, but what do we really know?
South Australia is leading the way on wind energy - but that’s posing problems for the electricity sector.
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South Australia’s electricity price shock in July showed that Australia hasn’t worked out how to put large amounts of wind energy into the grid.
Connecting renewable energy across Australia will help generate reliable electricity.
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We always hear that renewable energy is getting cheaper, but what does that really mean?
How can we get Australian electricity heading down the right road?
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The electricity market that covers most of Australia is designed to have periods of high prices, to attract new generators. But there may be better ways to encourage electricity investment.
Solar photovoltaics, along with wind energy, now represent the bulk of new Australian energy.
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Photovoltaics and wind energy now have such a large head start that no other low-emission generation technology has a reasonable prospect of catching them.
Hepburn Wind is one of Australia’s largest community renewable energy schemes.
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The federal election campaign has highlighted the very different visions of Australia’s renewable energy future held by the major parties.
Victoria has joined three other states and territories in setting a renewable energy target.
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Victoria has announced a renewable energy target of 40% by 2025.
CSIRO has the know-how to develop commercial-scale green energy, with a clear plan and enough money.
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The Coalition has asked CSIRO to develop a “roadmap” towards commercialised clean energy. It’s a good idea as long as the plan is clear, and there’s enough money behind it.
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Britain’s future could be bright – but first the grid needs a major upgrade.
Tasmania’s hydro power is dependent on rains.
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Catch 22: renewable energy can help fight climate change, but climate change might prove hard on renewable energy.
Labor has promised half of Australia’s electricity will come from renewables in 2030.
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There’s a wealth of climate policies to choose from this election – but what will they do electricity prices?
Building more renewable energy will be part of the effort to decarbonise energy systems.
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We have the technology to phase out fossil fuels, but it will take more than that.
Despite the benefits of going renewable, it may be harder to get there than we thought.
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Phasing out fossils fuels would go a long way to stopping dangerous climate change – but it might be harder than we thought.
Investment in renewables has slowed to trickle.
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Renewable energy has had a rough time in Australia. Good climate policy could fix that.
Large-scale solar projects have been highlighted for investment in the new fund.
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a new “Clean Energy Innovation Fund”. But will it generate much-needed investment in the sector?
Demonstrators gather on the opening day of the public inquiry into Lancashire County Council’s decision to refuse permission for fracking at two sites.
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There’s a bunfight about whether local or national government should call the shots when it comes to fracking.
Renewable energy developers choose sunny locations, which can be near protected lands.
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Study shows that many of the utility-scale solar power plants in California have been placed near protected and environmentally sensitive lands.