The Grattan Institute has reported that the costs of solar panels have outweighed the benefits by almost A$10 billion in Australia. But the real benefits of cutting greenhouse emissions are much larger.
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Lithium-ion is currently the leading battery technology for home installation, but others are just over the horizon that might be even better.
Countries will take emissions reduction pledges to international climate talks in Paris at the end of this year. Those pledges should also include funds for low-carbon R&D.
After months of deadlock, a deal has finally been reached to reduce the Renewable Energy Target, ending the uncertainty for industry but also risking an already sparse pipeline of future projects.
The unveiling of Tesla’s Powerwall home battery has been hailed as a huge moment in renewable energy. But don’t forget the other innovations that can help you use that stored power more efficiently.
Tesla’s new home battery could help halve the costs of electricity for typical American households - all using existing technology. The fossil fuel industry is right to be worried.
Not everyone will get the chance to cut their household electricity bills from solar powered batteries.
Many of the targeted behavioral responses to climate change involve reducing energy consumption. This makes sense as the majority of energy consumed (pretty much throughout all history) has involved burning…
Batteries combined with digital technologies will improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid, transforming how people use their energy.
The Tesla Model S is only as green as its electricity source - which is not very in brown-coal powered Victoria.
Battery prices are falling faster than anyone expected: that’s good news for solar power and electric cars.
The federal government’s keenly awaited Energy White Paper is firmly focused on cutting prices and red tape, and boosting industry competitiveness - and less so on climate change and renewable energy.
A hybrid approach to solar – using reliable silicon and new inexpensive material perovskite – shows promise for low-cost, efficient solar cells.
Electric utilities want to quash distributed solar because they don’t want the competition, right? Perhaps, but if you rely at all on the grid, you have a stake in this fight, too.
A solar eclipse knocks out Europe’s solar power generation while also causing a huge surge once people get bored. It’s a unique energy challenge.
Solar powered aircraft might carry one pilot in relative discomfort, but don’t expect airliners soon.
Most solar power households feed excess electricity back into the grid, for very little financial reward. A hot water heat pump could put that power to better use, by heating water for evening use.
The question of whether the future will be powered by coal and oil or by renewable energy is crucially important, both to the medium-term future of the Australian economy and to the long-term future of…
Mining is the fourth-largest energy consumer in Australia, using roughly 10% of Australia’s total. Some of this comes from the electricity grid — but much is supplied offgrid in the form of diesel and…
Is solar power the technology of the future? It is certainly the fastest-growing energy generation technology in the UK. By the early 2020s, according to a new report, it will be cost-competitive with…
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Emeritus professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Biophysics, University of Pretoria
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor in International Relations / International Political Economy, UNSW Sydney
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Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
