Eskom power lines. South Africa’s power utility may be in a much weaker financial position than generally appreciated.
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A closer look into the latest financial numbers of South Africa’s state power utility, Eskom, suggest that it may be in a more vulnerable position than appreciated.
South African consumers are paying far too much for petrochemicals products.
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Raging debates about the state of South Africa’s energy industry have missed one critical area, the role of transport fuels and base chemicals.
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The government in Delhi must be more ambitious. Current plans for more renewable energy plants are just a tenth of what is needed.
Trump’s energy plan will be fossil fuels on steroids combined with efforts to roll back limits on greenhouse gases.
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President-elect Trump’s objective on energy and climate is clear: Undo Obama’s legacy of environmental regulations and massively expand fossil fuel production.
Warm and cosy and screwing up the atmosphere.
Elena Eliseeva
Priority number one for the world’s leading nations in Marrakech ought to be taking carbon out of heat.
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Wind and solar farms are great. But we need to reduce energy demand and start taking carbon out of the atmosphere.
Do you see the future the same way as Leonardo?
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate documentary is an urgent call for the promised green tech revolution. But it shows too much faith in politicians and corporations to change their ways.
Koeberg power station, in Cape Town, is the only nuclear power station on the African continent. South Africa is considering a proposal to build more such power stations.
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The argument put forward by Eskom that it can handle South Africa’s controversial nuclear build programme is fundamentally flawed.
Magma is molten rock below the Earth’s surface. Once erupted, it becomes lava (pictured).
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In Iceland, an audacious project to tap into magma deep below the surface may usher in a new era of geothermal power.
The U.S. is poised to sunset more coal plants under the current direction.
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What are the crucial energy and climate policy questions facing the next president? Our academics weigh in.
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New technologies that can help us to meet climate change targets are struggling to see the light of day. Incentives need to be fixed, and carbon pricing is at the heart of the matter.
Wind farms are pushing down the price of electricity in the electricity market.
Chris J Stewart, Starfish Wind Farm, Cape Jervis, South Australia.
South Australia’s recent blackout raised questions about the role of wind energy in Australia’s electricity network.
Whitelee wind farm near Glasgow.
Andy Magee
Just when you thought wind farms were bad for house prices everywhere, a new piece of research from Scotland suggests otherwise.
Solar jobs now outnumber coal jobs in U.S. Is that reason enough for government policies to promote clean energy?
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Will government policy to promote clean energy be disastrous or a boon? A close look at the 2009 stimulus, which plowed $90 billion into energy, can tell us a lot.
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Wind and solar power can be intermittent. Should our usage be too?
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.
Solar power generation is experiencing rapid growth.
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Renewable energy could be considered a central part of Malcolm Turnbull’s innovation ‘ideas boom’.
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?