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Phosphorene nanoribbons are like tagliatelle, but carry the potential to boost battery capacity by 50%.
A year ago, the world's largest lithium-ion battery began dispatching power to South Australia's grid. It has been a remarkable success but there are some concerns that have so far escaped scrutiny
Federal Labor has promised to give rebates of up to $2,000 to 100,000 households to install batteries to store power from solar panels. Is this good energy policy, or just middle-class welfare?
Is it too much to dream of batteries that are part of the structure of an item, helping to shape the form of a smartphone, car or building while also powering its functions?
Emptying and refilling a battery is a lot like pouring water from one glass to another, over and over again.
There are calls from the backbench and elsewhere for the federal government to safeguard the future of coal. But do those calls make economic sense? A look at Queensland's energy landscape suggests not.
What a year it's been for fans of energy politics. And 12 months after the blackout, the policy heat is still being generated.
A new report predicts a boom in household solar and batteries as Australia's electricity networks move to a more sustainable footing, with some states poised for a 500% boost in rooftop solar.
South Australia has unveiled its keenly awaited energy plan, featuring battery storage, a state-owned gas power station, and a thumb of the nose to the federal electricity rules.
South Australia is investing $550 million in a plan to improve the reliability of its electricity. But the side-effect is that the National Electricity Market will now be even harder to run.
Without help, lower-income people could miss out on the clean energy revolution – hence the arrival of community projects aiming to boost access to solar panels, batteries and other green technology.
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Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University
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Research Associate, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Researcher, University of Manchester, University of Manchester
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Energy Policy researcher, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University
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Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University
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Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Phd Candidate, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, UCL
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PhD Candidate - Production, characterisation and simulation of few layer black phosphorus, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University
