As renewables account for a growing share of electricity supply, fossil fuel plants are increasingly used to balance fluctuations in renewable generation – emitting health-threatening pollutants.
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Some power plants don’t have massive smokestacks or cooling towers – or even a central site.
Amid bus route cuts and rail strikes, can the answer to our future public transport needs be found in the hi-tech prototypes being trialled around the UK?
Texas wasn’t prepared to keep the lights on during Winter Storm Uri, and it won’t be ready for future cold weather unless it starts thinking about energy demand as well as supply.
The rules governing Australia’s electricity market are more than 20 years old and no longer serve consumers, or climate action. But big energy companies are using COVID-19 to delay reform.
Proposed rules for managing energy demand could potentially lower prices and reduce blackout risk, but there are reasons to be skeptical.
The energy debate in Australia is making daily headlines. This glossary of the energy debate is our attempt to decipher the language behind the debate in simple terms.
Many believe we can stabilise the power supply by asking customers to help - but there’s a problem.
An obscure Supreme Court ruling paves the way for people and businesses to earn money with distributed energy technologies.
The Supreme Court hears a case that will decide whether homes and businesses can earn money from distributed energy technologies, including demand response and home battery systems.
Smoothing out variable wind and solar is a growing problem. Instead of storing energy with batteries, utilities can adjust the power of millions of devices in buildings and homes.
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
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Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Smart Systems Group, Heriot-Watt University
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Innovation, The Open University
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Josey Centennial Professor of Energy Resources, The University of Texas at Austin
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PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Lecturer in Technology and Innovation Management, The Open University
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PhD Student in Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
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Professor of Transport Strategy, The Open University
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Research Affiliate, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
