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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Small modular reactors promise to make nuclear power cheaper and safer. But our new report shows they’re still a long way off.
If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
Lawsuits are inevitable, but an environmental lawyer explains why the EPA’s new power plant regulations are on solid ground.
Producing energy from harvested trees and other plants – bioenergy – might sound like a greener option, but it’s not a simple issue.
An important milestone set to be passed – if it remains windy.
And it’s because France had to shut many of its nuclear plants.
Fixed limits are set for household energy exports because of the uncertain impacts of so many variable generation sources on the network. New energy data and simulation systems may offer an answer.
When it comes to dependency on coal power plants, South Africa is in a class of its own: 85% of its electricity is produced in coal power plants.
Victorian Labor started the process of privatising electricity assets. Now Premier Daniel Andrews says it was a mistake.
Delays in upgrading South Africa’s existing nuclear power station case doubt on the ability of the country to build new nuclear plants.
Island states are often dependent on expensive imported fossil fuels for their power. Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome.
Mike Cannon-Brookes has blocked AGL’s demerger – for now. But can he force it to accelerate the closure of its coal and gas-fired power stations?
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times since 2010, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts.
South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has the potential to restore energy security and eventually reduce power prices.
Continuous growth of energy production and consumption, even from low carbon energy sources, could create more problems than solutions.
For an orderly transition from fossil fuels, Australia needs a carbon price to replace its hodgepodge of clumsy government interventions.
The electricity sector is expected to play a key role in Canada’s push to net-zero emissions. Enhancing long-distance transmission can be lower the cost of providing clean and reliable electricity.
Solar power doesn’t have to be just for the wealthy anymore. With the right kind of financial incentives, households at all income levels can benefit from affordable clean energy.
Geothermal reservoirs supply more than 15% of New Zealand’s electricity. The heat energy stored in geothermal fields is vast but not infinite.
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Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Energy Systems and Data Group, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Energy Systems and Data Group, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Research Consultant, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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PhD in Probabilistic Supply and Demand Forecasting of UK Hyper Local Energy Systems using Machine Learning, University of Birmingham
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Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Regina
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Visiting Fellow, National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Affiliate, Electricity Markets & Policy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Professor of Computer Science, University of Waikato
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Professor of Energy Transition, Heriot-Watt University
