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Disruptive technology, Ming Dynasty-style. Vmenkov/Wikimedia Commons

June 2, 2017

15th-century Chinese sailors have a lesson for Trump about climate policy

Dave Frame, Victoria University of Wellington

In pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump has turned his back not just on the world but on the low-carbon economy. He should pay heed to a very apt lesson from China's history.

This array in Indiana is one of a growing number of “community solar gardens” in the US. Robford15/Wikimedia Commons

February 26, 2017

Why we need an ‘energy Landcare’ to tackle rising power prices

Nicky Ison, University of Technology Sydney

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.

ARENA part-funded the Broken Hill solar plant in New South Wales, which opened this year. AAP Image/ARENA

August 30, 2016

Cutting ARENA would devastate clean energy research

Nicky Ison, University of Technology Sydney and Chris Dunstan, University of Technology Sydney

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is facing a $1.3 billion budget chop as part of the federal government's savings measures. But sacrifice the lead agency for green energy development

Across Africa the potential is ripe for a clean energy revolution that upsets and leapfrogs the old fossil-fuel order. Reuters

March 2, 2016

How Africa could leapfrog fossil fuels to clean energy alternatives

Georges Alexandre Lenferna, University of Washington

Clean energy in Africa is certainly a possibility despite those in the fossil fuel industry believing this not to be true.

November 23, 2015

How a footballer’s wonder chemical could change the world – a scientist explains

Thomas Farmer, University of York

Levulinic acid is derived from plants and can be used to make everything from pharmaceuticals to plastics.

The drop in oil has not sparked the nadir of green energy. David Clarke/flickr

May 12, 2015

Why falling oil prices should not undermine investment in green energy

Frans P. de Vries, University of Stirling and Isaac Tabner, University of Stirling

Contrary to economic theory, data shows that the latest drop in energy prices does not undermine investment in renewable energy.

Both electric cars and renewable energy stand to gain significantly from cheaper storage. Mariordo/Wikimedia

April 13, 2015

Battery costs drop even faster as electric car sales continue to rise

Valentin Muenzel, University of Melbourne

Battery prices are falling faster than anyone expected: that's good news for solar power and electric cars.

Wind farms like this one probably wouldn’t exist if the government didn’t provide a hefty subsidy. Shutterstock

December 5, 2014

Congress shouldn’t revive the failed policy of subsidizing wind farms

Randy Simmons, Utah State University

Congress passed the wind production tax credit (PTC) more than two decades ago to spur development in an industry still in its infancy. The wind sector has since matured into adulthood, prompting thousands…

Electricity from wood? We have the power. Pixelbliss/Shutterstock

September 26, 2014

Bioenergy: Australia’s forgotten renewable energy source (so far)

Mark Brown, University of the Sunshine Coast and Annette Cowie

When we think of renewable energy, it’s easy to picture spinning wind turbines or rooftop solar panels. But what about bioenergy? While wind and solar are now well established – in South Australia wind…

Battery costs can make up a quarter of the cost of an electric car such as this Tesla Model S. Shal Farley/Flickr

July 22, 2014

Affordable batteries for green energy are closer than we think

Valentin Muenzel, University of Melbourne; Iven Mareels, University of Melbourne, and Julian de Hoog, University of Melbourne

At the heart of the current debate around energy is the question of storage. In cars, how to build batteries that run for hundreds of kilometres; in electricity, storing energy from solar panels for when…

Top contributors

Valentin Muenzel
PhD Candidate in Energy Storage, University of Melbourne
Nicky Ison
Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Mark Brown
Professor of Forestry Operations, University of the Sunshine Coast
Chris Dunstan
Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Iven Mareels
Dean of Engineering, University of Melbourne
Annette Cowie
Director, National Centre for Rural Greenhouse Gas Research, University of New England
Julian de Hoog
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Melbourne
Annette Cowie
Principal Research Scientist, Climate
Randy Simmons
Professor of Political Economy, Utah State University
Isaac Tabner
Senior Lecturer in Finance, Director of the MSc in Finance, University of Stirling
Frans P. de Vries
Professor of Environmental Economics, University of Stirling
Thomas Farmer
Research Associate, Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York
Georges Alexandre Lenferna
South African Fulbright Scholar, PhD Candidate in Philosophy (Climate Ethics), University of Washington
Dave Frame
Professor of Climate Change, Victoria University of Wellington