Australia needs to accelerate its transition to clean energy, and not prolong the use of high-polluting, coal-fired infrastructure. Otherwise it risks missing out on an economic windfall.
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Energy experts are getting excited about a proposed solar farm in Kent and what it could mean for a clean energy future.
Wrecks like the recently discovered USS Juneau reveal much about combat on the oceans.
Research shows how water pumped from coal mines could revolutionise how we heat homes.
Its plan to stop lending money for oil and gas projects embraces the spirit of the Paris agreement at a time when the U.S. is going in a different direction.
Australians love cooking with gas, but what if you could make your own supply, using leftover food waste? It may be time for more households to embrace home biogas – and stop paying gas bills.
There are some huge issues at stake – and many of them are being ignored.
Victoria's plan to legislate its own renewable energy target of 40% by 2025 shows how states are increasingly taking the energy policy reins away from the federal government.
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.
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.
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
Clean energy in Africa is certainly a possibility despite those in the fossil fuel industry believing this not to be true.
Levulinic acid is derived from plants and can be used to make everything from pharmaceuticals to plastics.
Contrary to economic theory, data shows that the latest drop in energy prices does not undermine investment in renewable energy.
Battery prices are falling faster than anyone expected: that's good news for solar power and electric cars.
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…
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…
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…
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