Just 14 of Auckland’s largest building rooftops add up to the same area as the biggest solar farm – but they could generate electricity where it’s most used to keep the lights on during disasters.
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A blustery August saw gas generation more than halve compared with 2023.
The European Union gave South Africa grants of €32 million to set up a green hydrogen industry. But the real cost to do this will be €20 billion. More funds are needed.
Mining operations can damage both communities and the natural world. Yet, the demand for critical minerals to supply the renewable energy industry is rising.
AI could help close cybersecurity vulnerabilities at offshore wind farms.
We’re well on the road to net zero by 2050. Now a new report from Australia’s independent Climate Change Authority provides pathways for each sector of the economy. Let’s get on with it.
The hydropower dam is part of a huge effort to boost India’s homegrown energy. But it will radically disrupt the lives and livelihoods of indigenous communities in the flood plains downstream.
Seeing solar around your neighbourhood is a surprisingly large reason you might choose to do the same.
Australia desperately needs skilled workers and materials to build transmission infrastructure and keep the energy transition on track.
A new, green theme is shaping relations between China and Africa: the global renewable energy race.
Increased investment in electricity generation, transmission and storage has led to a more positive outlook for the reliability of the system – if these projects are delivered on time.
The good news is that New Zealand is on track to meet electricity demand with renewable generation by 2030. The less good news is that winter price spikes are still likely.
Governments around the world are intervening in the market to boost green industries. Picking winners like this comes with a chance of failure – but it’s not a reason to stop
Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants to explore importing gas to prop up electricity generation – but subsidising the expansion of rooftop solar would be quicker, cheaper and more popular.
Cities have a large and mostly untapped power source: the rooftops of commercial buildings.
We don’t generate power directly from volcanoes, but their presence is a sign that there are good geothermal resources underground that can be tapped.
This is the story of a range of new technologies that are getting cheaper and being adopted at such speeds that society can barely keep up.
The scale of the challenge of hitting Australia’s renewable energy target points to the need for a more standardised and inclusive approach to sharing the benefits than we have seen so far.
More funding and more diversity in STEM are crucial for turning the ambitious goals of the national science statement into a reality.
Researchers are studying how quantum computers can help optimise net-zero power grid operation and expansion planning.
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