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Sun, wind, waste biomass, geothermal, tides and waves: all these energy sources in Sydney's backyard add up to a zero-carbon energy solution for the city.
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.
Electricity storage is vital to the stability of a renewable energy grid. The world's favourite form of storage is pumped hydro – and researchers have located thousands of candidate sites.
Offshore wind is an expensive business to get into.
How fast can the US transition to clean energy and with what energy sources? Here's why an impassioned debate among energy wonks matters to the rest of us.
Wind turbines kill some birds, but their contribution to total bird deaths is extremely low, as three studies show.
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel has attempted to address the energy 'trilemma': electricity that's cheap, reliable and low-emissions. Has he succeeded? Our expert panel weighs in.
Just when you thought wind farms were bad for house prices everywhere, a new piece of research from Scotland suggests otherwise.
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
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Leader, NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, CSIRO
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Professor, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Andrew Blakers is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Deputy Director, Monash Energy Materials and Systems Instutute, and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Energy & Environmental Sciences, Lancaster University
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