IEEFA says domestic gas reserve could dramatically reduce both gas and electricity prices for Australian consumers.
Industry wants Victoria solar rebates to target lower income homes, more batteries
After the first round of rebates was exhausted within days, industry calls on Vic Govt to restrict rebate program to most needy households.
Australia’s first offshore wind project moves forward with labour market study
Proponents of 2,200MW Star of the South project begin labour market study for first offshore wind farm in southern hemisphere.
Australia to become world’s biggest dealer in fossil fuel emissions
Australia’s responsibility for global emissions is set to soar as government policies push more coal and gas into a diminishing market for fossil fuels.
Solar cell efficiency could get a dramatic boost, MIT team finds
MIT team led by an Australian researcher discovers way to extract more energy out of solar cells – with potential to take efficiencies as high as 35%.
NSW Nationals court coal, abandon farmers in latest rejection of climate science
NSW Nationals further position themselves as a party that fails to recognise the threat climate change poses to farmers, passing motions at state conference calling for the abolition of climate funding and for the protection of coal companies from legal challenges.
Climate friend or carbon bomb? Global gas market faces $1.3trn stranded asset risk
Oversupply and an emissions profile not much better than coal are putting US$1.3 trillion in new LNG export and import infrastructure at significant risk of becoming stranded, new report finds.
Chile powers through solar eclipse, as Australia prepares for 2028
Chile successfully navigates total solar eclipse that briefly knocked out 1500MW of solar. But will Australia be as prepared for its own eclipse in 2028?
Tilting of windmills could lead to performance gains, study finds
Stanford University researchers find simple technique of “wake steering” – or slightly tilting wind turbines – can boost performance and reduce variability of output.
States doing heavy lifting on renewables, but NSW and Queensland lag behind
Green Energy Markets counts 10,000MW of new renewables under construction in Australia – thanks largely to state government policies – but the bigger states lag behind the pace.










