Tasmania RET impact slammed as bogus, as shadow boxing continues

28 November 2014

Facts haven't had much influence on policy, but Australia Institute says claims about RET impact on Tasmania are bogus. This,…

WA clean energy body folds, citing government policy

28 November 2014

WA-basd Sustainable Energy Association, stops trading, citing falls in revenue created by the current "socio-political" environmnt.

Super-conductor turbines could slash Australian wind energy costs

28 November 2014

New superconductor-powered wind turbines which are reportedly 1000 times more efficient than current models could hit Australian shores within five…

Graph of the Day: Renewables now Scotland’s largest power source

28 November 2014

Numbers from the first half of 2014 show that renewable energy was Scotland’s largest source of power.

Why Uralla wants to be first Zero Net Energy Town

27 November 2014

NSW town of Uralla wants to be Australia's first zero net energy town, powered by 100% renewables, to boost local…

Making climate change policies fit their own domain

27 November 2014

There is a widely held narrative for climate policy that runs something like this.  The costs of damage due to greenhouse gas…

Belectric unveils first battery storage facility at large-scale PV plant

27 November 2014

Belectric and Vattenfall cut the ribbon for a new battery storage facility at the Alt Daber solar power plant in…

What would success look like at COP 20 in Lima?

27 November 2014

Here are five things that need to happen at the Lima negotiations for them to be considered a success.

Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here

27 November 2014

Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.

Why aren’t rural electric cooperatives champions of local clean power?

27 November 2014

Why are America’s rural electric cooperatives are tethered to dirty, old coal-fired power plants instead of local-wealth generating renewable power?

Campaign launched for first community solar thermal + storage plant

27 November 2014

NGO campaigns climate-minded people to invest in development of Australia's first citizen-funded community solar thermal + storage plant.

Anti-wind, climate denying crusader behind Leyonhjelm RET campaign

27 November 2014

Senator leading charge to kill renewables is advised by former head of one of Australia's most notorious climate science-denying, anti-wind…