Sound familiar? Spring 2014 was Australia’s hottest on record, again

4 December 2014

This time last year, it was announced that Australia had experienced its hottest spring on record. Well, guess what? It’s…

Sunswift turns to crowd-funding to realise solar-electric car dream

4 December 2014

Sunswift racing team is looking to crowd-funding to help get their car 'eVe' on the road.

Texas to overhaul its grid-balancing services with energy storage

4 December 2014

With coal-power being retired at an increasing pace, Texas' grid operator needs alternatives; says faster, more diverse resources will be…

Solar plus storage becoming “new normal” in rural and remote Australia

4 December 2014

Number of installations continue to increase as governments and businesses begin to realize the new reality of off or edge-of-grid…

France jumps feet first into tidal energy, offshore wind to come 2015

4 December 2014

Round of government leasing for French tidal pilot projects completed, with companies including GDF Suez, Alstom, EDF among the big…

Interstellar: Climate Change and the Evolution of Cli-Fi Movies

4 December 2014

Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar is as much about outer space as it is about our own planet.

Solar-powered public EV charging station opens in NSW – Australia’s first

4 December 2014

UPDATE: A 45kW solar car shade and EV charging station has been unveiled at Macadamia Castle on the NSW north…

Australia distances itself from progressive nations in climate talks

4 December 2014

Australia has distanced itself from a group of "progressive" countries at the Lima climate talks. This as Germany announces a…

One in 5 of all Australian households now using solar

4 December 2014

ABS stats find just under 20% of Australian households use rooftop solar or solar hot water. In South Australia, it's…

2014 poised to be hottest on record, after alarming rise in ocean temps

4 December 2014

WMO says 2014 likely to be hottest on record, and says the rising heat of the oceans is "alarming". It…

Bishop heads to Lima amid catastrophic warning for Barrier Reef

3 December 2014

Foreign minister Julie Bishop's recent assertion that the Great Barrier Reef was not at risk from climate change could present…

A blueprint for an effective international climate agreement

3 December 2014

It’s clear that the new agreement must be different from the litany of past compacts, protocols, accords and decisions—but how?