Conergy tips Australia solar market to grow 20% a year to 2015

23 May 2013

German solar giant Conergy predicts strong growth in Australian solar market as solar PV costs fall below 13c/kWh - well…

Newman takes axe to Abbott’s Direct Action, and Qld bush

23 May 2013

Newman takes an axe - and a bulldozer - to Queensland bushland, and to Tony Abbott’s Direct Action policy, by…

Can renewables power post-nuclear Germany?

23 May 2013

Did removing seven nuclear power plants endanger Germany's electricity supply? And what long-term strategy is there to manage a grid…

How to create a net-zero energy home

23 May 2013

New report from America's National Institute of Standards and Technology offers a guide to creating houses that generate as much…

UK solar costs pounded: Largest solar farm £1 per Watt

22 May 2013

At 34MW, Britain's largest solar farm cost $1.59/Watt – 20% less than UK govt figures for large-scale solar in 2012.

Energy storage under the sea: New pumped hydro design floated

22 May 2013

Pumped storage turbine design with a storage tank on the ocean floor offers efficiency comparable to conventional onshore systems.

Fossil fuel health risk management ‘grossly inadequate’: report

22 May 2013

Doctors' group says governments' persistent refusal to apply 'full cost accounting' to energy choices poses risk to human health –…

Community solar may be next big thing in Australia renewables

22 May 2013

Community-owned solar projects tipped to take off as interest and funding options multiply, and solar costs plunge below grid prices.

China emissions cap proposal hailed as climate breakthrough

22 May 2013

China is proposing to introduce an absolute cap on emissions by 2016, and bring forward its emissions peak. It is…

‘Global warming my gluteus maximus’: The Sarah Palin syndrome

22 May 2013

Palin's social media quips that cold weather means global warming is not happening reflect broader confusion about the link between…

Graph(ic) of the Day: Impact of the electric vehicle

22 May 2013

Why aren't more people driving EVs? A detailed infographic maps the electric vehicle's journey so far, and what to expect…

Carbon price in hands of someone we don’t know

21 May 2013

The carbon markets, the electricity industry and even BNEF now think it is more likely than not that Australia's carbon…