Are renewables doomed to failure in Australia?

3 May 2013

WA's new energy minister doubts the fact of climate change, is pro-nuclear, thinks brown coal is clean, hates windmills and…

Mixed Greens: Spain tops 50% renewables for second month

3 May 2013

Renewables top 50% in Spain for second month; 250kW PV system for Bendigo vaccine manufacturer, listed bond for CPV plant;…

Rooftop solar reduces the risk of price hikes… for everyone

3 May 2013

Rooftop solar has a key role to play in delivering Australians clean, affordable, reliable electricity – and not just those…

Graph of the Day: Top 20 rankings for utility solar PV

3 May 2013

The top 20 countries for utility-scale solar shows Germany up top, and a new entrant in the UK. Australia is…

Learning from Europe’s price crash: We need a carbon bank

3 May 2013

Carbon pricing is still the best tool to address climate change at the scale required. The question is, how can…

China to use wind power to replace coal-fired heating

3 May 2013

The Chinese have been experimenting with the use of curtailed wind energy to provide heat for buildings. Now, they want…

Australian companies could double energy savings, save billions

3 May 2013

Report finds Australia’s most energy-intensive companies have potential to more than double energy savings, cutting emissions by 15m tonnes a…

IPART delivers another free kick on green energy to utilities

2 May 2013

IPART continues to demonise the costs of renewable energy support mechanisms, at the same time as adding to those costs…

Geodynamics produces Australia’s first EGS geothermal power

2 May 2013

Less than a month after coming online, Geodynamics' Habanero plant has produced Australia’s first enhanced geothermal system generated power.

GE to install first wind turbines with battery storage

2 May 2013

GE to supply turbines with sophisticated software and battery storage to smooth the output of wind farms, and lower costs…

Improved transmission to aid wind power in Australia

2 May 2013

Planned transmission infrastructure upgrades will allow South Australia to export more wind power and Victoria to use less fossil fuel.

Graph of the Day: 10 indicators of a warming world

2 May 2013

HSBC examines the scientific indicators monitoring climate change and finds them 'all moving in a direction consistent with global warming.'