EnergyAustralia fined and convicted over fire at Yallourn brown coal generator

27 March 2025

EnergyAustralia fined over a fire at its Yallourn coal fired power station, after the company fought to be spared conviction.

Labor woos landowners with developer ratings pilot, land potential website

27 March 2025

The federal government is wooing landowners by launching the Developer Ratings Scheme and funding a website that assess land for…

First China-made Tesla Megapack batteries on their way to big Australian storage project

27 March 2025

The first Chinese-made Tesla Megapack batteries are on their way to Australia, as the US brand maintains its dominance over…

SwitchedOn podcast: The first question to ask if you want to install a community battery

27 March 2025

Most so-called ‘community batteries’ are actually installed by electricity networks, but this local group managed to navigate the significant financial,…

A quiet shift: The grid is being redefined by household consumers who no longer need it full time

27 March 2025

The grid isn’t failing — it’s being redefined by people using rooftop solar, batteries and EVs. Networks, policymakers, and planners…

Election Watch: No nuke comeback as renewables on a global tear: Plus, Labor’s budget climate resilience fail

27 March 2025

New global data show wind and solar doing most of work cutting emissions, and there is no nuclear renaissance. Meanwhile,…

“Really terrible:” Bad location could triple cost of pumped hydro project favoured by LNP

26 March 2025

Energy expert says massive pumped hydro project favoured by successive state governments is in a bad location, and alternative sites…

Biggest generator in New Zealand presses go on first solar farm, next to big battery

26 March 2025

The biggest generation company in New Zealand presses go on its first big solar farm, and reveals some interesting data…

Budget locks in green metals funding, ignores household energy opportunity

26 March 2025

The federal budget didn't contain any surprises, but experts are hoping consumer-level energy initiatives are being saved for the election.

Methane from giant Queensland coal mine could be eight times more than reported, says new study

26 March 2025

The UN-backed study used aircraft-based measurements to extrapolate what the Hail Creek coal mine may have actually emitted in FY2023.

Offshore wind applications reveal 375 metre towers and epic size of the job facing project developers

26 March 2025

Massive offshore wind project in Gippsland wants to erect turbines that are 375m tall, but that is just one small…

Solar, wind and batteries set records in Texas as thermal plants the size of Australia’s entire coal fleet sit idle

26 March 2025

A thermal fleet the size of Australia's entire coal generation fleet has been offline in Texas. Time for solar, wind…