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- Solar panels that can be printed out like newspapers and rolled up to fit in your pocket are one step closer thanks to a new development by CSIRO.
- Dry spell undoes Tasmania's claim of being 100 per cent powered by green energy Wed, 23 Oct 24, 5:32amTasmania is headed for a 15-year low in its renewable energy generation — posing a threat to the state's claim of being "100 per cent renewable".
- Green energy boast looking shaky with fossil fuels, electricity imports in Tasmania's mix Wed, 23 Oct 24, 5:32amTasmania is headed for a 15-year low in its renewable energy generation — posing a threat to the state's claim of being "100 per cent renewable".
- Wind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing Wed, 2 Oct 24, 8:59amAcross the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.
- Farmers divided over hosting renewable energy projects as turbines rise in dairy country Wed, 2 Oct 24, 8:59amAcross the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.
- Market operator issues rare low-demand warning as solar 'juggernaut' risks grid overload Fri, 27 Sep 24, 4:56pmFor decades, a big risk to Australia's electricity system has been excessive demand in summer. Now, it is excessive supply in spring.
- Market operator issues first-ever low-demand warning as solar 'juggernaut' risks grid overload Fri, 27 Sep 24, 4:56pmFor decades, a big risk to Australia's electricity system has been excessive demand in summer. Now, it is excessive supply in spring.
- The world reaches a historic tipping point thanks to 'the most rapid change since the Industrial Revolution' Sat, 21 Sep 24, 5:28amRenewable technologies are gathering speed, putting the world within reach of falling greenhouse gas emissions. Climate experts say they "struggle to wrap their heads around" the sheer size, scale and speed of the current...
- The world is on the cusp of pushing emissions into decline. The driving force? Simple economics Sat, 21 Sep 24, 5:28amRenewable technologies are gathering speed, putting the world within reach of falling greenhouse gas emissions. Climate experts say they "struggle to wrap their heads around" the sheer size, scale and speed of the current...
- Forced to switch off gas, this small Australian seaside town became a 'microcosm of what the world is trying to do' Thu, 19 Sep 24, 4:45amWhen a town in Australia's South West was forced to switch off gas, residents were given a choice: use bottled gas or electrify. Now, electricity is providing more energy for Esperance than ever before and most of it is coming...
- Australia is 'wasting' record amounts of green energy. Here's why experts say it's a good thing Sun, 8 Sep 24, 6:04amAs Australia's electricity system gets cleaner, it is encountering a strange problem. More renewable energy is having to be wasted.
- As Australia's power system gets greener, more renewable energy is being wasted. Here's why Sun, 8 Sep 24, 6:04amAs Australia's electricity system gets cleaner, it is encountering a strange problem. More renewable energy is having to be wasted.
- Renewable connections stalled, prices rising as the fallout from a bitter industrial power fight spreads Tue, 9 Jul 24, 3:14pmEntrenched opposition between electrical workers and NSW transmission owner Transgrid is taking a toll on a strained power market.
- Northern Territory faces blackouts within four years unless investment in electricity grid increases, commission says Fri, 28 Jun 24, 7:40amThe NT's electricity system is in a "prime but precarious" position and could face blackouts within four years if looming challenges are not met, according to the NT Utilities Commission.
- Behind the grand plans for nuclear is a potentially fatal flaw. And it's on millions of roofs Mon, 24 Jun 24, 4:51amThe Coalition wants nuclear to be the Yin to rooftop solar's Yang. But some experts say the technologies make terrible bedfellows.