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- ‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off 2 days agoBalcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear
- What do Santa and the Coalition’s nuclear costings have in common? | Fiona Katauskas Tue, 17 Dec 24, 3:04pmThey’re both unrealSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...
- Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn Tue, 17 Dec 24, 1:00amPeter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says
- Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench – as it happened Fri, 13 Dec 24, 5:56pmThis blog is now closedPeter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costingsGet...
- Ed Miliband pledges ‘most ambitious reforms to UK energy system in generations’ Fri, 13 Dec 24, 4:00pmEnergy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks
- Australia news live: Sam Groth quits John Pesutto’s shadow frontbench after Victorian Liberal leader refuses to stand down Fri, 13 Dec 24, 5:01pmFollow livePeter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’The glaring gaps and unanswered questions in the Coalition’s nuclear plan and costingsGet our breaking...
- Australia news live: Coalition nuclear plan has ‘three fatal errors’, Chris Bowen says in response to policy announcement Fri, 13 Dec 24, 2:00pmFollow livePeter Dutton says nuclear ‘will make electricity cheaper’ but critics say Coalition costings a ‘fantasy’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBowen lashes Coalition plan to keep ageing...
- Australia news live: Coalition reveals nuclear energy plan as Peter Dutton says there can be ‘bipartisan’ support Fri, 13 Dec 24, 11:02amFollow liveBuilding nuclear power plants in Australia could cost double CSIRO predictions, energy experts warnGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBowen lashes Coalition plan to keep ageing coal-fired...
- Australia news live: Qantas warns travellers of potential delays as engineers go on strike; Coalition to reveal nuclear power plan Fri, 13 Dec 24, 8:00amAbout 500 engineers across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth airports started walking off the job from 3.30am. Follow live
- Turbine bat deaths could fall without loss of power if wind speed triggers were raised, Victorian research finds Fri, 13 Dec 24, 1:00amChanging state guidelines to lift wind speed turbines start spinning won’t notably affect energy generated, government consultants say
- Labour’s 2030 green energy goal faces ‘significant challenges’, experts warn Thu, 12 Dec 24, 11:01amUK Energy Research Centre says there is ‘very little room for error’ to avoid delays and protect vulnerable people
- Wind turbine maker Vestas to cut 300 jobs on Isle of Wight Thu, 12 Dec 24, 2:15amFactory to move from making offshore blades to onshore under deal with government to keep half of 600 staff
- I regret none of the climate policies we pushed in Ireland. But we underestimated the backlash | Eamon Ryan Wed, 11 Dec 24, 6:00pmFrom rural buses to solar panels, our Green agenda has been transformative. Yet, vested interests and big polluters helped to poison the well of public thinking
- ‘We’re an evolving laboratory’: the island on a quest to be self-sufficient in energy Wed, 11 Dec 24, 8:00pmHarnessing wind, hydro and maybe geothermal power, the tiny Canary Island of El Hierro is blazing a trail for sustainable energy – and the secret is all in the mix
- AI-fuelled cloud storage boom threatens Irish climate targets, report warns Wed, 11 Dec 24, 12:42amFriends of the Earth calls on government to rein in growth of datacentres for fear they could increase fossil fuel use
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.