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Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
As the uptake of solar power accelerates, New Zealand should develop policy that requires recycling of panels and supports installations on rental properties.
Communities hosting renewables projects often don’t receive meaningful benefits. Giving them cheap electricity could make the transition fairer – and faster.
Renewable developers use community benefit schemes to make projects appealing. But this has to be done carefully.
The energy return on investment for wind and solar technologies in New Zealand is becoming comparable to hydropower.
A survey of solar farms in southern England revealed surprisingly rich habitat for birds.
Just 14 of Auckland’s largest building rooftops add up to the same area as the biggest solar farm – but they could generate electricity where it’s most used to keep the lights on during disasters.
The scale of the challenge of hitting Australia’s renewable energy target points to the need for a more standardised and inclusive approach to sharing the benefits than we have seen so far.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Proposed reflectors would help provide clean energy when demand peaks near dawn and dusk.
Solar power generation varies greatly depending on the weather. A new study suggests in some parts of Australia, solar has a bright future.
Canada can meet its carbon emission reduction targets, make food cheap again and open up a gigantic trade surplus with the U.S. by shading farm crops with solar panels.
Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
Solar panels can provide places for animals to rest, shelter and breed – potentially benefitting both the land and farmers.
Nestled among farmland, solar farms can be a refuge for wildlife.
Coal plants are exiting the grid faster than expected. We’ll need to redouble efforts to add flexibility into our energy systems and build renewables and storage.
Australia is already in the grip of a skills shortage. We’re going to have to solve that before we can start on the big renewables build.
In the first major study of its kind, the authors travelled to where renewable energy is expanding in NSW to ask communities how they feel about the changes.
The soaring power prices expected to hit Australians are yet another reason the Albanese government should turbocharge its efforts on renewable energy and storage.
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