Agrivoltaics, which pairs solar panels with farming, offers a path to decarbonise agriculture. But how do we make it work for crops and energy? A new tool may hold the answer.
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Choosing speed above all else gets clean energy built. But it comes with risks. Which path should Australia take?
Seeing solar around your neighbourhood is a surprisingly large reason you might choose to do the same.
The good news is that New Zealand is on track to meet electricity demand with renewable generation by 2030. The less good news is that winter price spikes are still likely.
Cities have a large and mostly untapped power source: the rooftops of commercial buildings.
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.
The only way to make nuclear power work in Australia is to unplug cheap renewables. Stop exporting electricity from rooftop solar system. Forget feed-in tarrifs. Everyone use baseload nuclear first.
Some processes that support fusion energy fuel climate change and may harm the environment.
Energy experts – and even Greenpeace – underestimated solar power’s rapid global growth. As this chart shows, solar’s now set to become the world’s biggest power source within the next decade.
As renewable energy becomes cheaper and climate change affects water availability, the contribution of hydropower will decline.
South Africa’s roadmap to renewable energy has to make sure that electricity will be durable and equitable for all its residents.
Yes we need land for solar panels, wind farms, batteries, pumped hydro, transmission lines and so on. But the amount of land is surprisingly small, when you do the sums. Here’s why.
African cities with over 10 million residents are getting hotter fast. Millions face disaster in these urban heat islands unless the cities start greening and adapting to climate change soon.
It’s common to see solar panels on rooftops and fields, but they aren’t widespread on cars − yet.
South Africa’s national electricity plan is being finalised. A scientist argues that an energy mix of nuclear, clean coal, renewable energy and gas is urgently needed to end 15 years of power cuts.
What would it mean to bring solar manufacturing back on shore in Australia?
As South Africa heads towards elections, there is no quick fix solution to the electricity crisis in the country. What exactly are the political parties promising voters?
If Africa built only all the renewable power plants it has already planned, this would be enough to generate 76% of all electricity needed on the continent by 2040.
Solar development isn’t always good for the land, but pairing it with agriculture can produce multiple benefits.
When the Moon blocks the Sun during an eclipse, utility suppliers have to pull power from the grid to make up for gaps in solar energy.
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