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The global warming potential of different greenhouse gases is often poorly understood, distorting which are the biggest concern.
The federal government this week heralded Australia’s renewable energy performance. But the outlook leaves little cause for celebration.
A proposal for 270m tall wind turbines on Robbins Island has ruffled some feathers – but here’s why towering turbines are here to stay.
Replacing wind turbines could significantly increase Britain’s power output.
A new study claims that wind turbines kill enough birds of prey that they are effectively an ‘apex predator’.
Experts expect the wind business to remain brisk in the US and abroad, on land and offshore.
The price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal in coming decades, making an all-renewable electricity system more desirable, both economically and environmentally.
Why go to all that bother when you can just half-fill the kettle?
Wind turbines kill some birds, but their contribution to total bird deaths is extremely low, as three studies show.
Have the hordes of wind farm complainers all gone shy?
At a time when we are seeing unparalleled increases in renewable energy and reductions in fossil fuels all over the world, one wonders why this is still under public discussion in Australia.
We always hear that renewable energy is getting cheaper, but what does that really mean?
During the Abbott government, the often recalcitrant Senate cross bench was thrown a big, juicy bone plainly intended to sweeten their disposition toward government bills which needed their support to…
There is one question that Tony Windsor, the high-profile former crossbencher from the Gillard years who is attempting a comeback in New England, is unwilling to answer. That is: in the (admittedly unlikely…
A moratorium on wind turbines until we know they’re safe sounds like a good idea, but it’s likely that those calling for a ban will never be satisfied with the evidence.
The wind and solar industries scored a huge win by getting extended tax credits, but research shows this isn’t the best policy for lowering emissions through renewable energy.
At the centre of claims about wind farms allegedly causing health problems is the infrasound that wind turbines generate as they turn in the wind. Infrasound is sound below 20Hz, which is generally inaudible…
Study shows that many of the utility-scale solar power plants in California have been placed near protected and environmentally sensitive lands.
The UK’s first new nuclear power station since the 1990s is coming at the expense of renewable energy and leaving us unnervingly in hock to the Chinese.
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