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Africa’s energy potential remains under-exploited, the energy entrepreneur is well-positioned to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the energy sector.
Have the hordes of wind farm complainers all gone shy?
Estimates released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics suggest that the number of direct full-time equivalent jobs in renewable energy activities has continued to fall from its 2011-12 peak.
Relying less on fossil fuels is one of the key challenges of energy transition, and taking weather variations into account can help increase the overall efficiency of a renewable-energy system.
Engineers are hoping to iron out a century-old technology that could reduce shipping emissions.
Here are some short- and medium-term strategies for transitioning to renewable, reliable and affordable energy in South Australia.
Nobody in business wants to touch new “clean” coal plants, which means taxpayers would be left to foot the billion-dollar bills.
The Turnbull government is funding energy storage as a crucial missing piece of the electricity grid puzzle. Analysis suggests an affordable, fully renewable grid doesn’t require any heroic assumptions.
Many believe we can stabilise the power supply by asking customers to help - but there’s a problem.
Although Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax invented by China, Chinese leaders believe cutting carbon emissions will generate economic and political payoffs at home and abroad.
South Africa has a new energy plan. Renewable energy in the form of wind, gas and solar feature high on its agenda.
Just when you thought wind farms were bad for house prices everywhere, a new piece of research from Scotland suggests otherwise.
Wind and solar power can be intermittent. Should our usage be too?
Skirmishes over funding for renewable energy research are just the latest battle in a saga that stretches back to the early 1980s – years before the public became widely aware of the climate threat.
Energy companies shouldn’t rely on government regulation to protect them from the growing disruption from renewables and increased consumer control.
Plans to build the world’s largest offshore windfarm show projects are getting bigger and bigger, and moving ever further from land.
Amid the gloom, here are some hopeful signs that we can meet our climate obligations.
These countries are well-positioned to lead the way from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy.
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