Sun rises on a renewable wind blowing through global energy industry
"It’s hard to avoid the idea that solar and wind will be commonplace, and that this will drive a transformation in how we move and use electricity" ... Tim Flannery. Photo: Kirk Gilmour THIS year is...
View ArticleInvesting in renewables less risky than coal: study
The energy industry is on an inevitable path away from fossil fuels and further investment in the sector, particularly in coal, would be very risky, according to research by the University of NSW....
View ArticlePower pollution plunges
Hazelwood power station outside Morwell in Victoria. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui THE carbon tax has helped to drive a sharp fall in the emissions intensity of Australia's power generation as coal-fired...
View ArticlePower demand slump sends emissions lower
Hazelwood power station outside Morwell in Victoria. Photo: Luis Enrique Ascui THE carbon tax has helped to drive a sharp fall in the emissions intensity of Australia's power generation as coal-fired...
View ArticleShare of power from coal drops
Tide turning: Less coal is being used as gas and renewable sources power more plants. Photo: Darren Pateman The change in how Australia generates electricity has been illustrated by the share coming...
View ArticleClimate change's nasty numbers: why the transition from carbon won't be easy
The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy will be a steep challenge. (Robert Bryce, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, is the author of “Power Hungry: The Myths of ‘Green’ Energy and...
View ArticleOur greatest challenge on climate: coal exports
It's still Australia's toughest climate challenge: what to do about coal exports, our biggest earner? If it survives the next election our carbon tax-cum-emissions trading scheme - along with...
View ArticleThe future of energy (UNSW - The University of New South Wales)
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) OPINION: Coal-fired electricity may have little or no economic future in Australia, a new analysis has found. While the new government seems...
View ArticleBallooning Gas Exports to Leave Australian Wind Winner: Energy
Australia’s $65 billion of projects to export liquefied natural gas from the east coast are set to push up domestic prices for the fuel, opening the way for record investment at home in competing...
View ArticleBaseload power is a myth: even intermittent renewables will work (UNSW - The...
(Source: UNSW - The University of New South Wales) OPINION: The future of civilisation and much biodiversity hangs to a large degree on whether we can replace fossil fuels - coal, oil and gas - with...
View ArticleDim future for coal as renewables rise, research finds
High penetration rates for renewable energy are realistic, according to a UNSW study. Photo: Reuters Australia's energy industry is on an inevitable path away from fossil fuels and further investment...
View ArticleCapstone Announces Another Follow-On Order for Large Australian Coal Seam...
(Source: Capstone Turbine Corporation) CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (www.capstoneturbine.com) (Nasdaq:CPST), the world's leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine...
View ArticleNew kinds of power to the people
An Indian worker cleans solar panels on top of the new Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi. Regiments of solar panels covering the outback, dozens of gas-fired power plants fuelled by a fracking boom, or...
View ArticleRenewable energy critical for competitive Australian power system (The...
(Source: The University of Queensland) An immediate investment in multiple energy technologies is vital for meeting carbon abatement targets and building a robust power system, a new study from the...
View ArticleRenewable energy should take precedence over gas
New Zealand must learn from Queensland's experience with coal seam gas, writes Green Party energy spokesman Gareth Hughes. Drew Hutton, of the Lock The Gate Alliance Australia, recently wrapped up his...
View ArticleCoal seam gas could 'accelerate' warming
SWITCHING from coal-fired power stations to gas could actually speed up climate change over the next few decades, according to new research challenging accepted wisdom about low-emissions fuel....
View ArticleGas could be just as dirty as coal, study reveals
Not so clean ... fugitive emissions could make coal seam gas as dirty a fuel as black coal, report says. Photo: Glenn Hunt COAL seam gas, widely touted as a greener fuel than coal, could have just as...
View ArticleDepartment issues coal seam gas emissions warning
No one knows precisely how much methane leaks from Australia's growing coal seam gas fields, and more research is needed to back up industry claims about greenhouse emissions, a report produced for...
View ArticleReport Finds Renewable Energy is Cheaper Than Gas and Coal in Australia
In the wake of soaring temperatures that made it impossible for some residents in the Australian outback to pump gas, good news is finally coming to the energy market Down Under. A report by Bloomberg...
View ArticleGas no good to bridge coal and renewables, says study
THE amount of greenhouse gases released by unconventional gas drilling ''exceeds that of oil or coal'', an American study says in contradiction of some claims made by Australia's growing coal-seam gas...
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