Climate change used to be associated with vague possibilities in the far distant future, but catastrophic bushfires, biblical floods and other extreme weather events seem …
Understanding the basics of climate change
The duck curve – The biggest challenge facing solar energy generation
What do solar energy and a duck have in common: Curves. And no, that’s not a joke, it’s the correlation between excess solar supply during …
Why did Victoria experience a power blackout and why wasn’t it averted?
The National Energy Market’s Reserve Trade Demand Response mechanism was not enough to prevent a power blackout in Victoria in January, and the breakdown of …
AGL Energy turns down $250- million unsolicited Alinta offer for Liddell plant
AGL Energy has formally rejected a $250 bid for the coal-fired Liddell power station in New South Wales by Alinta Energy and its Chinese owner …
South Australia promises cheaper energy using the sun, wind and pumped hydro
South Australia is promising cheaper energy bills by commissioning a pumped hydro plant, a solar plant and a battery which will be hooked up to an …
South Australia teams up with Elon Musk to build Australia’s largest virtual power plant and battery
Tesla and South Australia’s ‘special relationship’ continued to blossom this week as it announced that a 250-megawatt virtual power plant will be created by installing …
Negative energy prices – European businesses were actually paid to use electricity over windy Christmas weekend
It sounds too good to be true and it is unthinkable in Australia, but businesses in Germany experienced negative energy prices over the Christmas weekend. …
Watch: How Nevada beat the energy lobby to bring affordable solar back
The US state of Nevada was a flourishing area for the development of affordable solar installations, but then the large scale energy providers stepped in …
Could this be the future of solar power?
Have you ever used a magnifying glass to concentrate the rays of the sun onto a single spot and start a fire? If you haven’t, …
Renewables will prevent energy price spikes within three years – analyst
A prominent energy analyst believes that new renewable energy projects will help prevent more spikes in power prices within three years. The bold claim was made …
