renewable energy

Payback vs rates of return: How to judge the value of your rooftop solar

In most cases, investing in a domestic solar PV system or in energy savings measures has become a positive financial…

June 28, 2017

U.S. mayors defy Trump, back plans for 100 per cent renewable power

“Climate change may be the challenge of our generation, but it is also the opportunity of a lifetime.”

June 28, 2017

On demand car operator Lyft aims for 100% renewable energy & self-driving Bolts

Lyft, the on-demand taxi service that competes head to head with Uber, aims for a 100% powered renewable energy powered…

June 20, 2017

Power struggle: First Nations fight to stay on country, and off grid

Astronomical electricity bills are so often the final straw for Australia's remote Indigenous communities, consuming more than half of families'…

March 8, 2017

Households will power half the grid by 2050, networks admit

Report from Australia's main network lobby and CSIRO suggests that by 2050, nearly half of all future generation – and…

December 7, 2016

How to make Australia's clean energy transition fair for all

The genie is well and truly out of the bottle on the benefits and possibilities of clean energy, but how…

August 15, 2016

Greensburg, once destroyed by wind, now 100% wind-powered

Powerful winds once destroyed the town, but now wind power is the very foundation of Greensburg’s economy, an irony not…

July 20, 2016

WA power utility to lead big switch to local generation

WA power utility Horizon is leading a big switch from centralised fossil fuel generation to local generation. The economics of…

June 29, 2016

It takes a village: Why community energy is vital to a 100% renewable Australia

The transition to 100 per cent renewables for Australia is inevitable, say the authors of a major new report. The…

April 20, 2016

Nissan sees future with EV-powered grid. But if they build it, will consumers connect?

Nissan explores how vehicle-to-grid, battery storage, wireless charging, autonomous drive technology and the internet could combine to revolutionise how consumers…

March 16, 2016