Alternative Energy

Leading energy modellers forecast temperature rises will be kept within 2C of pre-industrial levels thanks to rapidly advancing clean technologies.

The first of 15 gigantic blades, which will make up five wind turbines, left Geraldton Port today on a 700km journey inland to a $951 million lithium mine being built in WA's northern Goldfields. 

Land bought by French renewable energy giant Neoen will be used as a national park in South Australia.

As green energy players are going to greater lengths in a bid to secure support, the French company behind South Australia's massive Goyder renewables project has handed over the nearby Worlds End Gorge as a new SA national park. 

As the next UN climate conference COP-28 draws closer, Germany's special envoy for climate diplomacy, Jennifer Morgan, is in Australia for meetings with key climate players.

Electrician Kacee Milnes swapped her job in mining for the clean energy industry because she wanted to be part of "the way of the future", and when she got there she found a less male-dominated industry.

While most Australians are stuck with inflated fixed-rate power prices, some are saving money by playing the spot market. So how are they doing it, and why isn't it for everyone?

The treasurer admits that Australia is on track to fall short of its climate targets without more money invested, quicker construction of renewables projects, and better regulation.

Satellite data shows the massive explosion of rooftop solar from above, but the rest of Australia's energy transition is falling behind. Search for your suburb's rooftop solar count.

In the decade since Emerald's Sharron Booth first installed solar panels there have been changes to how their isolators are kept safe. That became all too apparent when flames engulfed part of her rooftop system one recent weekday morning.

A report by WA energy provider Synergy says it is "not viable" to use pumped hydro power to fill the gap left by the closure of the state's last remaining coal-fired plants by 2030.

Almost half of the world's power will come from "clean" technologies such as wind, solar and nuclear by 2030, but the International Energy Agency says it "may not be enough" to limit global warming.

Visualisations of a proposed offshore Illawarra wind zone in New South Wales are released by the federal government, following intense community scrutiny of the project.

Consumers are being warned not to expect any immediate relief despite a big fall in wholesale power prices to their lowest levels in two years.

Snowy Hydro's tunnelling machine caused a sinkhole and spent months barely moving, then the troubled project's tunnel began filling with gas.

Whyalla is set to become South Australia's hydrogen hub and its council is urging locals to complete a survey about the town's personality to make sure it's inviting enough for an influx of new residents.

Some of the first solar dishes in outback Queensland broke down after less than a decade. Now the company and the state government are trying again.

A new agreement has fast-tracked the construction of a project that could inject hundreds of millions of dollars into Broken Hill's economy and create 780 full-time jobs.

Already powering 27 per cent of the state's renewable energy grid, the Queensland sugar industry's research into improved crop yields for biofuel production using genetic selection beats out major rivals Brazil and India.

The take up of solar power in Australia has boomed in the last couple of years but we still need coal to get us through the night. Globally coal use continues to grow.

A community meeting for the VNI West powerline project was shut down yesterday by a group of "100 to 120" protesting farmers with fire trucks in tow.

Protesters hung signs before entering a VNI West transmission line community meeting to heckle speakers and throw pamphlets.

Dr Kari Dahlgren, lead author of the study and researcher with the Monash Energy Institute says shifting lifestyle trends boost Victorians’ demand for energy.

There are not many electric car chargers along one of Australia's longest roads, but one local company has developed a prototype it hopes will help range anxiety in the outback.

Around Australia, records are tumbling as rooftop solar production soars to new highs. Experts say the trend is pushing the grid to its limits and highlighting the urgent need for storage.