Energy
Big Nuke in big push for small nuclear reactors near towns

Global nuclear companies are meeting this week to discuss licensing the controversial small ...  
Why changing energy markets add relevance to EXPO 2017 Astana

Looking to future energy needs, EXPO 2017 in Astana will showcase renewable energy solutions ...  
Electricity emissions soar since Coalition dumps carbon price

RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson discusses Australia's rapidly rising electricity emissions follo ...  
How green energy is already taking over the world

investment in renewables galloped ahead of fossil fuels in 2015 with a majority of plants planned ...  
Five things we learned about Malcolm’s attempts not to be Tony

RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson analyses Malcolm Turnbull's efforts to distance himself from  ...  
Secret deals: Australia's nuclear waste plan and the UK's Hinkley project

The S.A. Government scheme to import international nuclear waste has a major flaw in common with ...  
Have solar households really sold out on their environmental goals?

RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson discusses the claim by power networks that solar households have ...  
U.S. and WTO block India’s solar power plan

World trade regulations have been invoked by the U.S. to challenge India’s ambitious programme ...  
Energy storage gives renewables a jump-start

Given the speed at which technology and inventions are advancing, it's a no-brainer to see that ...  
CSG Inquiry: 'Liars, cheats and thieves'

The troubled CSG industry is currently facing strong community opposition in two states — not ...  
Nuclear Royal Commission: What's Scarce in Kevin's Report

The Scarce Report recommends South Australia being storing the world's nuclear waste, opening the ...  
Mystery explained: Hunt's award handed out by the oil industry

The nation's satirists stormed Twitter this week crying mass unemployment over the shock anno ...  
Telstra takes on energy utilities with home solar and storage plan

Telstra's rollout of solar and battery storage looks to be a game-changer in the home energy ...  
BREAKTHROUGHS: Giant wind turbines and carbon filtering make power

Science can now make energy by building immense wind turbine blades and filtering carbon from the ...  
New oil and gas well investment stalls as prices nosedive

Nosediving prices for oil and gas mean investment in new fields, including in Australia, is being ...  
Australia's dirtiest coal-fired power station launches global campaign for 1,000GW of solar

Here's a turn up! Engie, the owner of Hazelwood, Australia's dirtiest coal-fired power station, is ...  
Queensland's collapsing LNG industry

The oil price war is inflicting further damage on Queensland's collapsing LNG industry. Lachlan ...  
World's top 6 wind energy stories: Cost down 60% since 2009

The rest of the world is powering ahead with wind, according to Professor Juan Cole. Sadly, not so ...  

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