World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert

World’s biggest renewables hub planned for Australian desert

Donald Trump’s US election win is raising hopes for green investment growth in markets outside the US – and plans are afoot for Australia to capitalise.

  • byMike Foley

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State government plans to slash big renewables planning process

State government plans to slash big renewables planning process

Despite its lofty net zero goals,the NSW planning process has been a slow-moving morgue for big projects but that might now change.

  • byNick O'Malley
If cars become batteries on wheels,cities become power plants

If cars become batteries on wheels,cities become power plants

Australia’s energy system now offers vehicle-to-grid charging,which will make the concept of traditional baseload power redundant.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action

Australia’s thin silver lining in Trump’s dark clouds for climate action

Donald Trump’s return could cause global climate policy chaos and slow the pace of emissions reduction. But there’s a ray of hope for Australia.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
Renewable energy is roaring back,crushing coal to historic lows

Renewable energy is roaring back,crushing coal to historic lows

Stronger winds and heavier rainfall have boosted renewables and pummelled coal to its lowest share of the east coast grid on record for the past two months.

  • byNick Toscano
How you can apply for a subsidised home battery from tomorrow

How you can apply for a subsidised home battery from tomorrow

NSW households can claim up to $2600 towards the cost of installing a battery to store solar energy and as much as $400 to connect to a virtual power plant.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
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‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation

‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation

Solar panel retailer Carolyn Lee is owed $40,000. She wants the government to step in.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
A 4300km power line to Asia? Singapore thinks it might just work

A 4300km power line to Asia? Singapore thinks it might just work

A $35 billion mega-project by billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes to export renewable energy to Asia has cleared a significant hurdle.

  • byNick Toscano
A place in the sun:How to get solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers
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A place in the sun:How to get solar to 2.5m apartment dwellers

Australia has the highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world,but the growing number of apartment dwellers has been left behind. This is how to turn the tables.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons andBianca Hall
Too old,too expensive:Coal can’t wait for nuclear,says energy regulator

Too old,too expensive:Coal can’t wait for nuclear,says energy regulator

The high-stakes parliamentary inquiry into nuclear power examined Peter Dutton’s plan to build nuclear power plants across the country.

  • byMike Foley
Cheaper power promised under renewable energy bulk-buy schemes

Cheaper power promised under renewable energy bulk-buy schemes

Residents and small business owners would get cheaper power bills under a proposed renewable energy bulk-buying scheme covering at least four inner Melbourne councils.

  • byTom Cowie