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WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.

WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.

WA Labor has been talking up the clean energy transition ahead of the state election. But industry experts say a lack of transmission and generation is slowing progress.

Increasing solar power is reshaping the national energy grid, with wholesale prices plummeting during the day but spiking during the night.

Landholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.

Like much of the country, WA is embracing rooftop solar with breathtaking gusto. But the state's position as the world's biggest island grid is posing a unique problem with authorities asking the question — how much solar...

Like much of the country, WA is embracing rooftop solar with breathtaking gusto. But the state's position as the world's biggest island grid is posing a unique problem with authorities asking the question — how much solar...

At least one solar project has been put on hold indefinitely, as some energy investors grow nervous over whether renewables will still be supported under the Coalition's nuclear proposal. 

Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.

Nuclear power relies on millions of litres of cooling water. The federal opposition's plan to build reactors on seven sites raises questions about water use and the effect on the environment.  

The government knows it can't compete with China to make cheaper solar panels. But it's placing a billion-dollar bet that it can outcompete the manufacturing giant on technology to transform Australia's tiny solar industry. 

The government knows it can't compete with China to make cheaper solar panels. But it's placing a billion-dollar bet that it can outcompete the manufacturing giant on technology to transform Australia's tiny solar industry. 

As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission...

As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission...

As the shift away from fossil fuels gathers pace, the Coalition has turned to an emissions-free technology with a long and contentious history — nuclear fission...