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- Plans have provoked outrage from communities in areas of Great Britain expected to host new infrastructure
- Why Is Cheap Electricity So D@mn Expensive? Thu, 7 Aug 25, 3:00amGuest Post by Willis Eschenbach We’ve been told over and over by very serious people that wind and solar are far cheaper than natural gas and coal … and yet…
- Australian researchers discover two invasive weeds have the potential to be burned as biofuel Wed, 6 Aug 25, 1:00amBrazilian nightshade and climbing asparagus can be made into biomass pellets, presenting an opportunity for an alternative form of energy, scientists say
- To compare Donald Trump to Teddy Roosevelt on nature protection is absurd | Letters Tue, 5 Aug 25, 2:43amReaders assess whether the US president has an ‘eye for beauty’ in relation to his hatred of wind turbines and love for classical architecture
- Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Australia’s Productivity Commission says Sun, 3 Aug 25, 10:30pmInterim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms
- Clean energy subsidies should be replaced with ‘market-based incentives’ from 2030, Productivity Commission says Sun, 3 Aug 25, 10:30pmInterim report on investing in cheaper, cleaner energy and the net zero transformation sets out reforms to boost Australia’s productivity
- Fewer green energy tariffs offered as British households opt for cheaper deals Sun, 3 Aug 25, 9:00pmIndustry data shows suppliers have scaled back premium-priced deals based on renewables as demand falls
- BP abandons Australia’s biggest renewables project (26GW and $55b) to focus on oil and gas Fri, 25 Jul 25, 7:30amBy Jo Nova Another day — another setback for the Mega Green Hydrogen Dream The The Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) started at 6GW, grew to 11GW and then to 26GW as the mania spread...
- Cost of delayed Victorian interconnector lifts off and reaches escape velocity Fri, 1 Aug 25, 6:35amImage by Alexandra_Koch from Pixabay By Jo Nova In a nasty shock, the VNI West interconnector price has doubled and doubled again The whole renewables fantasy is unraveling before our eyes...
- The Ongoing Fiction of Cheap Wind and Solar Sat, 2 Aug 25, 7:00amAs energy analyst Alex Epstein testified in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should “require solar and wind generators to bear the full costs of the backup, storage, and transmission they...
- The Guardian view on the green transition: renewables are the future – but countries’ actions must catch up with their promises | Editorial Sat, 2 Aug 25, 3:06amTo counter attacks on net zero, challenges including the need for grid upgrades will have to be grasped
- He may talk rubbish but Trump has an eye for beauty, and that is a breath of fresh air | Simon Jenkins Fri, 1 Aug 25, 7:32pmThe US president promotes classical architecture and loathes ‘ugly’ wind turbines. Keir Starmer would dismiss him as a nimby, but on this Trump has a point
- Countries failing to act on UN climate pledge to triple renewables, thinktank finds Thu, 31 Jul 25, 9:01amFossil fuel reliance likely to continue and Cop28 target of limiting global heating to below 1.5C will be missed
- The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca Solnit Wed, 30 Jul 25, 9:00pmAn energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it
- ‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: how Trump is fumbling geothermal energy Tue, 29 Jul 25, 10:30pmFormer energy officials raise alarm about tariffs, cuts and other policies creating uncertainty in geothermal industry
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.