The secret of solar success

A new study shows how researchers at The Australian National University achieved a world record in solar cell efficiency by using cheap and easy to manufacture perovskite cells.

Phasing out coal while maintaining energy security

The end of coal-fired generation in Australia is inevitable. The only questions are when coal-fired power stations will close and how well Australia will manage that phasedown.

Fixing Australia’s energy strategy through green hydrogen

It is time the federal government ditches its ideology of ‘technology neutrality’ and throws all its weight behind where real money is to be made in the near future — green hydrogen.

A heretical view of energy ‘indulgences’

Policy makers should guard against a ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ in the vexed area of energy policy, where individuals acting in their own interest cause significant collective harm.

Blowing in the wind

New research suggests the increasing use of energy from wind farms is lowering electricity prices, but increasing price volatility in the national energy market.

Putting energy consumers first

New proposals to improve Australia’s energy market at a time of unprecedented change should priorities the results for consumers.

What must climate and energy policy really achieve?

The Australian Government is dangerously out-of-touch as climate change accelerates and a cascade of tipping points risks unstoppable global warming.

Super-charged: how Australia’s biggest renewables project will change the energy game

Many Asian nations are shunning fossil fuels, presenting a huge opportunity for Australia’s renewables sector. And one massive project has stepped up to the plate.

Asia shuts the door on Australian energy exports

Thermal coal and gas export markets about to rapidly shrink as Asia leads net-zero emission coal and gas exits.

What is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?

Much has been said of the need to change the electricity generation mix, from mostly fossil fuels to mostly renewables, but our electricity transmission network must also be overhauled.

How green hydrogen can become cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels

The green hydrogen revolution is coming, and Australia is perfectly placed to take advantage of it, according to a new analysis of production costs.

Turning sunlight back into hydrogen

Remote parts of Australia could be the perfect places to use abundant solar energy to create hydrogen fuels for a range of next generation applications.