Clean and secure power – A roadmap to a renewable future

Time is running out for the climate as temperatures rise, the poles melt and weather patterns alter. Australia needs to act quickly and decisively by cutting greenhouse gas pollution from the electricity sector and a new plan from the Climate Council explains how it could be done.

Do we even need Snowy II?

Victorian engineer Peter Farley crunches the numbers to show the proposed Snowy II hydro-power scheme would be surplus to requirements, given the growth in distributed storage capacity and alternative sources of generation.

Australia enjoys a record year for renewable energy production

Remarkable growth made 2017 a record year for Australian renewable energy production, but ongoing policy uncertainty means that continued expansion cannot be taken for granted.

Mike Cannon-Brookes just led the way for Philanthropy 2.0 in Australia

Elon Musk recently declared he could fix the South Australia’s power problems and was subsequently backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes.

Current energy market locked into 20th century thinking

The Turnbull government is keeping its focus on energy security by suggesting so-called ‘clean coal power’. Terrence Bondfield introduces two power sources Australia could pursue instead of coal.