Many of the canceled grants were investments in the science and infrastructure necessary to keep the lights on in coming years, especially when the grid is under stress.
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Public ownership is back in vogue, after the Coalition promised publicly owned nuclear plants in a decade. The problem is, the public service has been hollowed out.
Power prices surged two years ago – and now are falling sharply. Why does it take so long to see relief?
Our research has found 30,000 farm dams which could be used as energy storage. Solar by day, hydro by night.
As the drive towards electrification advances, one fact seems clear: it is far easier to reuse waste heat for our homes and businesses than it is to generate it anew.
We’ll need some new transmission lines to make Australia’s grid ready for the green energy shift. But there are clever ways of making more use out of our existing network.
Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
Solar lights can help local governments drastically reduce their spending on electricity bills.
A new law provides flexibility in terms of how the state can meet this new target for the electricity it consumes.
A massive rural on-grid electrification programme in Rwanda has delivered considerable benefits. But is it the most sensible way to deliver power to remote areas?
Energy Secretary Rick Perry says the US needs to subsidize nuclear and coal power plants to keep the grid stable. But this policy would raise energy costs and could drive consumers off-grid instead.
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has proposed to reward coal plants for stockpiling fuel onsite – allegedly making the power system more reliable. Two economists give this idea a failing grade.
Longannet, the last coal-fired power plant in Scotland, has closed. It might be good news for climate change, but it also signals major problems ahead.
Africa is blessed with an abundance of sunshine.Given the heavy demand for energy, alternatives, such as solar, could provide solutions and help stimulate economic growth.
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Pardee Professor of Sustainable Development, University of California, Berkeley
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor, Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
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Professor of Energy Engineering, University of Glasgow
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
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