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In some cases, adding a battery to your rooftop solar system will pay off. But to be sure, households need information about many factors — and there's no single reliable place to find it, write Asma Aziz and Daryoush...

Switching from gas to all-electric has significant financial and environmental benefits, but many households face hurdles that make it hard or impossible to do...

Switching from gas to all-electric has significant financial and environmental benefits, but many households face hurdles that make it hard or impossible to do...

Outback Queensland is home to the largest potential wind zone in the country, but a lack of infrastructure and a shortage of skilled workers are major roadblocks in reaching national renewable energy targets.

Climate change is clearly visible, as cascading extreme weather events have wreaked havoc across the globe. We've seen it all in recent years, from severe flooding, to erratic rainfall patterns, to scorching heat waves.[...]

The roll-out of large scale renewable projects in the regions could be hampered if communities aren't meaningfully engaged.

Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.

Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.

Wiradjuri people around Lithgow in New South Wales are concerned about plans for a 40-metre-high concrete reservoir on top of a mountain that holds great importance to them.

Today, the global food system supports the livelihoods of 600 million farmers and employs almost one-third of the global workforce. However, the agriculture industry is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse...

Only 4 per cent of buildings in Japan's capital city that could have solar panels do now, says the city's governor. 

A new kind of charger that allows an electric vehicle to be used as a giant home battery is close to going on sale in Australia. So how does it work and is it worth the price?

The Tasmanian government wants to generate 200 per cent renewable energy by 2040, but not everyone is sold on the pathway to a cleaner future, with wind turbine opposition groups popping up across the state.

The Tasmanian government wants generate 200 per cent renewable energy by 2040, but not everyone is sold on the pathway to cleaner future, with wind turbine opposition groups popping up across the state.

A new $5 million community-driven solar farm, built where bucket toilets were once dumped, will power up next month and 20 per cent of the electricity is already allocated to the City of Sydney.