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Two New South Wales federal seats held by Coalition MPs have been identified as having the most potential in Australia for renewable energy generation. 

Will you tackle this week's news quiz like it's a mission to a remote asteroid — or will we have to mute your microphone from now on?

Installing solar panels on the roofs of public buildings in five local government areas across Queensland would produce enough electricity to power 44,000 homes, new research shows.

Installing solar panels on the roofs of public buildings in five local government areas across Queensland would produce enough electricity to power 44,000 homes, new research shows.

Will Graham is a fifth-generation grazier who has seen enough years of dry, hot weather to convince him Queensland must transition away from coal to renewables.

Ever since the Hindenburg airship disaster of 1937, hydrogen has had a reputation as being a risky source of fuel — but a project in Adelaide is part of a push to change that.

An ambitious plan to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar has been labelled an Australian first — but is it too good to be true?

In Queensland's coal heartland, a number of locals are trading in their mining jobs to work in the renewables sector.

In Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, one couple has built a solar farm big enough to power their shire in a move to prove the benefit of decentralising electricity and positioning generation sites at the end of the grid.

The Australian Energy Market Operator says SA's energy plan is working to reduce the threat of blackouts, but is also warning an unexpected outage at a major supplier could also affect Victoria.

Rival plans to provide to power north Queensland will be a key issue at the next state election, with voters set to choose between hydro electricity and a coal-fired plan.

Despite the hype around Elon Musk's proposed SA power fix, other, lesser-known battery makers have been pitching grid-scale storage as a solution for some time.

As South Australia continues to grapple with unreliable power supply, a parliamentary committee is told a recommendation to buy or lease a gas-fired electricity generator was made to the State Government last month.

South Australians enduring a severe heatwave have been warned they could face power cuts as the state struggles to meet power supply demands. We take a look at the process of load shedding and why it takes place.

The company behind a $100-million solar plant with battery storage says its project could solve South Australia's energy woes as the Federal Government announces a $445,000 investment into a pumped hydro-station for the state.