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Bill Gates says new innovation, beyond solar and wind power, is needed to reach zero emissions by 2050.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is being urged to set emissions reduction targets for 2025 and 2030 to boost business confidence and prevent Victoria falling behind the rest of the world on climate action.

New projects are being announced all the time in the grid-scale battery arms race but concerns are being raised over a patchwork approach which has seen some states go at it alone in their pursuit of more aggressive emissions...

Australia has "just months" to fix major problems with the electricity market, according to a blistering assessment of the state of the energy sector.

A recently released report by the Energy Security Board has found the security of electricity supply remains "the most concerning issue" for the National Energy Market.

Electricity prices would be slashed by more than two thirds during the middle of the day but almost double during the peak under a trial aimed at encouraging households to soak up excess solar power flooding into Western...

As Victorians begin planning for life beyond COVID-19, Infrastructure Victoria has released a 30-year blueprint for the state's future, with a heavy focus on climate, energy, and sustainability.

As Victorians begin planning for life beyond COVID-19, Infrastructure Victoria has released a 30-year blueprint for the state's future, with a heavy focus on climate, energy, and sustainability.

Victoria's solar rebate scheme gets a major boost in next week's State Budget, with thousands of rebates available for home solar panels and solar batteries, in addition to $250 cash rebates for low income earners to put...

Hydrogen is being hailed as the fuel of the future and it's more politically palatable in regional areas than solar power, but it's still a decade away from being viable, writes Peter McCutcheon.

The state once known for not having enough power becomes the first major jurisdiction in the world to be powered entirely by energy from the sun.

The state once known for not having enough power becomes the first major jurisdiction in the world to be powered entirely by energy from the sun.

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.