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The numbers no longer stack up when it comes to coal-fired power: wind and solar are cheaper, and rising electricity costs have more to do with gas prices and network costs than any "green scheme", writes Ian Verrender.

Offshore wind power has pulled ahead of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Energy from offshore wind farms will be less expensive than power from a new nuclear project for the first time, based on subsidy figures via the...

Fixing the gas price crisis is the short-term fix to Australia's soaring electricity prices but the long game is greater investment in renewables and energy storage, writes Ian Verrender.

The National Party uses its federal conference in Canberra to vote on renewable energy subsidies and demand the Federal Government eliminates the contributions over a five year period.

The National Party membership will use its federal conference this weekend to pressure politicians to finalise energy policy, and to push for more coal-fired power stations in regional areas.

The National Party membership will use its federal conference this weekend to call for an end to the energy policy vacuum, with more 'clean' coal-fired power stations in regional areas.

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.

When federal politicians Bob Katter and Anthony "Albo" Albanese get together, sparks fly.

Bob Katter and Anthony Albanese, a pair of "fair-dinkum blokes", are taking their unlikely bromance to the bush to try to change the face of the electricity generation in the north.

Two of the world's leading renewable energy giants are teaming up to work towards a sustainable energy future. Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine manufacturer, is working on a global program to combine wind power with...

Regional Victorian businesses are warning jobs are at risk amid political inaction in addressing rising electricity costs.

Green camping is about to get a lot more glamorous. Green Cat Technologies just unveiled the sCarabane, a self-sufficient camper with several fancy clean technologies. It comes decked out with solar cells, a solar concentrator...

Green camping is about to get a lot more glamorous. Green Cat Technologies from France-has designed the sCarabane, a self-sufficient caravan with several fancy clean technologies: you'll find solar cells but also a solar...

The Western Australia Government has backed a continued study and potential pilot to export solar power from the Pilbara to Indonesia.