Alternative Energy

A nationwide survey by Farmers for Climate Action has found 70 per cent of residents living in areas affected by green energy projects are supportive of them.

Plans lodged with WA's Environmental Protection Authority this month will bring wild transformation to an ancient desert landscape. Experts, who note the proposed scale is "incredible", say the idea has a lot going for it.

Household clean tech set-ups like solar and batteries can mean huge savings. But what's sitting behind the meter may become the most valuable asset as a new energy market emerges.

More people are cobbling together dangerous backyard power storage systems, and Victoria's energy safety regular says they are an "explosion waiting to happen".

The wind farm where a worker was killed last week recorded a separate safety incident in the weeks leading up to the fatality.

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says the agreement, which Australia had been expected to join, is not relevant to the country's circumstances.

Australia has some of the best waves in the world and researchers say it could be a global leader in creating electricity from our oceans. So what's the hold-up?

The new South Coast Marine Park has a hole in it to facilitate a yet-to-be-approved renewables project in a region some scientists believe warrants inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The federal government holds the first nuclear energy inquiry hearing outside Canberra and the central Queensland community of Biloela is split over the prospect of a reactor in its backyard.

The NSW government is seeking to give the planning secretary discretionary powers, but lawyers and a Landcare group say that would have devastating impacts for the community.

Donald Trump has called climate change a hoax, a scam, and has promised to roll back environmental protections and withdraw from international climate action. But unpicking climate policies could be at his peril.

Queensland's new LNP government has accused the former Labor administration of lying to the community about the cost and viability of a huge pumped hydro scheme which it has branded a "con job" and a "hoax".

For Save Eungella campaigner Jonelle Neilsen, the visit symbolised the start of the healing process for the community.

It was slated to be the largest renewable project of its kind in the world but a change of government in Queensland has uprooted plans for the Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Scheme. 

Billionaire Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has withdrawn from a bid to transform Australia's largest sheep station into a green energy hub, blaming delays in government approval.

They can be an eyesore, but end-of-life mines in the outback prove to be an attractive prospect in an unlikely relationship. So how are renewable energy companies repurposing mine shafts to help decarbonise the region? 

For the past 20 years, an energy project on the outskirts of Darwin has been quietly generating renewable electricity 24 hours a day and abating tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide.

Taiwan is months away from phasing out its last nuclear plant, and while some are happy, others question how the tech powerhouse will power itself. 

The driest year since 1934 in Tasmania's catchments has forced the state-owned hydro-electricity generating company to scale back generation, with the aim of conserving water.

From fossil fuels to green hydrogen, 21-year-old Gladstone local Kristy Smith is proud that the reputation of her home town is changing.