Energy Industry

WA's nickel industry has collapsed this year but multi-billion-dollar projects are still being developed with an eye on a future recovery.

When you check your phone, turn on your kitchen tap or drive your car to work, you're using copper, a crucial mineral found in all these devices. Copper is also essential for renewable energy construction, but a global shortage is looming.

With the rise and rise of rooftop solar showing no signs of stopping in Australia, the market operator says "emergency" powers to control it are urgently needed.

Geelong residents are worried a proposed gas import terminal will be too close and too noisy, while environmental groups say the project could harm wetlands, pollute water and increase fossil fuel emissions.

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.

Energy experts say authorities in New South Wales will be on alert this summer for energy shortages with planned and unplanned outages at coal-fired power stations removing important supply from the grid at times of peak demand.

The Australian Energy Market Commission will crack down on 'concerning practices' by some energy providers amid the rollout of smart meters across the country.

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.

They're among the most popular household batteries and eligible for lucrative taxpayer subsidies, but critics say Tesla's products are costing consumers and the grid.

This year marks a century since coal mined at Yallourn was first used to supply Melbourne, and in Victoria's coal country there is still a nostalgia for the good old days.

Traditional owners say they were not adequately consulted before the NT government signed off on Empire Energy's plan to drill nine new gas wells in the Beetaloo Basin. 

Gautam Adani, the Indian billionaire behind Queensland's controversial Carmichael coal project, is charged in the US over an alleged multi-billion-dollar fraud scheme.

As Australia surges past a solar-powered milestone, questions turn to how much is too much, and can we hope to store it all?

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?

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".

After residents went days without power in 40 degree temperatures earlier this year, the WA government has struck a deal with BHP and Canadian-owned TransAlta to provide the city with ongoing backup power.

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? 

Farmers along the proposed route of a major overhead transmission line in Western Victoria vow to protest against the project and prevent access to their land.

Tasmania is headed for a 15-year low in its renewable energy generation — posing a threat to the state's claim of being "100 per cent renewable".