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It makes more sense to go solar and quit gas before getting a home battery.
The minerals needed for clean energy are driving widespread forest loss across Africa, much of it far beyond the mine itself and largely preventable.
As food and living costs rise, rooftop solar and rainwater harvesting could help low income South African households save money and buy more food.
Council staff said human resources and time are essential, with one noting: ‘We have to go through a fair amount of information to explain how solar works.’
In the face of the energy transition, producing energy will be much more expensive than energy efficiency, which is still largely under-exploited.
Even small solar devices that can power phone chargers and lights have made a difference in rural Malawi. Now, bigger and better solar systems are needed.
Solar panels last 25 years, but most are still designed for disposal rather than repair or reuse.
Solar is helping farmers in California save water and secure reliable income in the face of drought and economic pressure.
Recycling solar panels seems like a smart idea, but it’s complicated. Built to withstand years of wind and weather, solar panels are designed for strength, not easy breakdown.
The new federal law favors energy technologies that are already profitable and increase global warming over cleaner approaches that could use the investment support.
Older rooftop solar systems are being scrapped – often well before the end of their useful life. Establishing a product stewardship scheme is part of the solution.
Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.
Solar energy can help grasslands weather droughts in the semi-arid American West.
US manufacturers do not produce enough solar panels to meet the nation’s demand, but industry investments and federal tax incentives have been making progress.
Power regulators want to ensure reliable electricity supply, but there’s more to customer service than that in the age of smart appliances, solar panels and EVs.
Agrivoltaics — a portmanteau for agriculture and photovoltaics — has enormous potential to solve our climate and energy problems simultaneously.
Integrating biogas, heat and floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could generate enough electricity to supply about 27% of households with renewable energy.
Overcapacity in China’s manufacturing industry is a concern for both the European Union and the United States, especially as China is no longer satisfied with exporting only low-end products.
A new, green theme is shaping relations between China and Africa: the global renewable energy race.
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Photovoltaic Engineering, University of Oxford
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy, University of Liverpool
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Associate Professor in the Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets and the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW
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Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO
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Associate Professor of Solar Engineering, Australian National University
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University of Southern Queensland
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Energy Researcher, Curtin University
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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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CEO, UNSW Energy Institute, UNSW
