A new study shows how the high-carbon electricity grid is making EVs less climate friendly than fuel efficient competitors. But that does not mean they are not an important option for fighting climate change.
With energy generation likely to rely mainly on fossil fuels for the next couple of decades, it is vital that carbon capture and storage can prove effective at scale.
Where the Clean Energy Finance Corporation chooses to put its money could prove irrelevant. But if the fund can survive, it might create new problems for clean energy players.
The US-China solar trade stoush may have dominated the discussion last week but it didn't curb the appetite for clean energy projects, with several major new projects in the works.
No new energy technology has ever been developed without the help of governments, so it's time to stop looking at support for renewables as something new or unpleasant.
While a trade dispute brews between Beijing and Washington, it is time we realised that innovation, not cheap Chinese imports, is the real key to a sustainable solar market.
Renewable energy is facing challenges as subsidies fade out in some regions, but through the gloom there are strong rays of hope, with one country claiming its solar could power the world four times over by 2020.
Roland Busch, Siemens Global Head of Infrastructure and Cities, and formerly responsible for development of Siemens global strategy, talks about progress to a low carbon economy and the financial opportunities on offer.
We are on the verge of seeing a fresh wave of industrial champions in new energy, provided the world learns from Germany's 20-year push to become a wind and solar leader.
Beijing’s plan to flood the roads with electric cars has hit a bump: consumers don’t want them. But e-bikes – already a success story – could trigger a transport revolution.
The apparent set against wind power taken by the NSW and Victorian governments suggests there is no level playing field when it comes to electricity generating sources.
EVs: The present and the future
A new study shows how the high-carbon electricity grid is making EVs less climate friendly than fuel efficient competitors. But that does not mean they are not an important option for fighting climate change.
Why CCS has to work
With energy generation likely to rely mainly on fossil fuels for the next couple of decades, it is vital that carbon capture and storage can prove effective at scale.
Gillard's clean energy mission: impossible?
Where the Clean Energy Finance Corporation chooses to put its money could prove irrelevant. But if the fund can survive, it might create new problems for clean energy players.
Looking through the policy fog
Clean energy investment is down around the world, but there's hope for the future as the policy haze starts to clear.
A stalled EU in the clean vehicle chase
Europe has long been the leader of the clean vehicle race, but as the field of competitors grows, it is starting to fall behind.
A deafening clean energy buzz
The US-China solar trade stoush may have dominated the discussion last week but it didn't curb the appetite for clean energy projects, with several major new projects in the works.
The CEFC: A good first step
No new energy technology has ever been developed without the help of governments, so it's time to stop looking at support for renewables as something new or unpleasant.
America, China and the solar power conundrum
While a trade dispute brews between Beijing and Washington, it is time we realised that innovation, not cheap Chinese imports, is the real key to a sustainable solar market.
The clean energy squeeze
Renewable energy is facing challenges as subsidies fade out in some regions, but through the gloom there are strong rays of hope, with one country claiming its solar could power the world four times over by 2020.
Siemens spots a €50 billion opportunity
Roland Busch, Siemens Global Head of Infrastructure and Cities, and formerly responsible for development of Siemens global strategy, talks about progress to a low carbon economy and the financial opportunities on offer.
Creating new champions of energy
We are on the verge of seeing a fresh wave of industrial champions in new energy, provided the world learns from Germany's 20-year push to become a wind and solar leader.
How China could redefine the car
Beijing’s plan to flood the roads with electric cars has hit a bump: consumers don’t want them. But e-bikes – already a success story – could trigger a transport revolution.
The diesel of our discontent
Diesel cars may be more fuel efficient than their petrol alternatives, but there's a good reason why they are ranked lower in the Green Vehicle Guide.
A step back from the subsidy shock
European countries are putting a lid on renewable subsidies, heightening pressure on clean energy stocks.
Curbing the power of wind
The apparent set against wind power taken by the NSW and Victorian governments suggests there is no level playing field when it comes to electricity generating sources.