The operator of the UK’s electricity grid says environmental rules will force the closure of almost all its coal-fired power plants by 2023.

Everyday Australians are driving down demand for electricity at a fairly high rate, as rooftop solar and energy-efficient devices take hold. 

Accusations of industrial blackmail and illegal conduct have come to light in recent sittings of the royal commission into trade unions.

The new head of the Australian Workers’' Union is moving away from the plans laid by his predecessor, and pushing for better protection of some domestic resources.

An energy-saving app has been built from datasets released for GovHack – a national programming competition.

Some high-tech building projects could be a sign of the future of intelligent structural design.

The next version of the carbon tax repeal bill will include big fines for energy companies that do not pass savings on to customers.

An unlikely saviour has emerged for an important government body aimed at bringing more renewable energy to Australia.

A new feasibility study is considering the benefits of replacing a major South Australian coal power station with a field of mirrors focused on a single tower.

A US company is working on a $1.25 billion bio-energy project, which could see rubbish and human waste turned into electricity for Iran.

Economists say that the repeal of the carbon and mining taxes could cost households much more than they save.

As the Royal Commission into union corruption gets underway this week a number of figures say they are already facing inquiry, as details and evidence are leaked to the media

A church group is hoping the power of Christ compels Tony Abbott to respect climate science.

The ACT’s ambitious push for 90 per cent renewable energy by 2020 could be at risk, with a local energy and climate economist saying it could become too difficult in coming years.

An outlook report by a leading international finance group says Australia will sink billions more into solar energy over the next fifteen years.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has delivered a damning criticism of renewable energy, slamming the technology as the leading factor behind high Australian energy prices.

A faulty USB is being blamed for a NSW woman’s death, and has prompted calls to check that even low-power adapters are properly certified.

Twenty-five Coalition lower house MPs have signed a petition asking for the aluminium smelting industry to be exempt from the Renewable Energy Target (RET).

A new robot could save millions of dollars across energy, water and gas pipe networks.

Entrants in the 2014 Solar Decathlon Europe have shown what the energy-conscious house of the future may include.

Australia has added to its uranium repertoire with the opening of the Four Mile mine in South Australia.

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