Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly fuels.
The Albanese government has shed little light on how billions of dollars will be divvied up. The treasurer’s ‘favourite economist’ might provide some cluesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastEdison Zhou, the head of local sales for solar giant
London mayor expected to criticise Susan Hall in speech launching solar panels on school roofsSadiq Khan will accuse his Conservative rival in the race to be London’s next mayor of being “Trumpian” over the climate crisis, as he announces plans for solar panels on schools.Khan
VisitAHeatPump service allows householders to look and ask questions about low-carbon systemUK householders considering swapping their gas boiler for an electric heat pump could see how they work by visiting an early adopter in their area.A new service aims to help would-be heat pump
Private energy retailer behind the project above Lake Burragorang says venture would be about half the generation size of Snowy 2.0Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s main source of drinking
Prime minister says government needs to be ‘more strategic and more sophisticated’ to compete globallyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese is signalling a dramatic shift to unapologetically and directly
Onshore wind and solar could provide 226TWh of electricity without impairing food production, says Friends of the EarthEngland could produce 13 times more renewable energy than it does now, while using less than 3% of its land, analysis has found.Onshore wind and solar projects could
In the state of La Guajira, ambitious plans to transition to renewables are beset by bureaucratic delays and anger from many local Indigenous people, who see it as ‘new colonialism’Photographs by Charlie CorderoA few years ago, as age began to take its toll, Rosa Velásquez
Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study findsIn 2005 Beijing was crowned the smog capital of the world. Concerns about air pollution and athlete health overshadowed preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games and required industry and traffic shutdowns