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Investment in renewables in the developing world was up 19% in 2015; ahead of developed nations (down 8%) states a report from the UN Environment

The family that made a significant chunk of their fortune from fossil fuels is continuing to distance itself from the sector. Following the lead of

Last week saw the end of coal fired power in Scotland when remaining generation units at Longannet Power Station were switched off for the last

Tasmania’s Energy Minister has continued to reassure the state’s residents everything is under control and the government’s energy supply plan will keep the lights on.

The internationally-acclaimed Field of Light art installation will see its biggest event yet at the place that inspired it – Uluru in Australia – and

Reactions to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF) have been somewhat mixed. As we reported yesterday, the Fund

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced initial details of a new $1 Billion Clean Energy Innovation Fund (CEIF). The Fund will reportedly invest up

The world’s first floating wind farm will have energy storage added after completion under a recently-inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The 35 MW Hywind Scotland

As far-fetched as it may seem, space-based solar electricity production may become a reality if a California high school student’s vision of installing a self-replicating

The new Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, which features solar technology, was opened yesterday by Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. According to the Department of Foreign