Energy
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Energy positive: how Denmark's Samsø island switched to zero carbonThe small island’s energy makeover took less than a decade and was spurred on by local commitment, providing a template for how regional Australia could transition to renewables
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Manufacturing union calls for land and tax deals for industry to help transition from coalUnion tells Senate inquiry there must be plans in place to attract jobs before mines or power stations close
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Gas-fired power plants failed during NSW heatwave, report revealsMarket regulator urgently requested aluminium smelter reduce electricity use as demand surged alongside temperatures
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Australian consortium launches world-first digital energy marketplace for rooftop solarPilot program will allow homeowners to tap into a network of ‘virtual’ power stations made up of smart grids of rooftop solar and batteries
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Trading off costs and benefits of Brexit and the EULetters: The WTO tariffs of $7.6bn payable on UK exports to Europe are more than covered by the fall in sterling since the referendum
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Bill Shorten to accuse Coalition of 'vandalism over pragmatism' on energy policyOpposition leader to dig in behind ETS and goal of sourcing 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030
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David v Goliath: how self-funded eco documentaries are taking the fight to the massesThe activist film-makers behind Our Power and The Bentley Effect struggled for funding but hope to unite communities
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Coca-Cola to close South Australia factory with loss of nearly 200 jobsThe shutdown is the latest employment blow for the state, following on from the closure of the Holden car factory
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Farmers fear SA blackouts being used to push through 850-well coal seam gas projectSantos says the proposed Narrabri gas project could supply up to 50% of New South Wales’ gas needs
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EDF faces £1m a day bill to keep French nuclear reactor offlineProlonged closure at Flamanville plant after fire damage piles further financial pressure on state-owned energy firm
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Arena to give EnergyAustralia grant to investigate pumped hydro storage projectMalcolm Turnbull says technology ‘mature and cost-effective’ as Australian Renewable Energy Agency grant announced
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The dirty and dumb antics and the anti-renewables rhetoric being amped up by our politicians is out of step with majority thinking on energyThe Canberra Coal Club ignores what most people know: the future will be clean and smart
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Software glitch to blame for blackout of extra 60,000 SA homes in heatwaveThe South Australian network operator says a software problem led to load shedding of 300MW instead of the 100MW requested by national market
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More than 70% believe Coalition not doing enough on energy – pollGuardian Essential survey shows a clear majority supports Labor’s goal of sourcing 50% of energy from renewables by 2030
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Turnbull says own rooftop solar not inconsistent with 'clean-coal' messagePrime minister agrees his personal 14.5kW system on the roof of his Sydney home, with battery storage, is a ‘large array’
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Coalition says it may change Clean Energy Finance Corporation rules to fund coal plantsJosh Frydenberg says rules could allow CEFC to invest in projects that do not reduce emissions by 50% or more
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The Minerals Council seems mostly intent on using its submission to electoral donations committee to kneecap environmental groups opposed to new minesDeep-pocketed miners don’t like it when those with different views wield clout
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One of the more frustrating aspects of energy policy is that it begins and ends with electricity prices and the over-arching issue of climate change is a side issueElectricity pricing is confusing – and that's why they're using it to mislead us
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Coalition gives $54m from CEFC to large-scale solar and renews pumped hydro pushPlan for pumped hydro project co-located with a large-scale solar farm demonstrates government’s ‘strong commitment to energy security’, PM says
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Copeland byelection: May accused of ducking issue of support for nuclear plantPM says Tories ‘committed to nuclear’ but fails to confirm funding for a new Cumbrian plant after losses are reported by one of its backers
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Mining boom clean-up could cost taxpayers billions, says Australia InstituteReport says mine sites may not be able to be successfully rehabilitated and warns of ‘big liabilities’
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Shorten fails to specify cost of Labor's renewables policy when asked four timesLabor’s goal is to have 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030, but asked about the cost, he replies ‘there is a cost in not acting’
From the Observer archive From the Observer archive: this week in 1929