Renewable Energy News

As the federal government aims to ink a deal with the states on the National Energy Guarantee in August, it appears still to be negotiating within its own ranks. Federal energy minister Josh Frydenberg has reportedly told his partyroom colleagues that he would welcome a new coal-fired power plant, while his former colleague (and now Queensland Resources Council chief executive) Ian Macfarlane urged the government to consider offering industry incentives for so-called “clean coal”.

Proteins are “large”, complex molecules that perform most of the complicated and vital tasks in living organisms. So when scientists study proteins, they can produce blueprints for a new generation of bio-inspired technologies.

Sometimes, having too much is not a good thing. As the number of solar rooftop installations in Australia rises, it creates concerns that too much energy is flooding into the electricity grid, and could cause blackouts as the system struggles to control the excess power.

Pumped hydro energy storage ‘could make Australia run on renewable energy alone within 20 years’

Australia has the capacity to store up to 1,000 times more renewable energy than it could ever conceivably need, according to an analysis by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU).

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