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The Black Summer bushfires devastated parts of the Eurobodalla region in New South Wales. Then earlier this year, the area was hit by floods. As climate change threatens to bring more severe and frequent extreme weather events, how can we help future-proof such communities?

The green technology requires little effort from the user

Energy retailers and distributors are preparing for a looming challenge from electric vehicles, with new research revealing they'll add at least 30 per cent demand on the evening peak unless drivers change their behaviour.

Between five and 10 providers could go out of business in the next six months alone, researcher David Hiley says

Call for producing cheap electricity from thorium deposits

Curtailment has a special meaning in electric power systems. It describes any action that reduces the amount of electricity generated to maintain the balance between supply and demand – which is critical for avoiding blackouts.

A WOMAN living in a high rise flat fears she'll be hit with a massive bill after being wrongly told to pay only £1 for her heating and electricity…

Victims saw locks changed, electricity sabotaged and toilets damaged over 14-year period, prosecutors say

Government has a target of increasing non-fossil power capacity to 500 GW by 2030 and provide half of its electricity supply