Learn about renewable energy

Learn about the opportunities and benefits of renewable energy for our homes, communities and nations, and how electricity systems work.

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy produced from sources like the sun and wind that are naturally replenished and do not run out. 

Non-renewable energy comes from finite sources that could get used up, such as fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil.

Clean energy includes all zero-carbon energy sources, including 100% renewables, but also includes nuclear energy and technologies to reduce carbon. 

Hydrogen can be renewable if it is produced through electrolysis using renewables and water. This is called green hydrogen.

What is renewable energy?

Are renewable energy and clean energy the same?

Solar power

Electricity explained

What's the difference between a megawatts (MW) and megawatt hours (MWh)?

Behind-the-meter electricity: what does it mean?

Why is renewable energy important for First Nations in Australia?

How renewable energy can help First Nations communities 

Rooftop solar provides a potential solution to reduce costs and blackouts

Houses in Aboriginal town camps need climate proofing and energy solutions 

Examples of renewable energy projects in Australia with First Nations inclusion

Visit our First Nations project tracker here

Examples of renewable energy projects in Canada with First Nations inclusion

Cowesses First Nation 10 megawatt Awasis Solar Project 

Bow Lake Wind Project

Cowessess Renewable Energy Storage Facility

First Nation Launches Three Big Solar Projects

First Nations Solar Panel Projects in Saskatchewan Kawacatoose

Why is the world focussed on decarbonising?

Decarbonization: The long view, trends and transience, net zero

Nat Bullard's annual effort to capture the state of climate and decarbonization: how we got to now, where we are going, what's new, and how to think about what's next