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Smart Energy Council counts eight "lies" told by the federal energy minister in his Sunday ABC TV interview – and fact-checks them all.

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Turnbull says he would welcome new coal generator, and prepares to fight Labor on emissions.

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Macquarie snaps up Conergy solar team and portfolio to deepen its interest in battery storage.

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Study suggests 40 million EV charging points may be built globally within the next 12 years.  But in China, they may have built too many chargers too soon.

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Coalition MPs vote for NEG designed to stop wind, solar and battery investments, while Turnbull hails possibility of a new coal fired generator to provide "baseload" power.

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Brisbane-based EV charger maker Tritium has notched up some pretty significant installs lately, but this one is perhaps the coolest.

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Norwegian EV drivers have snapped up the first shipment of Hyundai's all-electric CUV, with pre-orders reportedly capped at 20,000.

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Government confirms that there was no detailed modelling for NEG, raising further questions – and outrage – over its claimed benefits.

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Woolnorth owns and operates three wind farms leveraging Tasmania’s world class wind resources to generate approximately 9 percent of Tasmania’s electricity needs.

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Ratch Australia's 42.5MW solar project powers up, at its location next to the decommissioned Collinsville coal plant.

Amid stand-off over the NEG, state and federal ministers took a major step forward on renewables integration by deciding to take action on AEMO's 20-year blueprint, and got enthusiastic about Alan Finkel's big ideas for renewable hydrogen.

Two new reports confirm NEG would kill off renewable energy in Australia after 2021, put Australia at "back of pack" on climate.

A NEG is worth having only if the ambition can be (easily) lifted, otherwise it's worse than useless, locking in a do-nothing policy for a decade.

Tesla to unveil Model 3 electric vehicles for first time in Australia next week, as analysts report production nears end of August target of 6,000/week.

Sims urges Coalition MPs to abolish rooftop solar subsidies as part of a package including the underwriting of "firm capacity" and price controls.

Despite NEG imbroglio, CoAG did some good work on integration of renewables and looking to green hydrogen future. Plus: Interview with NAB’s energy market guru, Andrew Smith.

Federal energy minister says Victoria's lights will go out if Labor states don't support NEG. Victoria energy minister says: poppycock.

Remember the Babel fish from the Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy? Advocates are using them to justify the NEG.

Coalition MPs told they may get their new coal fired generator. Seriously.

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company current review for the 200 MW Kom Ombo solar PV project has caused an immediate publicity campaign from the two companies involved.