RenewEconomy

Grid operator says Tesla big battery is faster and smarter than conventional turbines - and is also reducing prices.

New target equates to an effective level of rooftop solar PV installations of 1140MW in 2018 plus approximately 67,000 solar hot water systems.

ACT says it won't be bullied on the NEG by Coalition. “We need to get a good outcome, not just any old outcome," it says - just as the Coalition's hard right warns against any slippage in the NEG's proposed stifling of renewables.

SunSPoT, a new online platform that can be used to calculate the solar power potential of any rooftop – home, business, factory or school – to be launched today in Sydney at UNSW.

Rooftop solar installation boom continues in March, and total for first quarter is more than one third more than the previous record as households and business respond to soaring grid prices.

Genex looks to add 150MW of wind to its solar and pumped hydro project, creating the "holy grail" of a major renewable energy project with reliable, dispatchable power - and a lot cheaper than coal.

Genex looks to add 150MW of wind to its solar and pumped hydro project, creating the "holy grail" of a major renewable energy project with reliable, dispatchable power - and a lot cheaper than coal.

Australia’s first chauffeur-driven Tesla service, Evoke, has surpassed more than one million kilometres of zero-emission motoring by transporting passengers in its electric vehicles.

Australia’s first chauffeur-driven Tesla service, Evoke, has surpassed more than one million kilometres of zero-emission motoring by transporting passengers in its electric vehicles.

Scott Morrisson is right to dismiss new coal generation as uneconomic, but his estimates of existing coal costs is half what NSW back coal generators charged for off-peak baseload this past winter. It is time the Coalition stopped kidding itself.

Scott Morrisson is right to dismiss new coal generation as uneconomic, but his estimates of existing coal costs is half what NSW back coal generators charged for off-peak baseload this past winter. It is time the Coalition stopped kidding itself.

100-megawatt Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project in Northern Cape, with 1,200 megawatt-hours of energy storage, will reliably deliver non-intermittent power to South Africa’s electricity grid – even well after the sun has set.

100-megawatt Redstone Solar Thermal Power Project in Northern Cape, with 1,200 megawatt-hours of energy storage, will reliably deliver non-intermittent power to South Africa’s electricity grid – even well after the sun has set.

LGC market endured a mundane March, but the small-scale market was abuzz with activity and speculation surrounding the target for 2018.

LGC market endured a mundane March, but the small-scale market was abuzz with activity and speculation surrounding the target for 2018.

Costa Rica already has close to 100% renewable power for electricity. Its newly elected president now promises to replace petrol and diesel in the transport system.

Costa Rica already has close to 100% renewable power for electricity. Its newly elected president now promises to replace petrol and diesel in the transport system.

Global warming of 1.5°C is imminent, likely in just a decade from now. That’s the stunning conclusion to be drawn from a number of recent studies.

Monash family appalled by Coalition's use of name to push "anti-science" and "anti-intellectual" arguments for technology of the "horse and buggy era."

The City of Suzhou in eastern China has deployed a fleet of electric workboats powered by Torqeedo motors as part of a program to clean up its canals and waterways.