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Will Tesla's improved Model 3 production stats keep the professional short-sellers at bay as new competitors loom?

Aim of Monash Forum may be to ensure renewable energy wins slowly enough that coal can earn one last payday.

Last week, Shell published a “radical” new climate change scenario, showing how the world could meet the “well-below 2C” goal of the Paris Agreement.

Greens accept carbon price won't happen any time soon, but call for coal and petrol cars to be phased out by 2030. Government also has intervention on its mind, and Turnbull has pleaded with AGL again to keep Liddell open, so he can keep the hard right at bay.

The AEMC has expedited a new rule so that customers can start to benefit early from the demand management incentive scheme (DMIS).

Scientists have developed a fabric that generates electricity when stretched. Unlike most electronics, it works better when wet.

Baringa Partners, the specialist energy markets management consultancy, opens a permanent office in Australia to build on worldwide success.

The Monash Forum's manifesto, reprinted in full below, can be briefly summed up as "coal subsidies good, renewable subsidies bad." But it already has Turnbull asking how high he should jump.

The New South Wales state government has given planning approval for the Liverpool Range wind farm, which at more than 1,000MW could be the biggest in the country.

Two new Australian wind farms are heading towards 50 per cent capacity factor - that is about the same as some ageing coal generators.

Genex gets DA for next stage of its Kidston solar project, which will end up becoming the country's, and most likely the world's, first major solar project paired with large pumped hydro storage.

Australia's big retailers are planning major investments in gas generation. But California illustrates how that market has been shuttered by battery storage.

One of the Australian energy industry’s greatest contributors, Terry Effeney, passed away on the weekend.

JinkoSolar announced that, as the world’s largest solar module manufacturer, it has signed a 2750 MW solar panel supply deal with NextEra Energy, the world’s most valuable utility company.

Monash Forum pushes for new coal fired generators, as it seeks to confirm role of National Energy Guarantee as do nothing policy. Monash Forum is said to represent more than half of Coalition backbench, which is about the same that reject climate science.

While EVs dominate the headlines, a quiet revolution has been taking place and the fastest growing segment in the transport world now is e-bikes, or electric bicycles.

Australian CleanTech Index again outperformed the ASX200 for the month of March and the third quarter of the 2018 fiscal year.

Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund and Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank plan 200GW of solar projects by 2030 to replace heavily subsidised petroleum power.

The under-sea cable linking Tasmania's electricity market to that of the Australian mainland has been accidentally damaged during maintenance work, taking it out of action until mid-April.

Turnbull's plan for the National Energy Guarantee depends on fooling three key constituents: his own party, as a leaked email reveals; the mainstream media; and the industry itself. The evidence suggests he is half way there.