RenewEconomy

How an Australian town found itself at the vanguard of a global solar revolution.

Report finds Narrabri has “enormous potential” for renewables, with scope for between 1GW and 4.5GW of large-scale solar and wind, that would create 500-2,600 permanent local jobs.

Senate report acknowledges the huge risks of climate change and the "threat to intelligent life". But it needs to do more than that.

Adani pins hopes for beleaguered Carmichael coal mine on the Asia–Pacific market. But the Australian government’s own resources forecaster is less confident.

Queensland transmission company signs connection deal for first stage of 500MW solar project, and sees 30GW pipeline of renewables in the state.

Carnegie Clean Energy says Delamere Air Weapons Range solar and storage microgrid is nearly complete, and ready to cut the facility’s diesel use by 61%.

Melbourne company Entura leads project to take six of Cook Islands’ 12 inhabited islands from diesel to 100% solar and battery storage.

ACT takes next step in trial of gas-free suburban living, with a proposed repeal of planning laws that have made gas connection mandatory to all new housing divisions in the Territory.

Mackay Council awards tender to install solar PV on 21 local government facilities, saving nearly 10 times its outlay over 20 years. But the bid price stuns rivals.

Pacific Hydro's 80MW Crowlands wind farm in regional Victoria has reached financial close, with backing from two of the Big Four banks.

Goldwind signs deal for $140m of new network infrastructure to service what will be Australia's largest, and lowest cost, wind farm.

Perth company says its graphite anode help delivered 20% higher capacity and 20% higher power in lithium-ion battery cell tests, against the industry standard.

BMW says sales of electric BMW and Minis soared 52% in April; company secures autonomous driving road test licence in China.

ACT government brings forward its zero emissions target to 2045, turning its focus to transport and gas, and laying down the gauntlet for other states and Canberra to follow.

Nissan Leaf leads global sales in EVs, with Australia one of a number of countries, including China, to record a doubling of sales in the first quarter.

UK is on track to phase-out coal by 2025, but won't need to build any new large-scale gas plants in order to keep the lights on.

Electric Vehicles will help lessen Australia's dependence of fossil fuel imports, and provide cheaper and cleaner transport. But is the oil industry ready for this? Apparently not.

Tesla has unveiled its latest grid-scale battery – a 140 Powerpack 18.2MW system in Belgium the company says was installed in five weeks.

Victoria energy minister officially launches construction of first crop farm in the world to be wholly powered by renewable energy - a wind farm and a Tesla battery.

Four new innovative clean energy start-ups are the first to benefit from a new working relationship between the CEFC and clean energy business accelerator EnergyLab, with additional support from the Queensland government.