RenewEconomy

There may be significant advantage in a renewables centric grid to using DC for transmission as opposed to AC.

First Solar reach financial close for new 87MW Beryl solar farm in NSW.

RES plans for new Twin Creek wind farm in South Australia could include up to 215MW of battery storage, the largest in Australia.

Since Australia’s emissions have not fallen in the last 10 years, and there is no federal plan to make really significant reductions, Australia’s states must take up the challenge.

Clean Energy Regulator confirms the 2020 Renewable Energy Target will be met ahead of schedule, with 6,553MW of wind and solar projects already built or under construction.

Both ExxonMobil and Chevron seem to bet against the world achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goal of keeping global temperature increase well below 2°C over pre-industrial times—and striving to limit warming to 1.5°C.

Frydenberg says NEG offers "best chance" for coal, says rapid decarbonisation would cause "lights to go out", and resumes attack on AGL and Labor's renewables target.

Developing nations want to ban fossil fuel interests from participating in, and sponsoring, UN climate talks - much to the chagrin of countries like US and Australia.

Tesla big battery accounts for just 2% of capacity in South Australia's ancillary services market, but in just four months it has grabbed a 55% market share and slashed prices by 90%.

Modest CEFC budget drawdown - after a stellar 2017/18 - is yet another sign that the investment boom in large scale wind and solar is coming to an end.

Delays in South Australia's second big battery, and in Victoria projects, underline the remarkable achievement of building Tesla big battery in just 100 days.

NSW is getting excited about pumped hydro, but many projects will only get up if supported by analysts such as Rosie Scenario and Phil Wright.

California Energy Commission has, as predicted, mandated rooftop solar PV installations on all new residential buildings from 2020.

After the auto bailout, Ford, GM and Chrysler pledged to support stricter fuel standards. Now, they are working with President Trump to weaken those rules.

Difficult progress in Bonn has prompted the UN to schedule a long-anticipated extra session for climate talks in the Thai capital.

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Infigen cites success of Tesla big battery in proposal for 25MW/52MWh battery addition to its Lake Bonney wind farm.

Zibelman says critics need to get used to the fact that the energy market is changing, and it was underscored by AGL that said coal "is well and truly beaten out" by wind and solar.

SolarReserve may add up to 70MW of solar PV to world-leading solar tower and storage project to boost output at peak times and reduce purchases from grid.

Some of Australia's biggest manufacturers have turned to wind and solar to lower energy costs, but the lobby groups just wants to frack, just like in America.