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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.

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.