RenewEconomy

Victoria presses go on auction of 650MW of wind and solar capacity, the largest renewable energy tender in Australia to date. It's a critical move as the RET nears completion and Canberra stalls on future policy settings.

Synergy's new "green fund" will cement its near monopoly powers, and put up to $1bn of wind and solar developments at risk, industry warns.

Confusion over RET regulation changes has revealed large cracks in the faith of the renewable energy industry, which – still recovering from the Abbott years – is spooked by the National Energy Guarantee, and possible future policy changes, just as the market is hitting its stride.

Elon Musk tweets that the Tesla Semi Truck unveiling will “blow your mind clear out of your skull and into an alternate dimension.” Let's see.

Carnegie boosts nominal capacity of CETO unit from 1GW to 1.5MW, in bid to make wave power cost competitive with mainstream renewables.

RCR is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the Preferred EPC Contractor for two major contracts, totalling approximately $260 million.

The rate of change of progress is rapid and to stay current with the latest in technology developments and deployment, each year, Australia's leading solar researchers get together in an annual conference, with international and regional colleagues.

Lincoln Gap wind farm may treble amount of battery storage, as it seeks new formula to escape dominance of big energy retailers.

Even the conservative IEA is calling the end of the coal era, and hailing new age of renewables as the world addresses climate, energy poverty and health.

Sungrow presents its residential energy storage system (ESS) - the PowCube4.8.

Trump's promotion of coal fired generation at Paris climate agreement compared to "promoting tobacco at a cancer summit."

There is strong potential for domestic offsets to be the marginal source of emissions reductions in the Australian market.

The market for smart energy management in Australia is taking off, as energy users act to take control of their energy costs.

Increased use of fossil fuels is driving global emissions up by 2% this year, upsetting what had been a three-year plateau. Meanwhile, in Australia...

Queensland energy politics has something for everyone – including a new coal plant – but bookmakers are backing the state Labor. Meanwhile, on the NEM...

One of two wind turbines that help to power Australia's Mawson research station in Antarctica has partially collapsed.

ESCO Pacific's proposed 60MW Mirani Solar Farm has failed to win approval from the local council, after strong opposition from local sugar can growers.

Medibank’s announcement it will divest tens of millions of dollars from fossil fuels due to the ‘health effects of climate change’ has been welcomed by environmental finance group Market Forces.

South Australia now has access to an additional 276 MW of electricity generation, with the state’s new power plant installed in time for the warmer summer months.

A new research paper into the health impacts of wind farms has raised serious concerns over academic credibility.