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LONGi Solar announced that the independent third-party certification test organization, the company's 60-cell PERC module achieved a photoelectric conversion efficiency of 20.41%, a new world record.

Tesla among 19 groups bidding for contract to build a big battery in Darwin that will reduce the need for back-up gas generators, and smooth the way for more solar PV in the Northern Territory.

Neoen says 150MW solar project shows 2000MW of solar and storage could be brought into production faster and cheaper than Snowy 2.0.

SolarReserve has opened its Australian headquarters and a field office near where it will build a 150MW solar thermal power plant.

Construction begins on state's newest wind project near Port Augusta, one that will also include battery storage.

Carnegie Clean Energy is pleased to advise that it has received a $1.63 million grant milestone progress payment from ARENA for the Garden Island Microgrid Project.

Reducing the impacts of human-caused climate change through use of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could have major consequences for wildlife, forests and water resources.

White House wanted to use solar tariffs to punish China, but it will end up punishing the states that voted for him the most.

No longer must we wonder whether renewable energy resources can power our future economy, but rather, “how quickly".

A new wind farm in Western Victoria will power more than 20,000 households as part of a jobs boom in Western Victoria with six projects underway or proposed in the area.

Tesla unveils 10-year plan to reach $A800 billion in market value by becoming the world's first vertically integrated sustainable energy company. That means going big in solar, EVs and battery storage, and would make Elon Musk the world's richest person.

The Tesla big battery has shifted from showing off its different capabilities and is now in the business of making money for its owners. Last week's heatwave and price gyrations presented the perfect opportunity.

New database launched by RenewEconomy and Sunwiz shows 161 large scale solar projects completed or in the pipeline, representing some 19GW of potential capacity.

Australian battery company Redflow Limited has achieved a second manufacturing milestone by successfully producing the first battery electrode stacks from its new factory in Thailand.

The Granville Harbour wind farm will contribute towards plans to double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity and make it the Battery of the Nation.

Port Augusta solar thermal on track as renewables attract investment and create jobs Port Augusta’s 150 MW solar thermal power plant is on track, with SolarReserve opening its Australian headquarters in Adelaide.

ESCO Pacific and Elliott Advisers (UK) Ltd. ("Elliott") are pleased to announce the successful financial close of the 98MW Susan River Solar Farm and 75MW Childers Solar Farm.

Electric cars might finally be having their moment in Australia, but falling costs alone won’t convert consumer sentiment into actual sales.

At Davos, the world’s economic elite will make much of climate crisis and their desire to green global capitalism; but will ignore one of the most powerful tools.

China installs more solar capacity than thermal capacity in 2017, while in the US Trump slaps tariffs on imported solar in effort to protect American coal.