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AEMO again stresses vital role that demand management solutions – and not more baseload coal – will play in the safe, stable and economic running of Australia’s electricity grid, as it transitions away from centralised fossil fuel generation and towards distributed renewables.

Australia has experienced its hottest winter on record as a result of intensifying climate change.

The term "low emissions coal" has been used 100s of times in Australia's mainstream media – which is a lot for something that doesn't exist.

Solar PV systems of up to 30kW in size will now have access to 11c/kWh feed-in tariffs in regional Queensland.

GreenSync's game-changing distributed energy trading platform officially unveiled with backing of AEMO and major energy market players.

This is a truly amazing swing in the largest electric power system in the world. At this rate, China’s electric power system will be expected to reach 50% green capacity by 2027,

Duke Energy dumps nuclear plant because of rising costs, and will instead spend $US6 billion on solar energy, smart meters, EV charging stations and battery storage.

Coalition reportedly drops links to emission trajectories in draft proposal for a Clean Energy Target. It comes as Turnbull changes tone again on new coal, and the Queensland LNP releases a renewables policy derided immediately as a "farce".

Policy responses to high electricity prices should pay more attention to how consumers can be helped to use less electricity

Australia’s most innovative green homes will be open to the public on Sustainable House Day, taking place on Sunday 17 September.

Climate Council ranks state efforts on renewables and climate targets as they race to fill the federal government void.

A guide of what we know about the links between climate change and Harvey to help unpack the elements that contributed to this historic and unfolding storm

Wind output in Australia hits record highs in August, with wind and rooftop solar combining to provide 59 per cent of South Australia's consumption.

Two of India’s leading public sector banks at risk of losing a “significant proportion” of US$7.4 billion loaned over three years to private power producers

Australian homes and businesses have installed almost 2.8m small-scale renewables systems, pushing total installed capacity to the 6GW mark – 5.9GW of it rooftop solar.

Canberra's public transport bus fleet will trial two pure electric buses and one electric-diesel hybrid, as it transitions away from ageing diesel fleet.

New data has shown that in North Sydney, alone, 74% of residents can’t access solar because they are renters or live in apartment buildings. But there are ways to solve the problem – as well as new companies making it their mission.

Energy policy has become a complete circus as Coalition ignores the real policy decisions, and new reports identify more gaming of the energy markets, and why an ambitious clean energy target will be quickest path to a big drop in electricity bills.

CWP Renewables looking to build a 200MW solar farm to partner the 270MW Sapphire Wind Farm under construction near Glen Innes in NSW.

In another sign that the petroleum era is drawing to a close, Denmark is selling off its last oil company with barely a peep.