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Consumers paying more on their electric bills is that’s exactly what might happen if the US Department of Energy gets its way with a recent request that bails out uneconomic coal plants.

Building on the strong half-year results, the company confirmed continuing revenue growth at 6.8% compared to 2016Q3 and a 2,5-fold increase in net profit compared to last year’s result.

Australia wins first Fossil of the Day award at Bonn climate talks, as Syria signs up to leave the US isolated as the world's only non-member state.

Tasmania itself doesn’t need more centralised energy storage. Tasmania’s problem is lack of renewable generation.

Chile energy auction attracts record low bid for solar, with average prices for renewables down 75% since its first auction in 2015.

All eyes are on Victoria and the corporate sector for the future of large-scale renewables in Australia. With the renewable energy target now largely met, there is little else on offer for the pipeline of 20GW of wind and solar projects.

Multiple fault with multiple coal generators on Monday highlight the perils of relying on "baseload" coal to keep the lights on.

Five charts that help explain the 2017 emissions gap report from UNEP.

This year's climate talks in Bonn is not expected to be a deal-clinching, make-or-break one like Paris in 2015 or Copenhagen in 2009, but that doesn’t make it insignificant.

Carnegie Clean Energy has now commenced the Albany project design and development activities.

New Energy Solar is hoping to bankroll big solar buy up in US, and Australia and other markets, with $300m IPO.

Rooftop solar expected to provide more than 20% of local generation by 2025, ushering in transition to consumer focused grid in South Australia. Meanwhile, S.A. begins to benefit from renewables, with prices so far in 2017/18 lower than coal-dominated Victoria and NSW.

Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy adds Biala wind farm, approved for development in NSW Southern Tablelands, to growing Australian portfolio.

Garnaut says proposed National Energy Guarantee may fail on price reductions, emissions, and reliability, and may serve to simply reinforce the power of the big energy incumbents.

First phase of 1GW+ solar and battery storage hub in Gympie approved for development by local council.

PV and wind power systems generated 15 billion kWh of electricity in Germany in October, with renewables accounting for 44.1% of demand

At the Bonn climate talks that start today, Australia will cop some flak for its lack of reductions ambition, and action.

Defence department seeks 15.5MW of solar for Darwin barracks, RAAF base to cut energy costs and boost energy security. More are planned.

The proposed NEG is already delivering big gains for the big three gentailers, as Adani emerges as major Queensland issue, and REC prices fall.

The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition (AES 2018) is heading to the nation’s clean-energy leader, Adelaide, in 2018. Registrations to exhibit and sponsor are now open.