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The Andrews Labor Government will invest $30 million to help Victoria’s farmers manage energy costs through improved efficiency and new technology.

The year that storage takes hold in 2018? And what about electric vehicles, smart cities, and the underlying case for wind and solar?

AEMO has been a breath of fresh air in 2017. It's a shame that while AEMO is looking forward, the AEMC is looking the other way. Leadership matters.

There are four key steps to ensure that climate policy remains a recipe for business as usual, and the Australian government has followed them to the letter.

BHP has flagged ending its association with international coal lobby groups, but appears to be more forgiving of the Minerals Council and other Australian organisations.

Is it a tree, or a coal washing machine? What magic carbon abatement technology was depicted in the federal government's 52-page climate policy review?

Victorian network operator AusNet Services has again succeeded in taking part of a Melbourne street completely off grid – this time for a total of 9 hours, powered only by home solar and battery storage systems.

Victoria regulator proposes 29c/kWh “peak” tariff for solar exports between 3pm and 8pm – a move that is likely to increase the business case for household battery storage.

The NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer released the final report from the Energy Security Taskforce including the recommendation that the Government establish a work program focused on addressing the barriers to the uptake of solar.

Negative price are still happening in base-load coal country, and Queensland is proof of that.

A 700MW unit at Eraring coal plant tripped during Monday's peak, the fourth coal unit to fail unexpectedly in less than a week. Meanwhile, another three units - equal to Hazelwood capacity - remain off line.

ARENA launches $20m funding round for hydrogen, both for renewable energy exports and for domestic "power-to-gas" storage.

Turnbull government review declares its climate policy a success. New data, however, tells a different story.

NSW grid at risk of blackout from soaring temperatures - despite, and possibly because of, the state relies on coal generation more than any other grid in the world.

Another indication, amongst many, of the global transition away from coal.

Australian battery company Redflow Limited has successfully started manufacturing core components for its zinc-bromine flow batteries at its new production facility in Thailand.

Tesla big battery steps in after big Loy Yang coal unit trips, and arrests and reverses a dramatic fall in frequency - before the contracted coal unit had time to respond.

AEMO launches plan for future grid, assuming emission cuts by 2030 twice that contemplated by Australia government, and a network that will be dominated by wind, solar, storage and new transmission. And there is not a single mention of "base-load".

As part of a research project into e-mobility and Vehicle to Grid (V2G) charging in Slovakia, a Tritium Veefil-RT 50kW DC fast charger has been installed at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava, where it has been officially unveiled on by Mr Robert Fico, Slovakia’s Prime Minister.

Report says Australia’s current gas network could – and should – be decarbonised by 2050, through combination of renewables generated hydrogen fuel, biogas, and CCS.