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Transformation of former coal plant to 42MW solar farm in north Queensland set to begin with $60m from CEFC taking it to financial close.

There is now 5.6GW of new wind and solar under construction in Australia, and it may already be having an impact on electricity futures contracts.

New company reveals plans to mass-produce autonomous electric vehicles, and potentially build a battery gigafactory, on Australian soil by 2020.

Redflow says it has resumed deliveries after solving a problem with impurities, and has also secured its large contract – for a Pacific Islands hybrid storage installation.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Origin Energy on its agreement to sell the Stockyard Hill wind project in Victoria to Goldwind International.

Farming the Sun's solar power bulk-buy programs are being extended to the Northern Rivers region.

Koutsantonis rejects calls for higher solar feed in tariff, saying the emphasis needs to switch to battery storage and electric vehicles.

Origin to buy output from 530MW Stockyard Hill wind farm at less than $60/MWh in price that will stun Australian industry. Following numerous solar deals, it expects renewables to account for more than 25% of its supply by 2020.

Construction on the two-turbine Maroona wind farm to begin soon after contract signed and financing in place.

Wesfarmers unit signs 10 year deal for 30MW solar farm, which will be the largest in WA and first in Australia to be built in metropolitan area.

If you are near Byron Shire and you want to know what’s going on with renewable energy in the region, then Renew Fest is the place for you!

In another we-wish-it-were-baffling appointment, Donald Trump has put renewables critic Daniel Simmons in charge of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

CEFC taps Australia's $2-3.3bn waste to fuel market, with $30m loan to ResourceCo to build two new Processed Engineered Fuel plants.

BNEF says grid-based battery storage already very much in the many in Australia. It is a stunning cost fall that has caused AGL to reassess the future and join the CSIRO and the network owners in talking about 100 per cent renewable energy scenarios by 2030.

South Australia enjoyed a bumper harvest from its wind and solar plants last week. Such days will become more common as more projects are built.

AEMO report says there are major network constraints for its 40 per cent renewable energy plan, which explains government's big push into battery storage.

As WA's new Labor government announces closure of Muja AB coal-fired power station the state will have no choice but to turn to wind and solar.

If gas is the transition fuel to a low carbon economy, then why on earth does Santos base its business plan on a catastrophic 4°C pathway?

Tesla says installations of its Powerwall 2 home battery systems have begun in Australia, and will ramp up this month.

Qld solar and storage trial goes into third phase, with new retail product – Tariff 14 – designed to help guide customer energy consumption.