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AER's proposed demand management incentive scheme that could deliver flexible capacity equivalent to equal half the now closed Hazelwood power generator.

Queensland's 400MW reverse auction for renewables and energy storage has been flooded with interest.

The IEA energy statistics underestimates the role of wind and solar in the world’s energy mix - by a factor of three. Here's why.

Vector will be expanding its energy storage options for residential, industrial, and commercial customers, starting with LG Chem’s battery storage products.

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been appointed by Delta Electricity to provide engineering services to support the development of the proposed Vales Point power station solar farm.

Tesla and LG Chem are leading the battery storage market in terms of brand recognition, but the issue of quality throws up some other names.

Green Energy Markets Renewable Energy Index shows an industry delivering on its promise: fulfilling a large and growing part of Australia's energy needs while also providing meaningful employment.

Sapphire Wind Farm developer calls on community investors to take shares in what will be NSW biggest wind farm.

Snowy Hydro 2.0 is already employing 350 people and will create more than 5000 new jobs during the construction phase of the development.

Federal Government turns attention back to electricity prices, but while their interest is welcome, it is in a sense just fiddling while Rome burns.

Plans to build three gigawatt-scale solar farms in Western Australia’s Pilbara and Kimberley regions and sell their output to Indonesia via submarine cables, could soon be commercially viable.

Climate scientist James Hansen's claims about Generation IV nuclear concepts simply don't stack up, argues Jim Green.

Victoria "hybrid" contract for its 650MW large scale renewable energy action, combining fixed payment with "contract for difference" that will cap its exposure.

NSW talks a good talk on renewable energy but offers few actions. Its share of new renewables is far smaller than its share of electricity consumption and this is particularly marked in PV, yet Transgrid sees huge opportunities.

South Australia seeks bids for "next generation" of renewable energy technologies, including "firming" capacity for wind and solar projects, bulk energy storage, and bio-energy.

Shell wins planning approval for 250MW solar plant in heart of Queensland's coal country, in what appears to be its first big move into large scale solar in Australia.

Solar panels are still a rarity in WA’s lower-income areas.

For the first time the smart energy sector will have a truly national training strategy.

New study on technology generation costs shows wind and solar remain cheapest, with further cost falls ahead.

China's unexpected 2017 boom in solar PV installation could have an unfortunate impact on the ambitious plans of many in Australia's surging solar sector – a bottleneck in module supplies and price rises that could impact the huge pipeline of project.