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An electricity market "about as bad as you can get" has helped put household solar – and storage – back in the spotlight of Australia's renewables shift, prompting forecasts of "massive growth."

Greens challenge Labor to get new modelling to justify its support for an emissions intensity scheme, as attention turns to what's next for energy policy now that the renewable critics have egg on their face over predictions the RET could never be met.

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Energy Action today announced the launch of the Energy Action mobile app.

At the free to attend exhibition and workshops, more than 50 exhibitors and sponsors will showcase the latest energy storage products and emerging technologies that are shaking up the energy market.

Germany reaches record level of 85% renewable energy over long weekend, but days like this expected to be common by 2030.

LGC prices ended April at $78.25, a 12 month low and a drop of 8% on March’s close.

BNEF says falling solar PV costs mean it will be cheaper to build a new large-scale solar than to burn coal by 2032. "And that is a tipping point for the energy system."

New head of AEMO says South Australia's system black was a wake up call for all in the energy industry, and says holding on to old business models is "insane". She is also pushing for changes in market rules, including 5-minute settlement, which she says will make solar and wind "highly predictable."

New AEMO Audrey Zibelman in a detailed interview on the challenges and opportunities in the changing energy system, her priorities, the market reforms needed, the lessons learned from the South Australia blackout, and why it was a wake up call for the industry as a whole.

Morgan Stanley is still expecting around one million households in Australia will install battery storage by 2020.

Stunning $7.5 billion surge in investment in large scale wind and solar projects means Renewable Energy Target is well within reach, and could be filled by commitments this year.

A table summarising the large scale renewable energy projects completed, under construction, or about to start in 2017.

White House has said a decision on whether U.S. will remain in accord will be made by end of May, when world leaders gather for G7 Summit in Italy.

Climate Policy Initiative stresses flexibility and shows how energy storage and limited gas generation can support a power system dominated by renewables at a lower cost than conventional generation.

Block Island officials switched on cable linking wind farm to main grid, which allowed island’s only electricity source — a small diesel-fueled power plant — to shut down.

Bob Brown was arrested in January 2016 at a forestry protest in Tasmania; charges were later dropped.

India shifts gear on electric vehicle policy, aims for no petrol or diesel cars to be sold on the subcontinent by 2030.

Friends of the Earth say the Andrews government's 2017-18 budget investment in climate change has been modest and that next year’s budget has emerged as a litmus test on the issue.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised ANZ, BTMU and Westpac on the project financing for the construction, commissioning and operation of the A$225 million Ross River Solar Farm.