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COP23's “Talanoa dialogue" will put pressure on major economies – like Australia – to upgrade their commitments to limit global warming to "well below" 2°C.

It's been a busy year for start up energy pioneer Energy Renaissance and it's latest appointment makes it clear things are ramping up. This week sees former head of UGL's national power business Mr. Mark Chilcote formally join as Managing Director.

Australia solar research leader Martin Green says solar heading to a price of 1c/kWh before 2020 after latest record auction result.

International Energy Agency likes to present itself as a climate champion, but it is in fact steering the energy system towards catastrophic levels of warming,

Australian health experts have written to all State and Territory leaders ahead of the COAG meeting this week, strongly urging them to reject the National Energy Guarantee, and establish national energy policies that will reduce the alarming rates of sickness and deaths across the nation.

New Finkel report says energy storage important, and represents a huge opportunity for Australia, but there is no reason to panic. Even at 50% wind and solar the need for storage is modest, and much could come from households.

Elon Musk is unveiling his company's electric truck, the Tesla Semi, at a launch in California today. Here's what we know...

Despite report after report linking air pollution to deterioration of the lungs, heart and brain, Professor Robert Phalen believes the air is “too clean” for children.

There is a better alternative to the NEG, taking the lead of the UK, Germany, Portugal, even China, who have all set policy to move aggressively towards clean energy.

Stage 2 of Genex Power’s solar and pumped hydro project set to reach financial close in 2018, with help of new federal government grant.

A new coal generator in north Queensland would likely burn up to 79 per cent of its asset base - at the cost to Queensland taxpayers.

Australian Solar Council launches massive campaign against LNP in Queensland poll, saying there is too much at stake to ignore.

Networks and consumer groups say taking rural customers off grid - and providing them with solar and storage - can save billions, and make electricity cleaner, safer and more reliable. It's a no brainer, but the regulator stands in the way.

GE Renewable Energy has announced the appointment of Steven Oswald as the new Country Executive for the Wind business in Australia & New Zealand. Further, David Lian has been promoted to Head of Sales for Wind in Australia and New Zealand.

Australia's "unambitious, uninspired" climate policyagain puts it near bottom of global rankings. States get a mention for taking "independent action."

Victoria will likely go without its much-vaunted battery storage installations this summer, following months of delays likely to be centred around finance and contracting.

Pilbara Solar seeks federal government funding for plan to export WA generated solar power to Indonesia, via a sub-sea cable.

Big gas generators in South Australia have combined again to create "scarcity" and push prices into orbit, pocketing windfall profits at the expense of consumers.

Hydro Tasmania’s Hybrid Energy Solutions team has installed a 600 kilowatt solar array to complement the island’s existing 600kW wind turbine.

Greenpeace welcomes the announcement today by the Commonwealth Bank that the bank would distance itself from coal projects.