RenewEconomy

First-quarter decline in investment reflects partly falling cost of capital for renewables, allowing investors to install same capacity for less cash.

By the early 2020s, unsubsidized wind and solar prices will beat the Variable Costs of Operating Coal and Natural Gas Plants

Based on reports, an infrastructure fund of Australia-based Macquarie Group has acquired a large solar portfolio from India’s Hindustan Power.

Nuvation Energy announces that their new 11-60 VDC battery management system.

A year ago, NSW was considered the worst place to invest in wind and solar energy in the country. Now the Coalition state government has a plan that could rival Labor states in its ambition.

Nano-Nouvelle says lithium-ion battery boosting technology is ready for use on commercial battery production lines.

Renewable energy made up just over 41% of Germany’s power supply last month, the most ever at around 19.5 TWh, as nuclear continues its decline.

Rick Perry's request for the DOE to investigate how federal subsidies boost one form of energy at the expense of baseload generation was clearly meant as a swipe at wind and solar energy resources.

Solar already achieved that milestone in more than 30 countries, according to the World Economic Forum. So what happened?

Germany’s first competitive auction for offshore wind projects included what is likely one of the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind projects.

TrinaBESS have announced that the company will introduce its large-scale Battery Energy Storage System called TrinaMega for the US Market

As the cost of solar, storage and wind continue to fall, the pressure on utility business models and their so-called "parenting advantage" will increase significantly.

The fifth Emissions Reduction Fund auction was held on April 5–6. As forecast in our earlier auction outlook, results are a considerable step down from earlier auction events.

VSUN looks to household market for vanadium redox flow batteries, and to a local manufacturing facility to help reduce prices.

South Australia says it has received 31 proposals from 12 countries for its proposed emergency back-up gas generator.

The most important impact of the crisis facing Toshiba and Westinghouse is the chilling effect it will have ‒ and is already having ‒ on the nuclear power industry.

Despite the bravado of the fossil fuel apologists, the tide to clean energy is turning. Seven events in the past two months highlight the significant and unstoppable transformation that is occurring in our energy system.

The winning tariff is for 250 MW of solar capacity in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

China’s wind and solar industry is projected to expand fivefold by 2030. So what’s fuelling this historic shift?

Climate change continues its rapid reshaping of the Arctic as yet another month saw sea ice set a record-low mark.