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Is building a coal plant in 2017 more trouble than it’s worth?

While Turnbull pedals Australian coal as a solution to India's electrification problems, study finds Mumbai could source half its peak power needs from rooftop solar.

Australian electricity prices have soared and emissions are still the highest in the developed world (behind Estonia). The way to get out of this mess might be energy auctions, if extending RET or carbon pricing are not options.

Trina Solar today announced that it launched its high-efficiency bifacial module DUOMAX Twin at Clean Energy Expo China (CEEC Expo) 2017 in Beijing.

Leaders and innovators from across the Australian clean energy industry are invited to nominate for this year’s Clean Energy Council Awards.

This week has been a big one for batteries and electric vehicles (EVs), both of which have been making headlines. And for wind and solar auctions.

A 754MW solar PV plant in Villanueva and Tesla's stockmarket manoeuvres help drive a "tepid" Q1 of clean energy investment, says BNEF.

The big old fossils are going to come out swinging at proposed 5-minute settlement rule, but fast, flexible players will form backbone of a decarbonised grid.

German utility giant E.ON to invest in airborne wind energy, an innovative type of wind energy based around offshore tethered drones.

Some of Victoria’s key former gold and coal mining centres targeted by $1m fund to support development of community renewables, and solar and pumped hydro.

The 1,805MW of solar PV capacity on rooftops of Queensland homes and business now more than biggest power station by capacity in the state, overtaking the 1,780MW Gladstone coal plant.

AEMC indicates its support for switch to 5-minute settlement period, albeit with a 3-year transition period, and to a new rule that could allow alternatives to investment in more poles and wires. Both offer incentives to storage, demand response, and local renewables, and herald a more rapid shift to a smarter, cleaner and cheaper grid.

PM lambasted for "sucking up" to Adani during India visit, and putting coal exports ahead of the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia's gas plants are too slow to react to 5-minute rule from standing start, so why stand in the way of fast-response technology such as battery storage?

For first time in UK, demand for electricity for homes and businesses was lower last Saturday afternoon that it was that night - thanks to solar.

Tesla on Monday overtook General Motors to become the most valuable car company in the US, with a market worth of $US51.5 billion.

Uniper, Engie make further write-downs in the Netherlands; plans proceed nonetheless in Germany for an equally outmoded project.

Lincoln Gap wind farm in Port Augusta SA one step closer to financial close after securing PPA with ERM Power, on same day that big solar farm begins construction.

Senate committee produces 5 different conclusions, highlighting impossible nature of Australia's energy politics. The most absurd conclusions came from the Coalition, and One Nation.

Neoen has chosen QOS Energy’s innovative O&M management platform to monitor the performance of the 315 MW Hornsdale wind project.