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South Australia electricity prices plunge into negative territory.

Builder of world's first wind, solar and battery storage project in Queensland says renewables will beat even existing coal within a few years, and relying on a coal and gas fired grid in 2030 will make the Australian economy uncompetitive.

Pressure could mount to set a significantly tighter emissions target for the electricity sector – which does not bode well for a climate truce.

A 120MW solar project is being proposed for Glenrowan by ESCO Pacific, and planning approval secured for 30MW project in the Gannawarra Shire.

A world-first "solar train", including Kokam batteries and flexible panels supplied by solar pioneer Zhengrong Shi, is about to make its debut in Byron Bay.

Far from being a “solution” to Australia's power sector ills, the NEG, in its current state, raises as many questions as it purports to answer.

BNEF report says China needs no new coal generation, has $300bn of potential stranded assets, and needs reform to address curtailment issues for wind and solar.

After initially seeing the NEG as a possible win for consumers and the environment, I now see it as an almost certain disaster for prices, reliability and emissions.

SunPower and AES join forces to build 28MW solar with a 20MW, 5-hour battery storage system on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i.

Redflow says Thai factory will be rolling out zinc-bromine flow batteries by end 2017, after work on the plant started this week.

Report recommends ACT electric vehicle target to "clearly guide" market, and incentives for EV uptake, in next-round climate policy.

Peter Garrett, the frontman for Midnight Oil is back on centre stage, promising to fight Adani and push for 100 per cent renewables, and challenging Labor on its equivalence on coal. Will he have more impact as a popular public figure than he did inside the Labor machine?

This is what climate change looks like: first game of baseball world series played in 103°F heat. The average for this time of year is 75°F.

Current estimates suggest 80% of Puerto Rico is still without power, but thanks to Elon Musk’s efforts at least one children’s hospital has been able to turn the lights on.

Here’s a question: how big is the entire power plant fleet in your country compared to the fleet of vehicles?

Three major global investors buy renewable energy portfolio of Equis Energy as big money continues to flood into Asia and Australia renewable market. Meanwhile, in Canberra...

Nissan will become the first Japanese automotive brand to compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E racing championship starting in 2018.

A closer look at Vales Point, and the money made by its new owner Sunset Power; and how to quantify the costs of climate change.

Sonnen to announce first Australian micro-grid, or "SonnenCity", where new housing developments come equipped with solar and storage. It says distributed energy key to slashing electricity prices.

The global electric vehicle revolution will be bottom up, and developing countries like India will lead it.