RenewEconomy

Plunging wind and solar costs put "hydrogen" economy at tipping point, with Australia urged to lay groundwork for opportunity to develop "green fuel" exports to replace coal and gas, a market potentially worth $40bn a year. ARENA likely to make it one of its key investment priorities this year.

South Australia reaches record wind output of 1,540MW on Anzac Day.

Monash Uni offers long-term contract for 55GWh of new wind or solar in Australia's biggest non-government renewables tender, to date.

Tesla is making charging an even greater priority as they prepare for their first mass-market vehicle and continues to increase our Model S and Model X fleet.

Southern Cross VC fund backs NSW-based “internet of things” energy data company Wattwatchers.

ASX-listed battery maker Redflow discovers electrolyte problems at pivotal time of home battery storage roll-out.

Policy initiatives in China, India and Australia to help deliver a near doubling of wind energy capacity within 5 years.

The plans are part of the Saudi Arabia's recently-announced intention to grow its renewable energy sources and spur development of wind and solar.

Building IQ has received a United States Patent for Predictive Energy OptimizationTM (PEO) technology that serves as a cornerstone for its 5i Platform.

Australia's energy market is in a holding pattern while we wait for court decisions, the full Finkel Report, policy announcements, auction process developments and legislation to set the path forward.

Deutsch Bank becomes latest to revise up its near-term global solar forecast, off the back of further reduction in costs and a potential post-Trump “gold rush” in the US market.

SA might soon add a new clean feather to its cap, announcing plans to go heavily into the hydrogen industry.

Pitching Tasmania as a ‘renewable energy engine’ for the nation is probably clever politics , but the main problem is that it's simply fanciful.

Top picks of the clean cars at the latest New York Auto Show, including a Cadillac, an e-Golf and Kia's plug-in hybrid.

UK goes without coal power for 24 hours; a first since start of industrial revolution, but set to become "more and more common."

AEMC's fundamental blind spot on "environmental sustainability" is at the core of why the rule-maker is providing poor advice to COAG and why the system is failing.

Scenarios by Australian Market Operator suggest wind and solar could be capable of providing 80 per cent of South Australia's electricity demand within 5 years.

Powerlink has commenced work to expand its Clare South substation to help deliver one of Australia’s largest solar farms.

Australia's Macquarie Group wins bid to buy Britain’s Green Investment Bank, handing it more than $A6.8bn of green infrastructure assets and projects.

A bulk-buy tender by big industrial users – fed up with soaring cost of electricity in South Australia, and the power of retailers – could open door to wind and solar and kick-start the corporate market for large-scale renewables in Australia.