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In an embarrassing rebuff to the JBIC, an Indonesian administrative court has ruled a key environmental permit for a huge coal plant expansion was issued illegally.

Impact Investment Group has entered the Sydney property market, securing options to buy into the iconic project, Central Park.

The Trump administration, through the Department of Energy, has started withholding money for grants already approved by the agency.

Tasmania's grand plans to spend $3 billion on pumped hydro and new links to become the "renewable battery" of Australia may be undone by the plunging cost of battery storage.

The world just passed another round-numbered climate milestone. Scientists predicted it would happen this year and lo and behold, it has.

Tesla mobile app update allows Powerwall owners to monitor and manage their solar and battery storage “power flow”.

New paper looks at the barriers to deploying multiple terawatts of solar PV and what can be done to overcome them.

For utilities to have a chance at succeeding at the “brown to green” transition, a well thought out and highly flexible strategy will be fundamental.

Just how long can the Australian government and gas industry continue the charade that there might be a solution to surging domestic gas prices? It beggars belief that business is not following lead of households and smaller commercial users and investing in cheap and cleaner alternatives for power and heat.

Queensland government calls for expressions of interest to develop up to 450MW of large-scale solar, wind or biofuels near Gladstone coal port.

Turnbull unveils plans for up to 2,500MW pumped hydro in Tasmania, a possible "energy battery" in the "distributed, renewable era".

Climate Council says weaning Australia from coal via increased reliance on gas won't cut emissions, will push up power prices.

March was 1.3°C above pre-industrial average temperatures. If you were born after December 1964, you’ve never experienced a month cooler than average on this planet.

When climate scientists look at Antarctica, they see a ticking time bomb. If the ice sheet melts, sea levels will rise dramatically.

Carnegie to accelerate pipeline of large scale solar farms and renewable-based micro-grids after securing $18m in capital raising - three times its original target.

A world-first development in energy technology with the deployment of a battery-gas turbine hybrid system in California, which will back-up the state’s renewable generation.

The DNV GL-led joint industry project, WIN WIN (WINd powered Water INjection), has completed its first phase and determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection.

Partners assist in developing initiatives to grow investment in climate finance solutions, green finance markets, and participate in different market development and information activities.

SolarQ - comprising fossil fuel industry veterans - plans huge solar farm and battery storage in Queensland in yet another sign that the industry is looking to new technologies to solve old problems. The solar and storage will effectively replace gas peaking plant and deal with massive "flex" in local demand.

Acciona Energy breaks ground on Mt Gellibrand wind farm, a $258m project that was fast-tracked after winning a Victorian government tender.