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ARENA tips another $4.8m into RayGen Resources, to boost manufacture and commercialisation of home-grown PV Ultra solar tower power technology.

Even countries with long-standing nuclear aims are adding wind power much faster, as Brazil, China, and India show. Those interested in the fastest way to mitigate climate change can forget nuclear.

In the ongoing furore over energy and climate policy, the energy productivity opportunity is being ignored as a solution despite its potential for energy cost reductions.

Network of car charging stations is being developed in South Australia to allow Tesla drivers to visit world’s biggest lithium-ion battery being built by Elon Musk in state’s north.

Solar projects tendering for Queensland government's 400MW of large-scale renewables contracts will have to add storage to their projects.

Green industrial revolution continues at Whyalla, with Adani Group's 140MW solar farm approved for construction.

The City of Adelaide is now a hub for South Australia’s electric vehicle charging network with eight fast charging stations opening today within a new dedicated EV parking area.

Hackett steps down from twin roles at Redflow as company focuses on new manufacturing facility and cutting costs.

Whither coal? India's new electrification scheme will dedicate 80% of $2.5bn budget to rolling out solar and battery banks to rural and remote homes.

The 10 MW Clayhill solar farm and storage facility, developed by Anesco, was officially opened by UK climate change minister Claire Perry.

The price of new-build renewable energy is expected to fall significantly relative to new-build coal energy in coming years.

AGL outlines plans to install 250MW of battery storage at Liddell, and to invest in Bayswater upgrade, new gas generators, demand response, and huge amount of wind and solar to replace Liddell.

Goulburn Council to commission feasibility studies into installing floating solar on government water stores, to slash power costs.

Green Bond issues expected to surpass $US100 billion for the first time in a single year in 2017.

Northvolt is going to build Europe’s largest and most advanced lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden. Supported by ABB’s industrial automation expertise, the factory will supply European customers in the automotive and key industries with high quality and customizable battery solutions.

Sonnen offers "free energy" for households using approved installers, and says it has 2,000 battery sales so far in 2017 and keen to play FCAS market.

ABB today announced the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business.

The global energy industry is experiencing two major tipping points for wind and solar that mean that coal will never be great again, no matter how much Conservative politicians and columnists may wish it to be so.

Elon Musk prepares to unveil Tesla's next big thing - the all electric truck. Analysts expect it to be the biggest thing in the trucking industry for decades, and will slash transport costs.

There is no easy answer to Australia's gas shortfall and high prices - and certainly not Turnbull's Venezuala-style solution. The best bets might be gas imports, and to build more renewables ...