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Victoria's quick deadlines for its 100MW energy storage tender could rule out two technologies: pumped hydro and solar thermal.

Carnegie kicks off Lendlease JV with 10MW solar plant in Northam, and with plans to add storage and "replicate it all over Australia."

Tesla has filed to issue $US750 million in convertible notes, and another one million shares of stock in advance of its Model 3 roll-out.

Seawater Hydro could potentially help South Australia resolve its highly publicised energy problems.

Continued surge in NSW wholesale electricity costs could provide even more incentive for rooftop solar and storage.

350.org Australia today announced the launch of a #StopAdani Roadshow.

Finkel says other countries “well advanced” on energy policy, technology reform, as many of 360 submissions plea for bipartisan approach.

The Budget Blueprint would cut more than 50 programs from the EPA, including Obama's Clean Power Plan.

It took a couple of tweets, and at least one one-hour long phone call, but it seems pretty clear that Tesla founder, CEO and billionaire Elon Musk has helped turn the debate around energy policy in Australia on its head. We can’t be sure what was said in the phone call between Musk and Turnbull […]

S.A. government has its eyes on installing five world-first gas plus battery units - each with 50MW of gas power and 10MW of battery storage - across the state.

ABC political commentators are in the nasty habit of parroting fossil fuel myths as if they are fact. This is a problem for viewers.

CEFC says it working with SA government on finance package to support state's 100MW battery storage project.

Clarke and Dawe nail Australia's energy debate in hilarious interview with "Wal Socket."

Four days after laying off an estimated 400 employees, Sungevity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

First phase of AGL Energy's Adelaide 5MW solar and storage VPP trial goes live, linking 60 battery storage systems.

Two large-scale batteries will be trialled as back-up power at an islanded 170MW power station in Carnarvon WA.

AEMO report says sudden loss of S.A.'s two biggest baseload gas plants nearly pushed state into another system black on March 3. Fortunately, wind farms came to the rescue.

SA premier and federal energy minister go toe to toe at opening of battery storage trial, in first meeting since Coalition started bagging state's renewable plans.

Turnbull's $2 billion pumped hydro scheme paves way for 100% renewable grid driven mostly by wind and solar, and kills any chance of more gas and coal fired generation. It also makes nuclear redundant and turn conversation away from "baseload" power concepts.

Why is South Australia spending so much on gas when battery storage could do the job at less cost? And why doesn't it just borrow a gas plant, rather than building a new one?