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A new ReachTEL poll, commissioned by The Australia Institute’s Climate and Energy Program, asked residents of the electorates of Hunter and Shortland about energy policy, including government investment in coal, renewables and the Liddell coal power station.

CBL Markets today announced it has signed an implementation agreement pursuant to which it will acquire a controlling interest in the Australian water exchange, H2OX Markets Limited.

New analysis shows that governments would be better off supporting more rooftop solar and battery storage - rather than ageing coal generators - if they are serious about lowering prices and making the grid more reliable.

Rooftop solar meets 48 per cent of South Australia electricity demand, likely a world record, as the state's minimum demand hits a record low.

Initial site preparation works are starting at the $225 million Ross River Solar Farm site, Townsville’s newest large scale solar plant.

US government’s renewable energy lab finds 30% fall in utility-scale solar costs year-over-year, with solar now as cheap as combined cycle gas.

Researchers are developing solar cells that are even cheaper, using perovskite crystals, a cost-effective alternative to silicon typically used in solar panels.

AEMO, like Finkel, provided Turnbull with a launch pad to push for a cleaner, smarter, cheaper and more reliable grid. Instead, the Coalition pined for traditional and outdated technologies. It's time to bust a few myths about baseload and blackouts.

Extreme weather presents many threats to electricity systems – particularly on centralised grids, where outages can ripple down the line. But can we do better?

Despite federal government inertia, there is the potential for industry and community to influence the direction of energy policy. Here's how it might be done.

British generator Drax to build 200MW battery storage project – at one of Europe’s largest coal-fired power plants.

Chair of newly formed Energy Security Board, Kerry Schott, says that by harnessing demand management in Australia, "we can all stop worrying about building new plants of any description."

Wirsol Energy adds ready-to-build 110MW Wemen solar farm near Mildura to its planned 1GW by 2020 pipeline.

EnergyAustralia's Mark Collette tells ABC TV replacing Liddell by 2022 not a problem, but a race to the future and a huge industry opportunity.

GE Renewable Energy has unveiled its brand-new 4.8–158 onshore wind turbine, GE’s largest high efficiency turbine to date.

Windlab lands 10-year PPA with CS Energy for ground-breaking wind-solar-battery storage project in north Queensland.

One power optimiser for two module solution now locally approved.

We'e done the modelling on how to replace Liddell with a dispatchable renewable energy plant - including wind, solar, storage and gas. We just need politicians to get out of the way and get on the bus.

Striking new report by one of world's biggest independent energy consultants shows dramatic decline in coal, and oil industry and a peak in global energy demand. Solar dominates, and has only just begun its path to becoming biggest source of energy.

Environmental group 4nature has dismissed as fear-mongering an article in The Australian on Tuesday that claimed its court action threatens the closure of the Mt Piper power station.