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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.

As centralised and distributed energy markets continue to diverge, can the curse of capital allocation be managed in a way that creates value (or at least minimises loss) for shareholders?

Windlab's 240MW Ararat Wind Farm now operating at full capacity, powering 120,000 homes – 37,000 of them in Canberra.

Renewable energy accounts for 51 per cent of German electricity production for whole week, with total for year to date at 36.5 per cent.

Federal energy minister to lead trade delegation to Israel, including visit to what will be world's tallest solar tower.

Rocky Mountain Institute's Amory Lovins says attempts to reboot coal and nuclear power like defibrillating a corpse: "it will jump but won’t revive.”