RenewEconomy

Infigen says securing contracts for renewable projects in Australia still very difficult, with obligated parties "simply passing through" higher costs to customers.

Australia's dirtiest coal fired generators will be given carte blanche to keep on emitting, or even increase their emissions under new baselines.

Labor's NT election win adds interesting dynamic to COAG energy council, adding yet another state government with a RET more ambitious than federal Coalition.

National Grid auction shows growing ability of new and low-carbon flexible technologies, and storage systems in particular, to help "keep the lights on".

EU and Germany should set up a “Marshall Plan” to bring about a Ukrainian energy transition, rather than trying to maintain Ukraine as a failed gas transit state.

Many of Australia's nearest neighbours in the Pacific Islands have far more ambitious renewable energy targets.

Australian company proposes 100MW solar farm with single axis tracking technology, going into "merchant market" with no additional grants.

The fourth ERF auction has recently been announced. This matters immensely for the waste and local government sectors.

The state’s new climate goals are far more ambitious than those of the US overall, and they’re in line with ambitions in Europe.

JinkoSolar today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

The Governor of New York State says Americans will be reading by candlelight unless nuclear is subsidised. But how about a look at the data.

Coal-fired cars? Climate campaigner John Hewson promotes discarded technology that his business partners say could turn coal into a "universal fuel" and ensure long-term survival of coal industry – in Latrobe Valley and elsewhere. Environmental campaigners are horrified.

According to BNEF, used electric vehicle batteries will amount to 29 GWh by 2025.

Proposed rule change that could fast-track deployment of battery storage in Australia put on hold, a week after regulator was criticised by energy ministers for slow decisions.

Gas has a problem. Without a carbon price, it's more expensive than coal. With a carbon price, it struggles to compete with renewables and storage.

Large scale solar contracts fall to $US30/MWh as solar prices fall in US - on rooftops and for solar farms.

A solar and storage energy management system developed by CSIRO and backed by AMP Capital has been launched in Australia.

What does last year's Paris agreement mean for Australia’s climate policy and decarbonisation?

ACCC says it's perfectly OK for big utilities to exercise their market power and force up prices, as they did to devastating effect in South Australia last month. And although the regulator identified the lack of competition in the state a decade ago, it still chooses to take a pot-shot at renewables.

India Government’s plan to dramatically expand coal power production is being buffeted by growing concern about worsening air quality, sluggish power demand.