RenewEconomy

South Australia is being urged by market operator and private providers to dump its plan for diesel back-up generators, and think smarter on the demand side of the equation.

Australia has no federal policy other than what’s left of the RET. Zero, zip, nada. Perhaps Canberra could learn from the states?

As the boilers cool down, here’s 6 things we’ve learnt this week from Halewood’s closure, and why we've reached point of no return in transition to renewables.

Barwon Water says its 1MW solar array – Victoria's largest – could be built by December, after EPC contract awarded.

Carnegie teams with Samsung, Lend Lease to propose battery storage hub and R&D centre in Adelaide as part of government tender.

CEFC appoints head of Impact Investing team at Social Ventures Australia as its new chief executive officer.

The roar of the furnaces, the rattle of the conveyors, and the occasional whoop of a siren marked out both day and night at Hazelwood. The distant hum has settled to a whisper.

Hazelwood closure is most potent symbol of an energy market that has failed consumers. The future is localised generation, and faster, cleaner, cheaper power. The incumbents need to learn to adapt, and so do the politicians.

Anheuser-Busch may be the largest company to date to take a 100% renewable energy pledge.

Nuvation launches new brand providing electronic hardware and software solutions for large-scale battery energy storage.

Lyon Group says ready to go on $1bn solar PV and battery storage plant in South Australia, along with another $400m project near Roxby Downs.

Statement by Clean Energy Regulator Chair Chloe Munro.

NEXTracker and Array Technologies remain far and away the leading suppliers of PV tracker systems globally.

Cash-strapped Norfolk Island looking to storage to mop up excess solar PV, reduce growing "solar debt" and slash its high electricity costs.

Brisbane-based internet-of-things technology company Redback cracks international market with MOU for Dubai South energy management trial.

US company with big solar thermal plans for Australia signs MOU to co-develop 70MW PV farm in NSW.

Global leader in solar tracking solutions continues international expansion with new office in Sydney.

Operating at just 8% of its former 1600MW capacity, Hazelwood is just hours away from being consigned to the dust-bin of energy history.

Reposit Power says home battery storage the key to Australia's energy security puzzle, not grid-scale applications.

CEFC today congratulated the Commonwealth Bank of Australia on the successful issuance of its first climate bond, a $650 million transaction linked to a broad portfolio of clean energy assets.