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AEMO constrains wind farms in South Australia for first time because there were not enough "synchronous units" as wind output blew above 1200MW.

Minerals Council halves cost of coal, doubles cost of wind and solar and comes up with fantasy number of $27bn for a 650MW renewable plant.

There will be a cost to decarbonise the economy, its' just a lot less than the cost of not decarbonising. Generation prices will stay high, network prices will be sticky, and the incentive for “grid defection” is going to continue.

The Lightyear One, developed by Dutch startup Lightyear, now available sale at retail price of €119,000. Company hopes to secure 200 orders by end of year.

Tilt Renewables says will push ahead with 54MW Salt Creek wind farm in Victoria, and will go "merchant" without a power purchase agreement.

GMA Garnet in WA becomes latest Australian big energy user to turn to renewables and battery storage for a cheaper, more reliable power supply.

European power giants Engie and Uniper pull out of major Dutch carbon capture and storage project in same week as US project abandoned.

Australia's two biggest states are rolling out extensive electric vehicle charging networks, to cater for soon to be "ubiquitous" EVs.

Cheaper battery prices sees storage playing a broader role in energy markets, particularly for commercial customers seeking to reduce peak consumption, research from McKinsey shows.

Solar electricity production + blockchain = a currency based on sunshine

A Coalition energy minister who talks sense! Don Harwin says time to let go of notion of "baseload" and embrace cheaper wind, solar and storage. He rubbishes ideas of new coal generation, and talks of two new "renewable energy spines" in NSW. Hoted that in heatwave: "Clean energy performed as forecast. Thermal generation did not."

US president's “dirty energy week” measures decried as gifts to corporate polluters that will harm both the climate and the clean energy sector.

AEMO underlines push on demand side of grid, wanting new market rules and regulations to facilitate rooftop solar, storage, energy efficiency and demand management. It marks major shift for the grid operator, and for the design of Australia's grid towards consumers rather than generators.

GTM highlights what is becoming an increasingly common refrain these days — solar prices continue to fall, and they’re not slowing down.

Call for new coal generation to be stopped by 2020 comes as the industry's flagship "clean coal" project terminated after $10 billion investment, and as Coalition considers new coal generator and threatens to turn financial screws on states that oppose fracking.

Perth-based Stellata Energy has won approval for a 120MW solar plant near Merredin, in Western Australia’s wheatbelt, adding to the growing queue of large scale renewable projects lining up for construction after a near four-year investment drought. Stellata has teamed up with UK investment manager Ingenious investment to build the Merredin solar farm, which would be the largest in […]

Self-driving vehicles will not only need to “see” the world, they’ll need to communicate and work together..

Some states and electric power companies are rolling out a new weapon against fossil fuels — giant batteries.

The project, which relied on a “gasifier” to turn a cheap and common grade of coal into fuel, is over, at least for now, Southern said.

Energy Minister Mark Bailey unveiled the first of many fast-charging electric vehicle stations which will be rolled out at various locations right up the Queensland coast.