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Report finds 5kW-plus rooftop solar systems offer best bang for buck, no matter household energy profile – even if all generation exported to grid.

Tesla to deploy multiple 250kW/500kWh Powerpack systems for NSW network operator TransGrid, to help store and smooth solar supply.

Climate Council report says “clean coal” won't meet Australia's most basic climate obligations – and would need electricity prices to rise four-fold to earn sufficient revenue to be viable.

AEMO report shows rooftop solar reducing and shifting peaks, and likely to gather pace as costs fall and grid prices rise.

Regional and remote Australia’s leading advisory and technical consultancy firm, CAT Projects, announced that from today the company will be trading as Ekistica.

Carnegie gets development approval for 10MW solar farm, with CEO saying Australia "should have lots of these."

New analysis shows clean energy target as modelled by Finkel Review will deliver less large scale renewable energy than current state-based targets.

BNEF report suggests wind and solar will fall further than Finkel Review expects, undermining case for even refurbished coal generators. The cost falls mean that Australia's current Paris targets will be met even without a clean energy target mechanism.

Last November, a Citizens' Jury rejected "under any circumstances" plans to import nuclear waste as a money-making venture. So is the dump dead?

Which ASX-listed company indirectly lobbied for the US to withdraw from the Paris Agreement? And what should investors do about it?

If the 2016 conference was lithium, lithium, lithium, the 2017 version has a more nuanced tone. Here are some of the highlights.

SA Senator Cory Bernardi has installed 12kW of solar at his family home – but will it keep the lights on?

Carnegie has been selected as the company to lead global business in achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal number 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy.

EV Council says most Australians want to buy electric vehicles, but a lack of policy support – and cars – is getting in the way.

Two days after President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Modi and Macron pledged to achieve emissions reductions beyond their nations’ commitments.

BP data shows impact of reduced coal use in emissions, including China. Australia, however, joins smaller emerging economies in lifting emissions.

Coalition may require new solar and wind farms to match each megawatt of capacity with a megawatt hour of energy storage to "level playing field" with coal.

AEMO says battery storage plans for South Australia and Victoria will be critical to prevent blackouts in extreme heat events in coming summer.

People with batteries and behind the meter devices can help the market meet demand. But are they well served by the Finkel Review?

Standards Australia guidelines may ban installations of battery storage in homes or garages, despite industry backlash against draft proposals.