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Trump decision to pull US out of Paris climate treaty was sadly inevitable when an ignorant buffoon is guided by self-serving climate deniers, economic nationalists and fossil fuel advocates. But what will Australia do now, given much of its ruling party shares the same view.

SA seeks final proposals for battery storage tender from candidates short-listed from the 90+ expressions of interest received last month.

Australia’s first biofuels pilot plant was officially opened by the Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk MP, in Gladstone today.

Carnegie Clean Energy adds 2.6MWh battery storage system to 1.6MW solar system at CSIRO's Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory.

Leading Australian home energy management start-up, Reposit Power, has issued a recall for all Reposit meter and box Kits installed since 2015, due to potential risk of electric shock.

Endeavour says network ownership could turn 360° and revert to local councils and communities, as it seeks tender for solar and storage micro-grid.

Nauiyu community set to be powered by a 1MW solar plant during the day, relegating its diesel generators for use only at night and as back-up.

America’s time as leader of the free world is over. Now we’re the villain, thwarting the global effort to save humanity.

A testing laboratory built by Queensland utility Ergon Energy to host one of Australia’s biggest residential battery storage trials has been opened in Cairns.

A ‘JKT’ triad—Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—sets a 21st century course for clean energy.

Offshore wind farms have been blamed by conservative media in the UK for the deaths of three whales - despite not having a shred of evidence.

Regulators issue grim warning about power of big fossil fuel generators to game energy markets, forcing up prices. They say the price surge to "unprecedented" highs in coal-dependent Queensland is being driven by market concentration and the lack of large-scale wind and solar.

Last night, the Melbourne City Council voted unanimously to welcome the VRET and endorse passage of legislation enshrining the targets in state parliament.

Wholesale price rises mean higher solar tariffs for Ergon network, but forces government to lift annual subsidy to supply regional homes with mostly coal power by $200 million a year.

In a visit to Australia this week, US nuclear power advocate Jessica Lovering brings a suitcase full of alternative facts. Let's unpack them.

Will he stay or will he go? Protesters at last week’s G7 meeting don’t know either.

Argentina reveals plans for 1GW solar plant that will provide power 24/7, meaning with battery storage.

Josh Frydenberg over-egged the success of a CCS plant he visited in US, and now he's done the same in Australia with new CEFC mandate.

Telstra plans big rollout of solar at exchanges, using back up generators in wholesale markets for grid security, but appears to be backing off plans to enter home solar and storage market.

SolarEdge will unveil innovations including next-generation power optimizer and large-capacity commercial inverters.