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Bob Brown was arrested in January 2016 at a forestry protest in Tasmania; charges were later dropped.

India shifts gear on electric vehicle policy, aims for no petrol or diesel cars to be sold on the subcontinent by 2030.

Friends of the Earth say the Andrews government's 2017-18 budget investment in climate change has been modest and that next year’s budget has emerged as a litmus test on the issue.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised ANZ, BTMU and Westpac on the project financing for the construction, commissioning and operation of the A$225 million Ross River Solar Farm.

RCR Tomlinson Ltd has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $175 million with APA Group to design and construct one of Australia’s largest utility solar farms.

Company once known as Australia Gas Light says energy transition will skip ‘baseload gas’ and instead be about shift from ‘big coal’ to ‘big renewables’.

Energy Minister Mark Bailey has today announced an extension to an innovative battery storage and solar trial in Townsville.

Victorian government documents detailing state's $25m battery storage tender say renewables + storage have surpassed gas as cheapest source of new peaking power.

A tender for 5MW battery storage tender to help reduce gas generation and integrate high levels of solar power to be decided soon.

Mills Oakley has advised ESCO Pacific (ESCO) and Palisade Investment Partners (Palisade) on the $225 million Ross River solar farm in Queensland.

A new roadmap for Australia’s electricity networks outlines a national plan to keep the lights on, make sure bills are affordable, and decarbonise our electricity industry by mid-century.

Now shunned by all of Australia’s big banks as well as a further 15 banks around the world, Adani is desperate and financially dateless.

In Australia, as in the US, the right-wing still doesn't understand the significance of "clean", and don't accept renewables could be cheaper, smarter and more reliable than coal, gas and nuclear plants. And they're not giving up without a fight, confected moral outrage, and lies.

Fiji, host of this year's climate talks, has asked Malcolm Turnbull to urge Trump to stay with the Paris climate deal. “Climate change is not a hoax, it is frighteningly real,” Fiji PM says.

Construction is set to begin on one of the largest solar projects in Australia's development pipeline, after the 148MW Ross River Solar Farm this week achieved financial close.

Imagining an Australia where every town is running off its own renewable energy projects is becoming a reality. Victoria is on the case.

As the weather cools, wholesale electricity prices still hover around $100/MWh – still driven by gas prices that are higher than they were a year ago.

Tasmanian government intervenes to shield homes and business from "unacceptable" 15% power price hike.

Palaszczuk government investigating feasibility of 50MW, or bigger, hydro power station at Burdekin Falls Dam.

ARENA says solar PV could account for 30% of Australia's power needs by 2030, as it unveils its new investment priorities - storage and reliability, solar innovation, energy productivity and renewable energy exports. Also, expect an announcement on solar thermal soon.