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Spot electricity prices averaged $447/MWh for the week in Queensland, and surged above $13,000 on a couple of occasions. Of course, there is no newspaper article when this happens because, since there is basically only rooftop PV in the state in the way of renewables, there is no convenient scapegoat.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promises declining carbon emissions even as the state closes the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

Obama sees the world as at a tipping point and that a clean energy revolution is already underway.

The factory is producing lithium-ion batteries both for Tesla’s energy storage products and electric vehicles

Zinc metals producer Sun Metals is to build a 100MW solar PV plant was part of plans to expand its refinery near Townsville, in northern Queensland, in what is a landmark development in the Australian renewable energy landscape.

Tired of endlessly debating Australia's energy future? Here are 10 things we really know about energy to guide us through the policy fog.

Community groups will unite with legal and energy experts, business and government to supercharge Australia’s renewable energy future at next year’s Community Energy Congress.

Senvion has signed a contract with Pacific Hydro to supply, install and service 14 MM92 turbines at the Yaloak South Wind Farm near Ballan, Victoria.

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ESCOSA decision to remove the minimum price for solar exports shows lack of understanding in the South Australian electricity market.

Two major forces stand opposed in 2017. One is the falling cost of solar, wind, storage and other smart controls – heralding an "unstoppable" energy transition away from centralised, polluting fossil fuel plants. The other is political.

Tesla was the dominant news force in 2016. The other big themes were battery storage, the price falls in wind and solar, the big shift from centralised energy, and politics, politics, politics.

The year that was: Donald Trump, soaring temperatures, mass-market EVs, and price parity - even in NSW - for solar and storage.

IABM has given its International Award for Excellence in Sustainability to Broadcast Australia for installing a solar battery solution designed and delivered by Photon Energy.

Despite predictions that consumers – households and businesses – will be supplying half of all electricity needs within a few decades, the automatic reflex of the institutions that govern our electricity market remains to protect the incumbents. This needs to change.

Spain has been the subject of some myth-making and stereo-typing about its renewable energy industry and its overall economy.

What exactly is biological carbon capture and sequestration, and is it any sort of a viable climate fix? Reasonable questions, so here are some answers...

India’s new draft National Electricity Plan concludes India does not require any new coal-fired power stations and its energy minister says it must look beyond fossil fuels.

You couldn’t dream up the crazy set of events that have driven fears that South Australia is a sign of the threats to come to power supply reliability.

The AEMC really needs to get its act together in terms of more forward looking in terms of its approach to modelling.