RenewEconomy

Careful examination of the economics of the battery will be needed to ensure that the people of South Australia get the right sized solution at the right price.

Ted Dillard's must read book about the history of electric motorcycles has captured a much wider and more profound story.

Electric vehicles could help answer the question of how much renewable energy capacity to build, and how fast.

The Australian says 2009 report warned SA should not go beyond 20% renewables. Actually, it said "there are no significant technological constraints" to achieving 40%.

Despite the Coalition talking down renewables, the Kodak moment has finally arrived.

The amount of coal-fired power plants under development dropped dramatically in 2016.

Feed-in tariffs are simplest and best known mechanism to support rooftop solar, but are there other ways to value distributed generation?

Musk says no “Beta” version of the Tesla Model 3, and Tesla to begin driving early release candidate within week or two.

Adelaide Airport's solar powered, autonomous shuttle bus service one of seven successful applicants to SA Future Mobility Lab Fund.

Singapore's Nexif Energy picks up more than 300MW of Australian wind power assets, including late-stage developments Lincoln Gap and Glen Innes.

Energy storage lies at the heart of grid digitisation and is part of a larger trend of technologies that is disrupting South Australia’s network for the better.

Solar is playing an increasingly vital role in the world's decarbonisation, and with wind energy will provide 80 per cent of global electricity needs by 2060.

Tesla says Australian energy market rules stacked in favour of incumbent fossil fuel technologies, need to be changed for battery storage to fulfil potential.

Japanese thermal power generation could decline to 40% below 2015 levels by 2030 as government turns to renewables and energy efficiency.

If Woodside classifies climate change as a material, financial risk, then why doesn’t every other energy company?

Just 17 new projects have been registered since the last auction, down from 28, ahead of the fourth auction of the Coalition's emissions reduction fund.

How a change in electricity market rules could support rooftop solar owners and encourage a more cost effective electricity system.

Former Hazelwood boss says solar and battery storage already beats baseload gas on price, and says decisions to scrap carbon price and renewable energy target may have killed any new investment in fossil fuel generation.

In the first of a three-part series, we explain what rooftop solar is really worth when all of its benefits are taken into account.

The 2018 Zayed Future Energy Prize is now open for entries to the 10th anniversary edition.