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First phase of AGL Energy's Adelaide 5MW solar and storage VPP trial goes live, linking 60 battery storage systems.

Two large-scale batteries will be trialled as back-up power at an islanded 170MW power station in Carnarvon WA.

AEMO report says sudden loss of S.A.'s two biggest baseload gas plants nearly pushed state into another system black on March 3. Fortunately, wind farms came to the rescue.

SA premier and federal energy minister go toe to toe at opening of battery storage trial, in first meeting since Coalition started bagging state's renewable plans.

Turnbull's $2 billion pumped hydro scheme paves way for 100% renewable grid driven mostly by wind and solar, and kills any chance of more gas and coal fired generation. It also makes nuclear redundant and turn conversation away from "baseload" power concepts.

Why is South Australia spending so much on gas when battery storage could do the job at less cost? And why doesn't it just borrow a gas plant, rather than building a new one?

Alinta Energy - another of the retailer "naughty boys" on the RET - signs contract for output of Ratch Australia's 42MW Collinsville Solar Farm.

A forecast lull in Germany's onshore wind installations prompts Senvion to cut its workforce by almost 20%; meanwhile, in Australia...

Tesla says increased interest in EVs and a renewables-committed state government make SA its next Australian target market.

The energy sector was supposed to be the showcase for privatisation and market deregulation. Yet competition has failed to deliver on its promise of lower prices for customers.

The latest state by state guide to retail electricity markets and their components.

The gas initiative and the ministerial powers are interesting, but the biggest thing is the battery storage tender.

The ATA has welcomed the South Australian Government’s embracing a clean energy future in its energy plan released yesterday.

Potential for up to $16.8m revenue and $15.2m EBITDA.

Lane Crockett shares his thoughts about the industry, including opportunities, solar costs and battery storage.

Global expansion and rapid sales growth lead to major recruiting program to establish local customer support network.

German solar association Bundesverbands Solarwirtschaft expects their number will double to 100,000 in 2018.

The costs of ‘climate-proofing’ are already stretching into the billions of dollars, and as any doctor can tell you, the longer we leave it, the worse the consequences will be.

Victoria's Andrews govt launches $20m tender for proposals to work with state's networks to install up to 100MW of grid-scale energy storage by 2018.

A look at four major policy initiatives from South Australia's bold new energy plan.