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SolarReserve, which hopes to build 110MW solar tower and storage facility in Port Augusta, unveils plans for a facility four-times that size in Chile.

Bill Gates-backed saltwater battery storage maker Aquion Energy bowed to the inevitable and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware.

The fossil fuel industry is locking in behind Labor on an EIS because it could save them $30 billion. But consumers won’t benefit at all, and renewable focused schemes are being junked on the basis of rubbish modeling.

New data suggests SA's September blackout rekindled the state's love affair with rooftop solar, spurring a more than 17% uptick in installations from October to December 2016.

One company’s mission to make every surface soak up the sun - rom car parks, to food cars, jackets and army tents.

Want to see energy progress? Head west to California.

Tesla's Lyndon Rive says company's Powerpacks could fix SA power crisis in just over 100 days. Confirms Tesla "in talks" with Australian utilities.

Gas shortage may be a win for battery storage. Tesla says it cheaper than gas; Reputex says wind, solar+storage beats gas already.

A new global online matchmaking platform – described as being like a dating site for the renewable energy industry – will be launched in Sydney tonight.

Global infrastructure and renewable energy leader ACCIONA has made its first major investment in an Australian company with the acquisition of Victoria’s leading diversified civil engineering services business, Geotech Group.

Twenty businesses across the state will share in $200,000 of NSW Government funding as part of a program to help companies adopt renewable energy and be more energy efficient.

Tesla's launches 14kWh Powerwall 2, confirming pricing and predicting 100% of solar homes will have battery storage within 10 years.

Four female apprentices have started new careers in the energy industry at EnergyAustralia’s Yallourn power station in the Latrobe Valley.

The Climate Institute, perhaps Australia's pre-eminent independent policy advocate and analysis group in the country, says it will close on June 30, due to a lack of funds.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) and the Energy Infrastructure Trust (EIT) on the successful acquisition of the Bald Hills Wind Farm.

AEMO says legacy coal plants may not be fit for purpose for the current energy transition, and has pleaded for faster and more forward-looking decisions on critical rule changes needed to deal with new technologies.

CEFC invests $100m in AMP Capital fund that aims to make its portfolio of Australian buildings net zero emissions by 2030.

Energy minister lashes out as Coalition seizes on Murdoch media's latest anti-renewables beat-up. Meanwhile, solar marches on in the sunshine state.

Tesla’s Ballarat Supercharger station, the first connection from Melbourne to Adelaide, was officially opened today with a ribbon cutting ceremony held at Wendouree. The Tesla Supercharger is substantially more powerful than any existing charging technology, providing up to 120 kilowatts of power and 270 km of range in 30 minutes.

What drove Victoria’s wholesale electricity market prices up 46% in 2016? We put the screws on the historical data to find out.