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Solar and storage micro-grid will lead to town of Onslow sourcing 70 per cent of its electricity from renewables, improve reliability, reduce costs and state subsidies.

Politicians and others were fast to use SA storms as an opportunity to pin the situation on renewable energy, before anyone even knew what had happened.

It's remarkable how quickly a national conversation can fall into the gutter of bipartisanship and ignorance. But the legacy could be damaging: dumb politics could leave Australia with an even dumber grid.

13 game-changing initiatives from around the world were announced today as winners of the United Nations ‘Momentum for Change’ climate change award.

Turnbull amongst many to point the finger at renewables for South Australia's power outage. What else can we blame renewables for? Twitter answers.

The Lyon Group announces a partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation to roll out 1GW of solar and up to 1GWh of battery storage by 2020.

Australian academics give their views on how to constrain fossil fuel supply as part of efforts to tackle climate change.

New DOE report details latest advances in solar, wind, LED lights, batteries, and electric cars.

Labor states accuse Turnbull of peddling "ignorant rubbish"about wind and solar in the wake of the South Australian blackout.

ABC's Chris Uhlmann doubles down on attacks on renewable energy by predicting the whole nation is at risk of a blackout if we pursue wind and solar. Doesn't the ABC have editors?

One sharp exchange between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump revealed the sharp policy differences between the two when it comes to the future of solar energy.

Baker & McKenzie has become the first law firm to join the CPLC and commit to supporting clients in advancing carbon pricing policies worldwide and sharing best practice.

Ideology rules as Coalition, One Nation and Xenophon use South Australia blackout as an excuse to launch new attack on wind and solar. Turnbull and Frydenberg repeat call for Labor states to cancel "unrealistic" renewable targets.

Power is gradually returning to South Australia after wild storms blew across the state last night. So, what did cause South Australia’s blackout?

Gas users are concerned legislation to ban unconventional onshore gas development will cause gas prices to continue rising, but how big a role does gas play in Victoria?

China’s largest private investor group is developing a 2 GW solar farm in the Ningxia region which will be made up of some 6 million solar panels.

When catastrophic failures occur, people quickly demand explanations and start to point fingers. Sometimes it's best to check the data.

A predictable reaction to blackout in South Australia was that wind energy would be blamed. Who expected the ABC to lead that charge?

Many households, including Redflow's Simon Hackett, maintained power through blackout with battery storage or off grid systems. Will authorities now look seriously at micro-grids and climate resilience?

Frydenberg continues attack on state-based renewable energy targets, citing Grattan report that claims they are inefficient and too costly. But in the absence of any federal initiative, what choice do the states have?