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Energy industry industry big hitters including Tesla, ABB, AGL Energy, FRV and Enphase Energy call on Parliament to protect ARENA funding.

Lyon Solar plans world's two biggest solar plus storage plants in South Australia and Queensland, despite not receiving money in ARENA large scale funding round.

ARENA believed to have proposed a compromise on its funding position, in an effort to continue its support of new technologies and critical research.

More than half the shortlisted large-scale solar projects expected to get funding from ARENA tender. A total of 12 projects, mostly with single axis tracking technology and costs as low as $100/MWh are expected to win grants, with solar module costs set to slump again next year.

Good news for Tesla drivers, with CTO JB Straubel saying the company expects "10 maybe 15 year life at a minimum" from its EV batteries.

Researchers have created an interactive web tool to estimate how much energy could be generated by wind or solar at any global location.

NSW property development offers a tree change, and a share in an energy utility: a purpose-built, embedded network through which to buy, sell and store solar electricity, peer-to-peer.

Many Australians think their solar panels were made in Australia, and nearly half expect pay-back on investment within 5 years.

More than 150 of Australia's best environmentally sustainable homes will open their doors to the public across the country this Sunday, September 11.

ANU-based research program that aims lead the world in grid-scale battery storage innovation and integration has won $5m grant from ACT government.

End Coal Coal plants under development A new CoalSwarm assessment finds that the amount of coal power capacity in the developmental pipeline has declined by 14% since the beginning of 2016, due primarily to new restrictions in China and a slowdown in India.   by Christine Shearer and Ted Nace The amount of coal power capacity under […]

Australia has sought to water down climate declarations made through the Pacific Islands Forum

The success of commercial lighting continued to weigh heavily on energy efficiency prices in Victoria, while audit delays causes prices to rise in NSW.

US and China decision to join the pact to combat climate change means Paris climate agreement could come into force as soon as next year.

For the first time since the Coalition dumped the carbon price, energy combustion emissions fell in June 2016.

New data shows South Australia electricity prices fell sharply in August as gas prices fell, confirming the critical role of gas generators in setting power prices.

G20 fudges on fossil fuel subsidies, now labelled as the "dumbest policy" in the world. But the Paris climate deal is now likely to come into force later this year, four years earlier than thought, and China has announced a major boost to "green finance", just as Australia looks to strip its own greed funds.

Whether EVs will be charged from rooftop panels – as Tesla etc would like it – or from a network of charging stations – as utilities would like it – it is only a matter of time.

Dear Craig Kelly, your electorate in southern Sydney has 9,500 voters who live in solar powered homes. This year they will save over $2.9m on their power bills.

Dissenting CCA members call for "proper" emissions target, coal closure, as Frydenberg reads from Abbott songbook.