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Australian start-up Power Ledger named as global leader in blockchain technology which has the potential to “rapidly disrupt” the traditional energy market and fast-track the shift to decentralised generation.

Low participation has led to a smaller amount of abatement contracted by the Clean Energy Regulator at the fourth ERF auction.

The deepest denial about climate change rests within Australia’s coal, oil and gas companies; which is ironic given that is where some of the impacts will be most keenly felt.

Toyota has imported three Mirai hydrogen fuel-cell sedans to demonstrate the technology to Australian officialdom and motorists over the next few years.

JinkoSolar has completed delivery on 140 MWdc of PV modules for the North Star project located in Chisago County, Minnesota

Memo to media: Ignore what Trump says, focus on what he does and who he appoints.

Victoria Coalition vote against rise in solar feed in tariff suggests it wants solar to be paid less than brown coal fired generation.

There were signs at COP22 that several countries have begun the long-term planning needed to avoid dangerous climate change.

South Australia wholesale prices fall below Queensland and NSW, despite some more $14,000/MWh price events engineered by peaking gas plants.

Australia’s top climate scientists respond to news the incoming Trump Administration will scrap climate research at America's top research facility, NASA.

Federal government flags plan to scrap petrol excise, in part because it is "unfair" that electric vehicles don't pay it.

No matter how much Trump waves his magic wand there’s not much he can do to revive the prospects for thermal coal.

If we miss bending the rising emissions curve downward by around 2020, we miss the chance to avoid the worst damage.

Here are some data sets that provide real insights into the unique conditions experienced by big solar in the Australian landscape.

The impact of new highly efficient fridges and washing machines, zero carbon homes and LED lighting will likely reshape the global energy markets, Citigroup says, removing pricing power from fossil fuel plants.

Victorian Liberal opposition reportedly threatening to block legislation to adjust the state's solar feed in tariff.

Sweden has announced a government subsidy that will cover 60% of the cost of installing a residential energy storage system.

Tesla's 14kWh Powerwall 2 batteries open for order in Australia, with installations set to begin in Feb 2017 – just as 100s of thousands of solar households lose their premium FiT.

The huge success of a community-based program encouraging solar and battery storage uptake in Australian homes and businesses suggests the battery storage sector may be in the early stages of mass-market uptake. And that's not all it tells us.

Community solar funding program gathers pace, meeting latest $140,000 target in just two days to install solar on three local businesses.