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AEMO, in presentation to energy ministers, says there was no system security or supply reliability issues in South Australia during July.

More evidence emerges of how big utilities game the market in South Australia, and how the fossil fuel industry tried to blame it all on renewables. This comes as energy ministers meet to consider proposals to open up the national gas market.

A new record-low solar bid was set in Chile, while wind projects took 40% of the auctioned power contracts.

McKinsey report – and graph – says battery storage makes sense now for subset of commercial customers in "each of the four most important applications."

The events of July 7, and how we interpret them, will have ongoing implications for future business investment and how we meet the decarbonisation challenge.

A nonprofit organization is testing a solution that could be a model of how to bring electricity to 1.2 billion people still living in the dark.

The worst appears behind it, but Origin Energy is clearly two companies under one banner. A split appears inevitable, the only question is how it will happen.

There has been an incredible amount of nonsense published by media outlets purporting that there is a so called crisis unfolding in Australia’s electricity market.

The gas industry profited enormously from electricity price spikes in South Australia. The media also played a role, using renewables as a scapegoat.

Origin Energy says growth in energy markets will lie "beyond the grid" in the transition to low-carbon economy, but it doesn't expect consumers to leave the grid in large numbers. Its solar sales doubled, but remain a small fraction of the overall market, while storage uptake is slow.

Origin Energy says recent price spikes in South Australia were predictable and "perfectly normal". It has advised energy ministers not to be "spooked".

Origin signs offtake for hybrid solar and storage plant at Degrussa mine – its third solar contract, as it seeks bidders for massive Stockyard Hill wind farm.

As residential demand tariffs are rolled out around Australia, we take a look at what they are, how they works, and why many households should avoid them at all costs.

WA govt removes barriers to third-party solar finance, opening the market to more consumers and suppliers.

If all German households went renewable, they still would not be able to buy all of the renewable electricity in the country. We mainly need to get the industry on board—and electric mobility going.

Under the rapid growth of Australian energy storage market, the 7th Energy Storage Australia 2016 is going to present over 300 professionals from 23 countries in October.

Labor's support of Coalition raid on ARENA is direct attack on transition to renewable energy, on innovation, on jobs and on addressing global climate emergency.

Solar and storage installations on Australian apartment blocks make up one of the largest and most rapidly growing sectors in our cities. So why aren't we hearing more about them?

A recent Accenture survey has asked Millennials – Australia’s second-largest cohort after Gen X – what they want from their energy providers. The answers are a clarion call to those utilities and retailers who still believe business-as-usual will do.

After four years of tracking Australia's rooftop solar system prices, we take a look back over our data at some of the noteworthy trends that have emerged over this period.