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A City of Sydney-backed community solar project that will put a 30kW PV system on the roof of a craft brewery in the city’s inner west will be opened to local investors this weekend.

GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy, to avoid network upgrade on Mornington Peninsula.

China considers compulsory quotas for carmakers, requiring them to produce more electric vehicles or purchase carbon credits from their peers.

Coalition takes new tack on stripping funds from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, and seeks to wedge Labor on the issue.

South Australia was supposed to show the limitations of renewables but instead has highlighted the abuse of power and price gouging by fossil fuel incumbents. Energy ministers can either seize the moment and push for change, or protect the narrow business interests of a few powerful players.

It has been announced that the 4th ERF auction will be held in November this year. Here is a summary of the announcements made by the Regulator and re-state our price and supply expectations for auction four.

ACT, ARENA launch 3-year trial of eight leading battery storage technologies to see which works best for consumers.

Australia’s National Energy Market is hamstrung by an out-dated, ‘dumb’ grid, and must be updated to face the realities of low carbon, low marginal cost energy generation.

The windbacks to solar subsidies may be a good sign for the industry, by encouraging larger systems.

The Tory government in the UK has finally woken up to the fact that solar and wind is cheaper than nuclear. It may mean a big shift in its energy strategy, as it focuses on distributed generation rather than mega projects. Shouldn't Australia be leading on this?

Energy Made Clean, WattWatchers and water cremation company named among 38 semi-finalists short-listed in 2016 Australian Technologies Competition.

The reign of record hot months in 2016 continues, with last month claiming the title of hottest July on record globally, according to data released by NASA on Monday.

We probably have only about a decade before we break through the ambitious 1.5℃ global warming target agreed to by the world’s nations in Paris.

Recent price surges in Australian wholesale markets have strong resemblance to the bidding patterns used by Enron in the lead up to California's energy crisis more than a decade ago.

An uneventful week, apart from the AGL results and the cancellation of the Portland energy supply contract.

University of Queensland solar researcher says grid-scale battery storage not yet cure-all for Australia’s shift to renewables; needs more research.

The global solar sector is in the midst of an unprecedented period of transformation.

The blocked bidders for network operator Ausgrid already own significant assets in Australia, but the future price for the NSW utility will likely be decided by an appeal to the courts over how many costs they can pass on to the consumer.

ESCO Pacific have submitted development applications for three new solar farms with a total installed capacity of 320MW.

Northern Territory Labor promises 50% renewables target, bringing it in-line with federal Labor and most other Labor states and territories.