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The CER has today released results of its successful seventh auction, leaving around $250 million in the ERF to purchase further abatement to help reduce emissions and meet our international targets.

Tesla moves towards more conventional marketing methods, saying EV Models S and X save lots of money compared to similar-priced petrol cars.

Silicon Valley is in love with E-scooters as electric scooter company Bird raises more capital that doubles its value in just a fortnight.

A weak NEG will let the electricity sector off lightly, and put pressure on emissions reductions on to truckers, farmers and factories. Here's what needs to be done.

Consumers now trust energy retailers less than they do banks and insurers, thanks to soaring prices and confusing bills, so they are taking matters into their own hands, and looking to solar and storage.

AEMO and networks lobby release paper arguing for "orchestration" of rooftop solar and battery storage as Australia leads the world on distributed generation. But who gets to hold the baton?

Samsung Electronics officially announced today its plan to commit to 100% renewable energy in the United States, Europe and China by 2020.

The economic boom, the pressure of immigration, and high emissions in transport mean that the energy transition pioneer is headed for a greenhouse gas emission cut of only 32%.

Renewables policy pioneer, Simon Corbell, details why state schemes like VRET are critical – including to counter "stifling impact" of NEG on solar and wind investment.

Another three new solar farms ready to begin production as list of projects in the pipeline jumps to a breath-taking 35GW.

Construction underway at Goldwind's 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria, one of Australia's biggest and cheapest wind projects.

Fledgling Chinese auto-maker raises $US500m to go towards preparation of all-electric fleet for market by end 2019.

After choosing to stop to recharge on first leg of Finke desert race, Acciona electric car pushed the limits on the return journey.

Queensland investigating claims that mining company New Hope may have circumvented due process by expanding stage 2 operations at its New Acland coalmine without approval.

Households most likely to join in the solar spree are affluent enough to afford upfront investment, but not so much to not worry about future power bills.

The battery – which is capable of generating 2 MW of power for one hour – will be used to optimise spinning reserve and is expected to save hundreds of thousands in maintenance and fuel costs in the process.

Light source BP has unveiled plans to offer no-deposit rooftop solar and battery storage packages to Australian households.

An increasingly change-averse political right wing is driving transport to the front line of Australia's climate wars. Can Labor get their policy act together and stop us from becoming another Cuba, a living museum for petrol and diesel cars?

Investors are about to get unparalleled access to the best clean technology start-ups in Australia thanks to a new angel investment group launched by EnergyLab.

Why electricity is more than just a means to various ends.