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Eight cargo vessels containing enormous blades, wind towers and more than 450 components for Queensland’s largest wind farm project, RATCH Australia’s Mount Emerald Wind Farm, will soon transit through the Port of Cairns in a boost to local economies.

Changes to maximum allowable reserves for NSW

Coal entrepreneur and RET critic Trevor St Baker chases technology to have sheets with solar on one side and storage on another "printed like newspapers."

Australia's first community-owned energy retailer says latest big price rises caused by "greed" of fossil fuel generators and "gaming" of markets.

New study finds smarter electricity network regulation would improve reliability, reduce emissions and cut power bills for energy users.

Why baseload should not be confused with "reliability" - and why building new coal fired generators - as proposed by conservatives in US and Australia - may make the grid less reliable, and more expensive.

ASX Announcement in relation to Genex’s Kidston renewable energy project in North Queensland.

Solar pioneer David Mills says if he can do it, almost anyone can. And by doing “it”, he means powering his house and his two electric vehicles largely through rooftop solar, and storing excess output in battery storage

Vegetable grower Nectar Farms says its decision to use 100% renewable energy for the country’s biggest glasshouse project will deliver major cost savings over traditional use of gas and grid power. “Really, why would you do it any differently,” its CEO says.

US energy secretary says "baseload" coal is critical to functioning of the grid. Energy regulator says that is "absolutely not" the case.

The French floating PV specialist is building a 70 MW solar facility in China’s Anhui province.

There is no question now that solar and wind will dominate the future of electricity. The question is how fast.

On same day as major industrial project goes 100% renewables, Abbott calls for freeze on RET, ban on wind farms, and for government to build a new coal generator.

Hydro Tasmania has reached in-principle agreement to buy electricity from the proposed Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast.

New York grid operator says future grid will not only become more decentralized and de-carbonized, but it will increasingly be bi-directional, if not multi-directional.

Australians overwhelmingly want our country’s energy system to be powered by renewables because they see it as the “economically smart” thing for Australia’s future.

Victoria’s Ararat Wind Farm was officially opened today with a ceremony in Ararat to mark the completion of the 240MW wind farm.

AEMC wants fast control response on all new generation, recognises that settings on old fossil fuel plant may be a problem, but differs with Finkel of "generator obligation" model.

Community energy entrepreneurship could help deliver Finkel’s recommendations — especially distributed and independent power systems.

APA gets approval for new 130MW wind farm which will form part of major wind-solar renewable energy hub 200kms north of Perth.