RenewEconomy

Fascinating insight into electricity bills for business, and why they should, or shouldn't buy a battery. Meanwhile, futures price fell across the board.

While the Clean Energy Regulator believes the 2020 LGC target is met, the market continues to offer mixed signals. Meanwhile, more activity in new financial products continues.

South Australia becomes net electricity exporter for first time, 12 new wind and solar farms were added, the amount of large-scale solar tripled, and rooftop PV kept a lid on demand.

Company behind new "Renewable Energy Hub" says wind, solar clearly delivering electricity at 40% discount from the grid.

IEA's conservative electric vehicle growth projections expect uptake to boost global power demand by 928TWh a year in 2030 – that's four times Australia's annual consumption.

Another record month for page views for RE in May, just shy of the magic million mark with a total of 986,242.

Australia's state and federal governments could do more to boost EV uptake, but city-based policies would be far more effective.

Just when you thought Australia’s banks had reached the nadir, new data shows ‘Big Four’ lending to fossil fuel projects spiked by 50% last year.

Sun Metals solar farm - which led the way for corporate Australia to source their own renewable energy needs - switched on in Queensland.

Climate Change Authority recommends office of National Wind Farm Commissioner be extended by three years, and broadened to oversee large-scale solar and battery storage development.

Germany struggles to get coal exit task force on track, with government postponing official launch of phase-out commission for third time.

Car industry kicks back against emissions standards proposed for light vehicles, underscores uphill battle of shift to EVs.

Baker McKenzie has successfully assisted its longstanding client, Mars Australia in signing a 20 year PPA with Total Eren to generate the equivalent of 100% of Mars’ electricity from renewable energy by 2020.

Gippsland dairy producer Burra Foods signs 10-year PPA with Flow Power to source electricity from Ararat Wind farm – a deal that’s expected to cut its electricity costs by 20%.

Attacks against Elon Musk and Tesla becoming more intense, and nasty – from short-sellers, ideologues, climate deniers, and incumbent industries. They all have a lot to lose.

Sanjeev Gupta’s SIMEC ZEN Energy has installed 1MW of solar across four shopping centres in Adelaide, as businesses follow the UK steel billionaire’s clean energy lead.

Mars goes 100% renewables in Australia, sourcing all its electricity needs from Kiamal solar farm and renewables "firming" contract.

Victoria gives planning approval for 40MW wind farm near Horsham to be developed by German company.

CEC report details record-breaking year for solar, wind, batteries in Australia – and "just a glimpse" of unprecedented level activity expected in next two.

Clean Energy Council and Smart Energy Council call for high emissions reduction targets, as Frydenberg promises no change to the party room.