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Company behind plans to develop Australia’s largest coal mine begins work on 170MW solar plant in another Queensland coal hub.

AEMO says its advice to the government was "pretty clear" and pragmatic: What the system needs is fast, flexible and reliable capacity to meet peak demand.

Scottish husband and wife team, aka Plug In Adventures, crossed Mongol Rally finish line on Saturday to become first entrants to complete the trans-continental challenge in an all-electric vehicle – a modified 2016 Nissan LEAF dubbed the AT-EV (All-Terrain Electric Vehicle).

Offshore wind now cheaper than nuclear and gas in UK, after second subsidy auction will see two developers build offshore wind farms for just $US75.83/MWh.

Electric cars set to get biggest boost ever, as China flags plans to stop making and selling traditional fuel cars "in the near future."

Culture wars: It may explain the continued efforts of some network operators to push back against the installation of more rooftop solar.

As national debate over energy supply reaches fever pitch, more attention is now being paid to the role of demand management, a weapon of last resort in Australia.

In a week where energy politics took centre state over market news, the most interesting development was the signing by retailer Flow Energy of a 10-year 50MW PPA with Ararat wind farm in Victoria. We have long seen that there is a need to develop th

AGL debunks Coalition myths on Liddell, saying it is unreliable and costly, and money is best invested in wind, solar, battery storage and other dispatchable generation.

Barnaby Joyce seems to think that switching off a coal plant in 2022 will cause the lights to go out in 2017. Is there any hope that the smart conversations going on behind the scenes will ever be reflected in policy? Don't count on it.

Photon Energy Australia plans to develop 146MW solar farm on outskirts of Bathurst have gone before NSW Department of Planning for approval.

Five companies short-listed to tender for job developing up to 450MW renewable energy hub in Qld coal centre of Gladstone.

Governments, understandably, want to make sure the lights stay on. But now is the time for perspective, not panic.

Coalition has known about bidding practices for years, but it has taken AGL's refusal to play ball on Liddell to prompt it into action.

Despite Finkel, despite our COP 21 obligations, Turnbull does nothing. No electricity policy, no vehicle emission standards, no policy in other areas of the economy. Worst of all, the Liddell negotiations are a gross misuse of the AEMO reports for political purposes.

South Australia abandons plans for energy security target this summer after AEMO intervention on gas plants, and due to lack of competition in market.

The results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review.

Solar party continues. Latest data show 98MW of rooftop solar PV was installed on Australian homes and businesses in August.

Telstra and Macquarie Group looking to build new solar and wind farms in Australia in further signs of strong corporate investment.

SA govt seeks proposals to build hydrogen production facility and refuelling station, and supply at least six hydrogen cell buses.