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CEC throws support behind proposal to buy out premium feed in tariffs in exchange for a battery storage device, and says storage does not need new subsidies, but widespread reform to bring the country's energy market into the 21st Century.

Australia has numerous opportunities to cut emissions at a “cost saving” to investors, including distributed solar PV, fuel efficiency and forestry.

The energy rule-maker's dystopian view of our immediate energy future underlines the growing divide on the future of renewables. There are those who see them as key to a smarter, cheaper, cleaner and more reliable grid. And other who simply believe it can't be done.

Futures pricing tells us that the 4GW of large scale renewables now being built will arrive too late to soften prices next summer, and the Portland bailout has likely added around $20 to pool prices.

UBS says the total cost of consumer EV ownership can reach parity with combustion engines from 2018.

The world’s largest floating PV power plant, with the capacity of 40 MW is now connected to the grid.

After a record-breaking year for the solar market, the total global installed base of operational PV systems surpassed 300 gigawatts.

Flow battery storage manufacturer Redflow abandons bulk home battery market due to price issues, to focus on bigger installations in commercial, industrial and off-grid sector.

AGL Energy, Trasngrid among energy majors to join auto companies and others to form Electric Vehicle Council, as pressure mounts for better policy support for EV uptake.

Rule changes are needed to ensure there can be quick and efficient responses if there are shortages in generation.

We deserve better leaders. If the incumbency is not prepared to act on Adani, the community need to take matters into their own hands.

WIRSOL opens office in Sydney and plans to expand its activities.

In what's being called a "breakthrough moment", AEMO and ARENA team up to provide 100MW demand response capacity to meet next summer's critical peaks. The program will focus on technologies like solar and storage in a way previously ignored by policy makers.

France's new energy minister says nuclear industry business model belongs to the past. His appointment expected to hasten transition away towards renewables.

Queensland enjoys favourable sunshine hours that support both domestic and large-scale solar assets - but what about wind?

Most of the gas that is ‘cheap’ to extract has been or is being extracted, so ensuring more supply won't bring the price of gas down.

The Federal Coalition's refusal to tackle climate change means we need to see more political leadership from state governments such as Victoria. 

Greenough River, the first large-scale solar farm to be built in Australia, is going ahead with plans to quadruple in size.

Sydney's CBD has huge untapped rooftop solar potential that could save businesses and homes $70m a year on power costs, according to new study that has lessons for all Australia's capital cities.

It’s time to get serious about climate policy, and set Australia up to make the most of the zero carbon transition that is undoubtedly underway.