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Battery Energy Storage System connected to main grid capable of supplying electricity to 60 households for 24 hours.

Impact of decision of some liable parties to pay penalty rather than meet RET obligation felt in February – although the extent of this was lost in subsequent political volatility. Meanwhile, project commitments continue to flow.

Coal generator proposal asking CEFC for finance would provide power to Galilee Basin coal projects owned by Clive Palmer, Gina Rinehart, and Adani, and bury Co2 in "un-mineable" part of same coal province. Meanwhile, emissions rise and Coalition links with fossil fuel lobby deepen.

Battery storage prices are trending downward as newcomers to the Australian market follow the Tesla Powerwall 2 to lower and lower price points.

Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) and the Energy Infrastructure Trust (EIT) on the successful acquisition of the Bald Hills Wind Farm.

Kagoshima Prefecture-based project is scheduled for installation in Q3 2017 as part of Japan’s popular Excess Energy Purchasing Scheme and Feed-in Tariff

EV rental company launches sharing plan where owners of Tesla and other EVs can help pay off their investments or simply share the love of EV driving.

In an 11th-hour deal, Opal Solar has secured prime real-estate on the jerseys of NRL premiers the Cronulla Sharks as their 2017 Naming Rights Partner.

Spain reboots its renewable energy program, while India has said the country will double the installed capacity in solar parks to 40 gigawatts.

Engie & Schneider Electric have signed a MoU to explore and deploy new digital solutions for operational efficiency of renewable assets.

Australian specialist infrastructure fund manager Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG) has acquired Bald Hills Wind Farm from Mitsui & Co.

China is now well past its 2013 coal peak, while the utilization rate for coal-fired generators declined to 47.5% - an all time low.

French renewable energy firm Neon aims for 1GW wind and solar in Australia after completing the finance of the 109MW Hornsdale 3 wind farm in South Australia.

Data released this week is hard evidence Australia’s pollution is going up and that means Turnbull and Frydenberg’s policies are failing.

Bloomberg chart shows tide turning on the uptake of electric cars, as more EV models fall to around $US20,000 mark.

A group of Australians have joined a list of so-called "eminent scientists" telling president Trump that climate science is baloney.

Infigen Energy secures PPA with EnergyAustralia to buy 60% of output of proposed 113MW Bodangora wind farm in NSW to 2030.

The new Victorian feed-in tariff announced today marks an important turning point in the struggle for recognition of the real value of distributed renewable energy.

Large scale battery storage developers have expressed their frustration with Australia's knowledge gap, saying regulators and ministers appear completely unaware the technology is being deployed at scale elsewhere in the world.

$200m Clean Energy Innovation Fund is coordinating a meeting between investors and start-ups, in new push to fast-track low-carbon energy sector.