RenewEconomy

The PM's call to arms on energy storage R&D is a welcome sign of forward policy thinking on renewables. Or is it?

Report says "exceptional" 2016 battery uptake points to even more remarkable growth in 2017, with 15 per cent of new solar installations expected to include storage, and a massive 70% of solar households looking to invest in a battery system.

When will Turnbull and co, take their blinkers off and recognise Australia should be getting into battery storage, not clean coal.

Turnbull government ministers rally to support PM's vision of clean coal power generation in Australia, – financed by the CEFC.

Once Hazelwood goes the question is what will replace it? Not nearly enough renewables are being built.

Australia's electricity grid looks likely to progress more systematically to a cleaner more secure future thanks to Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel. Here's why...

It’s 2017 and we have a lot to look forward to in the electricity sector this year. Eight key issues require our attention.

NSW set to double its solar capacity after CEFC stumps up $150m to fast-track financial close of 110MW of solar projects.

Three recent news items tell the story that a game-changing decline in the cost of grid storage is happening much faster than anticipated.

PM tells National Press Club energy is "a key debate" in 2017 parliament. Here are Malcolm Turnbull's key comments on the subject.

Queensland government-owned Ergon Energy Retail inks another solar PPA, this time for 12 years with FRV's 100MW Liliyvale Solar Farm.

As renewables are used as a political football, investors and energy companies are getting on with the job, with major Asian investor group Equis announcing 200MW of 'battery ready' solar projects in Australia, with plans for another 1000MW in the near future.

E/One sets new standard in safe and environmentally sound production of utility energy storage.

Bill Shorten tells National Press Club Labor will hold its ground on climate change, and create "real jobs" through renewables.

To halt global warming, nations must accelerate renewables deployment and build on gains. More challenging, the investment required to develop new technologies to get to net-zero emissions by 2050.

Despite improvements in the quality of discussion on climate and renewables, the political debate has regressed significantly. Time to fact check some old Furphies.

Shepparton Council calling for expressions of interest for development of a major solar farm in Mooroopna – a possible contender to power Melbourne's tram network.

The electric car has already been killed once. Will Trump kill it again, or jump on for the ride?

With the first shipment of Tesla's Powerwall 2 battery systems set to hit Australian shores, prices of home energy storage continue to tumble, shifting the target market from early adopters, to the "early majority".

Redflow Limited today announces that it has extended the warranty for its 10 kilowatt hour (kWh) ZBM2 and ZCell zinc-bromine flow batteries to 10 years.