3,000 km through sun and storm: lessons from the Australian adventure
A 200-pound vehicle, powered only by solar panels and a 3 kWh battery, crossed almost an entire continent. Hyperion, the…
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India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power
India is now producing the world’s cheapest solar power, according to an International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) survey. The costs…
Ten 100MW-plus wind farms commissioned in July
The ten largest wind farms Windpower Intelligence has identified as coming fully online in July all have a capacity of…
Renewable energy: Australia bets on a ‘water battery’ – pump hydro plant
It took 100,000 construction workers a quarter of a century to bore through the Snowy Mountains to build Australia’s largest…
Burning issue: are waste-to-energy plants a good idea?
It’s the controversial scheme that’s attracting attention across the nation but as more waste-to-energy facilities get the green light, critics…
Poland to become an energy hub for CEE
Poland plans to become an energy hub in Central and Eastern Europe, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on a state…
Choice launches first service that will automatically switch customers to best deal
The consumer group Choice has launched a $99 service to compare prices from electricity retailers, monitor them for 12 months…
Australia seeks hydrogen to soak up excess renewable energy production
Australia’s top gas distribution network operator, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, plans to mix hydrogen into its supplies to take advantage…
Australia’s Tesla battery works perfectly, emissions drop
The big Tesla battery in South Australia is consistently working to serve the peak energy demand each day, taking the…
Tesla’s big battery is undercutting Australia’s energy cartels
When Tesla installed the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia last year, it came with the promise that it…
World needs more than 2.000 CCS plants by 2040
The world must step up deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology in order to meet the emissions targets…
Enel starts construction of Australia’s largest solar project
Enel, through a joint venture between the Group’s fully-owned renewable energy subsidiary Enel Green Power and Dutch Infrastructure Fund, has…
Australia puts multinationals on notice after Chevron drops tax appeal
Chevron Corp has withdrawn an appeal to Australia’s High Court over a disputed A$340 million ($268 million) tax bill, leaving…
Tesla promises to build the largest battery system in the world within 100 days
Tesla has agreed to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery storage project in South Australia, billionaire founder Elon Musk said…
Alro’ s profit grows more than twicefold in Q1
Alro, the largest aluminum producer in Continental Europe (excluding Russia and the Scandinavian Peninsula), posted a net adjusted profit of…
Australia’s Energy Luck Runs Out – an analysis by David Fickling
With its abundance of mineral wealth and sun-kissed shores, Australia takes pride in thinking of itself as the “lucky country.” That…
Australia has no plans to change renewable energy target – Energy minister
Australian Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg has provided an assurance there are no plans to change Australia’s renewable energy target amid…
Australia might give up its renewables target
The deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce has refused to commit the government to maintain the Renewable Energy Target, after a…
Australia: ”Mr Coal’s” super ministry and the challenges of merging energy with the environment
Josh Frydenberg has been sworn in as minister for both the environment and energy. Is it a clash of objectives…
Australia: Surging electricity prices spark calls for national inquiry into renewable energy
Surging electricity prices in South Australia have sparked calls for a national inquiry into renewable energy and whether the electricity…