
A generator’s nightmare: low prices, less demand
Our grid is less productive, and the ratio of average to peak demand is declining. Time to rethink market incentives.

Time to focus on energy value, not cost
The challenges facing Solar Flagships are a function of our electricity market's focus on cost of power rather than value.

Backflip on flagships, PV reopened for tender
Canberra has thrown open the PV component of the solar flagships program, and invited shortlisted parties to bid again.
Forget flagships, the real solar action is in ACT
Solar Flagships may end up inflating or denting the egos of certain politicians and project developers. The real game changing solar projects are likely to emerge from the ACT's reverse auction, and the prices bid may come as a shock to many.

A Leaf to hide Australia’s peak oil embarrassment
Australia should get over its embarrassment of "forgetting" about peak oil by using subsidies to boost the production of EVs.

The Week: Hockey, tornadoes, furry critters
The week that was: little ice age explained, tumbling temperatures, droughts in the US.

Mixed Greens: Solar, wind top new build in EU
Renewables accounted for 3/4 of all new capacity in Europe in 2011, Australia plans first carbon auction in 2014.

Mixed Greens: Ecofin’s local cleantech fund
Ecofin launches local cleantech fund; CleanTeq sees boom in CSG water treatment, the AFR's solar "scoop".

A smart grid and seven clean energy sources
The Grattan Institute's study into Australia's energy future canvasses seven technologies that could help deliver an 80 per cent reduction in emissions by 2050 - wind, solar PV, solar thermal, geothermal, CCS, nuclear and bio-energy. And then there is the grid, and it's need to be smart and play fair, and not just favour the incumbent coal and gas plants.

No easy choices, but a strong case for energy action
A new report from the Grattan Institute highlights the need for increased government support for clean energy in Australia. It says a carbon price alone will not suffice, regulatory changes are needed and fossil fuel subsidies should be removed. But it hedges its bets on which technologies will provide the solution, and at what cost.

Solar panels from grass clippings: Hello bioPV
You may be able to create your own solar “goo” from plant matter and apply it to metal or glass.

Coal on the ropes in US
Cheap gas, rising coal prices and new environmental standards has made for a bad week for coal in the US, with more than 4000MW of plants closed or cancelled.
