Revenue bonanza dries up for big battery storage in second quarter

22 July 2020

The bonanza in revenue from the FCAS market on Australia's main grid dried up in the second quarter, leading to…

Wind and solar set new production records in second quarter, curtailment falls

22 July 2020

Curtailment of wind and solar farms fell by half in latest quarter, even as wind and solar set new output…

Grid emissions hit record low, as renewables displace coal and prices plunge

22 July 2020

Australia's main grid achieves trifecta of a record low in emissions in June quarter, even as the level of coal…

IEA chief tells Australia all coal must go if world to meet climate targets in orderly fashion

21 July 2020

IEA chief Fatih Birol says it will be impossible to meet even modest global climate targets if existing coal plants…

Tesla big battery at Hornsdale delivers world record output of 150MW

21 July 2020

Expanded Tesla big battery delivers output at world-record 150MW for first time during trials.

Central banks, including RBA, urge rapid coal phase-out to meet Paris climate goals

21 July 2020

Central banks warn that meeting the Paris Agreement will require the end of coal in Asia before 2050, but provides…

NZ biggest corporate PPA seeks up to 2,000GWh a year of new renewables

21 July 2020

Group of New Zealand's largest commercial and industrial energy users join forces to procure what could be thousands of gigawatt-hours…

New battery breakthrough paves way for 100% silicon batteries with higher energy density

21 July 2020

A new anode will allow lithium-ion batteries to be made from 100% silicon, boosting energy density by 70%.

JinkoSolar claims new mono-crystalline solar cell record

21 July 2020

JinkoSolar claims new conversion efficiency record for its N-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cells.

Santos latest to write down gas investments, as total Australia losses near $20 billion

21 July 2020

Santos is the latest gas company to write off more than $1b from its gas investments, as total reported losses…

Review of Australia’s hopeless environmental laws completely ignores climate change

21 July 2020

Samuel's assessment of the EPBC finds Australia's environmental laws are largely ineffective, but his review fails to address the challenge…

Work begins on world’s longest sub-sea cable linking Denmark, UK grids

21 July 2020

Construction has begun on the Viking Link infrastructure project in what will feature the world’s longest sub-sea cable linking Denmark…