PG&E seeks approval for 1.7GWh of new battery storage for California grid

20 May 2020

California utility seeks regulatory approval for five separate battery projects totalling 423MW, or nearly 1.7GWh of energy storage capacity, to…

Wind and solar hit record grid levels in Europe as pandemic curbs energy demand

20 May 2020

Significant falls in electricity demand during Covid-19 lockdowns has led to record shares of variable renewable energy – wind and…

Coalition’s ‘grey’ baseline and credit scheme could pay companies to increase emissions

20 May 2020

The proposed mechanism could result in the perverse outcome of paying high emitting businesses to invest in projects which increase…

World’s largest offshore wind turbine unveiled by Siemens Gamesa

20 May 2020

The 14MW turbine has 222m rotor diameter, 108m long blades, a 39,000m2 swept area and offers a 25% increase in…

Michael Moore’s electric vehicle myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry

20 May 2020

Michael Moore's ‘Planet of the Humans’ isn’t just wrong. It’s actively denying a range of quality-of-life improvements.

Global emissions plunge as working-from-home slashes transport emissions

20 May 2020

Dramatic fall in vehicle emissions due to Covid-19 pandemic provides a glimpse at the long-term opportunities to cut emissions.

The world is now on hold for Tesla’s revolutionary EV battery

20 May 2020

Battery Day now on hold as reports of new Tesla battery to bring cost of electric cars down are put…

Taylor’s response to King review reeks of political and fossil fuel cronyism

20 May 2020

Angus Taylor seems intent on bastardising the renewable energy mandates of CEFC and ARENA in name of "technology neutral" approach…

Taylor seeks to push ARENA and CEFC towards gas and CCS

19 May 2020

ARENA may win funding reprieve from Morrison government, but it comes with a catch, with Taylor seeking to push renewables…

Copperstring 2.0 renewables project fast-tracked in Queensland post-Covid plan

19 May 2020

One of Australia's critical renewables mega-projects, the Coppertring transmission line in north Queensland, could begin construction next year after winning…

The remarkable growth of wind and solar projects paired with big batteries

19 May 2020

The number and scale of battery storage installations paired with large scale wind and solar projects in the world's biggest…

One year after election win, Scott Morrison is still Coal-Mo to the core

19 May 2020

Morrison chooses not to stand with scientists and independent experts when it comes to climate and energy, as he has…