Battery powered homes and battery powered cars: The fossil fuel era is fading

15 February 2019

NSW hinterland luxury rental home with 10kW solar, two Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a Model X EV, seeks to demonstrate…

Genex kicks off works on Kidston pumped hydro, next to solar farm

15 February 2019

Genex starts early works on the 250MW pumped hydro component of its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub, to keep up momentum…

Electric vehicles now cheaper to own than petrol, diesel cars in Europe

15 February 2019

Wireless EV charging company Witricity has bought 1,500 patents and applications from Qualcomm to 'transform the automotive experience'.

Wireless charging tech means you may never need to plug in your EV again

15 February 2019

UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far…

Vestas extends lead as big four dominate wind turbine manufacturing in 2018

15 February 2019

Vestas takes market share of 22%, leading a group of four manufacturers which together account for 57% of all wind…

RES sends in Lidars for Australian wind development

15 February 2019

Local engineering consultancy Energy3 delivers ZX Lidars to wind farm developer for wind resource campaigns.

Energy Insiders Podcast: AGL CEO Brett Redman on Australia’s “massive” energy transition

15 February 2019

Brett Redman, the head of AGL and operator of Australia’s biggest coal generation fleet says Australia is in the midst…

AGL proposes mega battery next to Cooper’s Gap wind farm in Queensland

15 February 2019

AGL, the biggest coal generator in the country, has put in a proposal for a mega-battery into the Coalition's tender…

Black coal plants push Australian wholesale energy prices to record highs

14 February 2019

Latest quarterly report from AEMO shows black coal generators pushing up electricity prices as demand falls and more cheap renewables…

Coalition “ditches” big stick energy bill in bid to save coal underwriting deal

14 February 2019

The Coalition has been forced to ditch its controversial "big stick" divestiture bill after deciding it no longer has the…

Solar continues to re-shape the grid, AEMO report reveals

14 February 2019

AEMO report highlights how solar continues to reshape the grid, adding more capacity than any other source, causing record low…

Vestas brings winds of change to Victoria manufacturing, with turbine plant in Geelong

14 February 2019

Victoria’s former centre for car manufacturing, Geelong, will host a turbine assembly and testing hub for global wind giant Vestas.