World greenhouse gas levels made unprecedented leap in 2016

1 November 2017

Human activity, along with a strong El Nino, drove 2016 greenhouse gas levels to new heights with an unprecedented jump…

RenewEconomy founder Giles Parkinson wins award, as RE page views hit 25 million

31 October 2017

Giles was awarded the Deni Greene prize, for environmental leadership in a professional capacity, by the Bob Brown Foundation.

Gupta plans to take Sydney, Melbourne steel plants 100% renewable

31 October 2017

Gupta says bigger steel plants in Sydney and Melbourne will go 100% renewable, and there is no reason why an…

Five reasons not to build new coal power plant in Queensland

31 October 2017

Climate Council report on Queensland renewables offers timely reminder that building a new coal plant in the state's north is…

Explainer: The big 3 projects making South Australia capital of battery storage

31 October 2017

The 100MW/100MWh battery storage project proposed for Whyalla is one of three big projects that will make South Australia the…

NEG must grow new renewable energy capacity, not shrink it

31 October 2017

It remains unclear how the NEG will ensure the investor confidence required to deliver a strong pipeline of new clean…

Battery of the Nation worthy of national significance

31 October 2017

Battery of the Nation would double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity from 2,500MW to about 5,000MW, through a combination of pumped…

Vector wins new Australian smart metering contract

31 October 2017

Vector has announced it has executed a contract to provide metering services to EnergyAustralia with an initial three-year deployment period…

LONGi selected into “New China Nifty 50” by Goldman Sachs

31 October 2017

Recently, the world's largest investment bank Goldman Sachs selected 50 stocks reflecting the Chinese economy at the new stage, known…

Whyalla steel city goes green with 1GW of solar and storage

30 October 2017

UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta moves to transform his Whyalla steel business into a renewable energy power-house, with 1,000MW of solar…

Is there a future for ‘pro-nuclear environmentalism’?

30 October 2017

Nuclear lobbyists – especially the self-styled 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' – are few in number. So how much longer can they keep…

Could Tesla have bigger plans for Australia than the Big Battery?

30 October 2017

A comment posted, and then deleted, by Tesla marketing has piqued interest in the EV maker's plans for Australia.