Coalition seeks applications for solar thermal funds by end of year

24 May 2017

Coalition seeks feedback on Port Augusta solar tower funding, but already appears to have agreed to equity funds rather than…

SunPower Breaks Ground on 28-Megawatt Solar Power System at Vandenberg Air Force Base

24 May 2017

Power Purchase Agreement to provide Competitive Solar Electricity Rates to United States Air Force for 25 Years.

Germany to host two more battery factories

24 May 2017

Daimler is planning to build its second battery storage system manufacturing facility in Germany.

How many Teslas does it take to black out an apartment block?

23 May 2017

City of Sydney backs study by local start-up, Wattblock, into how Australia’s apartment buildings will accommodate – and power –…

Tritium trials Veefil fast chargers in China in joint venture with Oxford University Innovation

23 May 2017

Tritium has announced it has started trials of its award-winning Veefil-RT 50kW DC charger in China.

EU energy auctions yield record low onshore wind prices

23 May 2017

Two recent EU renewable energy auctions in Germany and Spain have yielded not only significant interest in onshore wind power,…

Pacific Hydro raises $670m in multi-currency facility to fund wind, solar

23 May 2017

Pacific Hydro looks to fund new wind, solar and hydro developments with multi-currency fund raising.

ARENA opens $20m funding round for next generation solar PV

23 May 2017

ARENA switches focus of solar PV support back to R&D, in bid to achieve more cost savings and ensure solar…

Denmark proposes solar tax on self-consumed PV power

23 May 2017

Denmark says tax on self-consumed PV will reduce budget expense and will slow down faster than expected development of solar.

More coal mines will lead to more poverty, new report warns

23 May 2017

Supporters of Adani mine says coal crucial to solving poverty, but new report suggests new coal mines will only worsen…

Swiss voters embrace shift to renewable energy, reject nuclear

23 May 2017

Swiss voters back plans to provide subsidies for renewable energy, ban new nuclear plants and help bail out struggling utilities.

Market reform, not subsidies, needed for battery storage market

23 May 2017

CEC throws support behind proposal to buy out premium feed in tariffs in exchange for a battery storage device, and…