Meter confusion as NSW prepares for end of premium solar tariffs

15 March 2016

NSW gazettes new rules for installations of smart meters, but confusion still reigns on what this means for 150,000 households…

Thai wind giant buys stake in CWP, sees “tremendous potential” in Australian market

14 March 2016

Wind Energy Holding to buy stake in CWP Renewables, Australian company behind ACT auction winner 260MW Sapphire wind project near…

GO Energy again halts trade pending ‘financing update’

14 March 2016

Another hurdle for GO Energy, as trade suspended for second time in a month – and just days after an…

How Tasmania missed its nine key energy targets

14 March 2016

Tasmania's energy plan last year outlined nine key aims. It appears to have failed on all of them.

New modelling shows renewable-based system cheaper than fossil fuels

14 March 2016

New modelling shows an electricity system based on 85% renewable energy is cheaper than one based on similar percentage of…

Renewable transitions for mines, industrial facilities, and the military

14 March 2016

What do mines, industrial facilities, and the military all have in common? They all have a need for reliable electricity…

Caltex taps solar PV, so it can pump more diesel at remote fuel stations

14 March 2016

Caltex uses solar and battery storage to power portable diesel pumping stations – an "environmentally friendly" initiative to supply 24-hour…

A swarm of EVs for the grid

14 March 2016

German firms have come together to test whether EVs might be able to help stablize the grid when connected to…

New China energy data: coal imports down a further 10%

14 March 2016

While electricity consumption was up just 0.3% yoy for the January-February period, coal imports fell 10.2% and coal production declined…

Parliament in Spain removes punitive ‘sun tax’

11 March 2016

Spanish parliament have signed an agreement removing a controversial Royal Decree against self-consumption of solar energy, also known as the…

Queensland push for “fair” solar FiT hits major roadblock

11 March 2016

Regulator sees no reason to make rooftop solar feed-in tariffs mandatory, saying it's hard to see the benefits of the…

Melbourne unveils plan to boost CBD bicycle traffic to 25% by 2020

11 March 2016

Melbourne City Council is set to consider a comprehensive plan to boost bicycle traffic into and around the CBD, aiming…