Coal generator owner fined $9 million after explosion that caused widespread blackouts A power company has been fined $9 million for allowing a "c Read more about Coal generator owner fined $9 million after explosion that caused widespread blackouts
Wind in the west, solar in the east – and plenty of negative prices down south in record January Big solar and wind sent the share of renewables on the main grid to a record 44 per cent in January, and prices often Read more about Wind in the west, solar in the east – and plenty of negative prices down south in record January
LNP’s knee-jerk change means Sunshine state effectively”closed for business” for wind and solar New planning rules mean that wind farms will be subject to more strenuo Read more about LNP’s knee-jerk change means Sunshine state effectively”closed for business” for wind and solar
Victoria solar farm offline for nearly a year, to resume operations soon after fixing component failures One of the first contracted solar farms in Victoria has been offline for n Read more about Victoria solar farm offline for nearly a year, to resume operations soon after fixing component failures
Major wind farm cleared for construction in Queensland coal country A 70-turbine wind farm proposed for construction in coal country in Central Queensland has won federal environmental approval, clearing the way fo Read more about Major wind farm cleared for construction in Queensland coal country
Record renewables growth and EV uptake sends global clean energy investment to new high in 2024 Clean energy investment hit a new high in 2024, off the back of record electric vehicle sales and rec Read more about Record renewables growth and EV uptake sends global clean energy investment to new high in 2024
Another three big wind and battery projects sucked into EPBC process Another three big renewable and storage projects enter EPBC planning pipe Read more about Another three big wind and battery projects sucked into EPBC process
Trump’s “drill baby, drill” plan is a disaster for energy security, and prices Lessons from Australia teach us that going all-in on fossil fuel exports is a recipe for volatile e Read more about Trump’s “drill baby, drill” plan is a disaster for energy security, and prices
“Huge moment:” Major push to harness home PV, batteries and EVs on world’s biggest isolated grid WA awarded more than $20 million to create "Australia's first live DE Read more about “Huge moment:” Major push to harness home PV, batteries and EVs on world’s biggest isolated grid
Wind farm objections: In Germany, one group of protesters averaged 64 complaints per person German region received 440,000 complaints against wind projects. Read more about Wind farm objections: In Germany, one group of protesters averaged 64 complaints per person