'Silicon will blow lithium batteries out of water'
An Adelaide company claims to have developed a silicon storage device that costs a tenth as much as a lithium ion battery to store the same energy and is eyeing a $10 million public float.
Australia has its share of world disorder
Our energy-rich nation has managed its way into an electricity supply crisis.
Qld solar venture backed by EnergyAustralia
Another major solar project has taken a leap forward with news that EnergyAustralia has signed a 13-year contract.
What Musk stands to gain and lose with Trump
The Tesla CEO's tentative dance with the US president could bring huge rewards - or giant losses.
Generators vow 'no new coal' as hurdles emerge
The power industry lobby said Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was barking up the wrong tree with his "clean coal" push
Tesla drops 'Motors' from name
Tesla Motors has changed its name to "Tesla Inc" as chief executive Elon Musk looks to transform the Silicon Valley firm.
Coal, oil demand to peak in three years: report
Demand for oil and coal is set to peak potentially as early as 2020, leaving some big resources companies with stranded assets.
$150m boost for NSW solar
Large-scale solar will take a $150 million leap forward after the Clean Energy Finance Corporation approved financing for three projects.
Snowy Hydro turns to solar
Snowy Hydro has made its first commitment for decades to a new large-scale renewables project, involving a $200 million solar farm in South Australia.
Tesla's revolution just reached critical mass
Three new plants in California show how lithium-ion storage is ready to power the grid.
Solar set for larger slice of RET
Large-scale solar is likely to grab a bigger slice of the 2020 renewable energy target than anticipated just six months ago, with more than $2bn of projects seen reaching financial close this year.
Musk said to have pushed carbon tax to Trump
Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk is pressing the Trump administration to adopt a tax on carbon emissions.
Apple to buy solar power from Warren Buffett
Apple has agreed to buy the output from a proposed 200MW solar farm owned by Berkshire Hathaway.
How bad is email for the environment?
Exactly how do our tech habits affect how much power we use and the environment?
Trump tells car giants he'll cut green tape
"I am, to a large extent, an environmentalist," Trump told car CEOs after meeting Tesla's Elon Musk. "But it's out of control."
GreenSync locks in $11.5m funding
GreenSync has locked in funding of $11.5 million from the government's Clean Energy Finance Corp, among others.
How to charge your Tesla and make a buck
Queensland householder charges Tesla, runs aircon and makes a few bucks
Chernobyl to be turned to solar park
Chinese and Germans are among dozens of investors taking Ukraine up on its offer to turn the grounds of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters into a massive solar park.
Australian solar in 'huge step forward'
The latest batch of large-scale solar projects have revealed a "new cost paradigm" for the technology in Australia.
States reject Alan Finkel's renewables cap push
Labor states with big renewable energy targets rejected Chief Scientist Alan Finkel's push for renewable energy caps.
Alan Finkel looks at state renewables caps
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel is looking at caps on the take-up of intermittent wind and solar power in the states.
Tesla gets Gigafactory up and running
The Gigafactory's full activation brings a new sense of urgency at a company known for unreachable deadlines.
Just how ethical is a Tesla, really?
Where does Tesla gets its graphite, cobalt and lithium? The company has declined to identify sources.
Tesla and Panasonic to start New York factory
California's Tesla Motors and Japan's Panasonic are joining forces to make photovoltaic cells.
Oil and gas lifer jumps ship to wave and solar energy
Former oil and gas executive Stephen Rogers broke for the sunny uplands of renewable energy and became CEO of Protean Energy, a former miner trying to commercialise proprietary wave energy technology
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