AGL Energy chief executive Andy Vesey has countered the push for new coal-fired power stations in his opening address to the Australian Energy Week in Melbourne, stating that large-scale renewable technologies would rapidly become the “new baseload” for the grid, super...

The Chief Executive of the Energy Council, Matthew Warren, has warned that government intervention in the national electricity market through investment in new coal-fired power stations is not a viable solution to the “mess” that Australian energy policy is currently i...

The first Australian designed, engineered and manufactured electric bus to be used on a public transport system in Australia have been launched in South Australia.

The bus, one of two electric buses and two low carbon emission diesel buses to be built by Precision Buses...

The Northern Territory-owned electricity company, Territory Generation, has announced a new 5MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for Alice Springs, providing be one of the largest grid-connected storage solutions in Australia.

The $8.3 million Alice Springs Battery...

The first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs has been published by Unesco, finding that the reefs are likely to disappear by 2100 unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.

The report found that soaring ocean temperat...

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its Annual Planning Report for the Victorian electricity transmission network, finding that the Victorian power system is in transition and identifying actions needed to meet future reliability and security need...

Pacific Hydro’s has been given planning permission for Stage One of its planned 500MW solar farm in Haughton, Queensland. 

Pacific Hydro was purchased in 2016 by State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) through State Power Investment Overseas of China (SPIC Overseas).

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By Keely Boom

First published on www.climatejustice.org.au

Climate litigation will dwarf all other litigation in terms of both the number of plaintiffs and the timeframe over which it can happen, according to a new report released by the Climate Justice Programme.

The re...

Ride-sharing company Lyft has announced some ambitious targets to power all of the autonomous vehicles using its platform in the future from 100 per cent renewable energy.

Lyft is seeking to provide at minimum 1 billion rides per year via electric autonomous vehicles by...

$10.2 trillion will be invested in new global power generation between 2017 and 2040, with renewable power sources such as wind and solar accounting for almost three quarters of that, according to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report.

By 2040, global emissio...