US utility plans to ditch coal in favour of renewables – in just five years
Vectren plans to shift from what is a nearly all coal generation business to producing nearly two thirds of its total energy from renewable energy sources by 2025
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Australian researchers claim new record for direct ‘solar-to-hydrogen’ solar cells
ANU researchers claim major breakthrough in direct "solar-to-hydrogen" process that could dramatically reduce cost of renewable hydrogen.
Siemens battery venture lines up 2.3GWh of orders, lowers cost with new “battery stack”
Fluence says updated "battery stack" delivers lower costs and more flexibility for battery storage, including upgrades for transmission links and hydro generators.
The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds
New survey suggests Australian news consumers are far more likely to believe climate change is “not at all” serious compared to news users in other countries.
Viva Energy weighs solar farm and big battery for Victorian oil refinery
ASX-listed oil company investigating the addition of solar and battery storage at its Corio refinery in Victoria, as part of a post-Covid pivot into lower-carbon energies.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Batteries as virtual dams, and virtual transmission
Battery storage company Fluence unveils its latest technology and argues the case for batteries to act as “virtual transmission” and "virtual dams”.
Infigen backs $835m counter offer from Spanish renewables giant
Spanish firm Iberdrola steps in with $835m "friendly" counter offer for Infigen Energy, that will see the renewables giant dramatically expand its Australian presence.
CopenhCEFC backs smart charging and vehicle-to-grid, but Taylor says no to EV targets
CEFC backs Jet Charge push into smart home chargers and V2G, but energy minister dismisses calls for EV targets in policy to be handed down at year's end.
“Too late for gradual transition”: Quiggin calls for coal exit by 2030
A new research paper spells out benefits of a rapid coal phase-out and calls on governments to develop a plan for the transition.