A power bill, sent in by a Queensland reader, illustrates why solar households are so keen to install storage – or even quit the grid. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1vBDhaY

A long-term net-zero goal would provide a new focus for international action, which has so far aimed to limit warming to 2° above pre-industrial temperatures. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1vBDcV0

A year ago, Russia’s lunge into Ukraine focused European minds on the dangers of depending on Moscow for their energy supplies, pushing countries across the continent to scramble onto the shale-gas bandwagon […]

New figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council show that the global wind industry grew by 44% in 2014, installing over 51 GW. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1JhqO85

Denmark posted a new record for wind power in January with a monthly high of 61.7 per cent. The low was 23 per cent in July. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1EcLRBS

Australia’s largest utilities are being accused of holding the renewable energy industry to ransom, by suggesting they will not sign contracts for new large-scale renewables projects unless paid to close excess coal […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to slash emission levels by as much as half before any obvious improvements are made to its environment, a senior government official said on Friday, underscoring the […]

The oil industry needs to take a leading role in the fight against climate change to introduce "realism and practicality" into the debate, the head of Royal Dutch Shell says. via Rigzone.com: […]

Businesses are facing an increasingly complex landscape for installing solar. While the residential market has recently been dominated by third-party financing, the commercial sector has been more evenly split between power-purchase agreements […]