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As solar power generation expands at breakneck speed, its long-term value, both to the consumer and the grid operator, will be intertwined with the ability to store that electricity. Speaking on the […]

IPA admits wind energy displacing coal plants. Meanwhile, The Australian focuses on noise issues from a turbine that was never commercialised. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/ipa-concedes-wind-farms-successful-in-displacing-coal-53517?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ipa-concedes-wind-farms-successful-in-displacing-coal-53517

Energy corporations dominate this year’s Fortune Global 500 list of the largest corporations in the world by revenue, with China’s oil and power giants rising in the ranks. via Fuel Fix http://fuelfix.com/blog/2013/07/08/energy-companies-dominate-fortune-global-500/

Pumped hydro storage plants serve an important role on electric power systems: they improve system-wide efficiency and reliability by allowing system operators to time-shift power generated during low-demand periods for use during […]

With the cost of solar continuing to fall rapidly (50% in the past five years) and electricity prices rising steadily, if slowly, the approach of solar grid parity is near. The following […]

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have concluded that Australia is much more likely to see extremely hot summers thanks to human-driven global warming. This finding is based on a raft of […]

Germany sets a new record for solar output, at 23.4GW, accounting for more than 45 per cent of total demand. via Renew Economy http://reneweconomy.com.au/2013/graph-of-the-day-germany-sets-another-solar-record-70130?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graph-of-the-day-germany-sets-another-solar-record-70130

Crude oil production in the North Sea has been declining for years as the mature fields come to the end of their operational life and oil majors begin to concentrate on more […]