A new company headed up by the former head of climate change at PwC Australia has revealed plans to mass-produce autonomous electric vehicles, and potentially build a battery gigafactory, on Australian soil within just a few years.

Origin Energy has set a stunning new benchmark for renewable energy off-take deals in Australia – and sounded the alarm for energy incumbents – after committing to a long-term power purchase agreement of below $60/MWh for the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) draft recommendation to double the voluntary solar feed-in tariff for New South Wales solar homes has been welcomed by industry groups.

The 55th Annual Solar Energy Conference kicked off its second day with talks about all things solar, battery storage and smart homes.