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Holmes à Court: energy transformation tells a story of hope
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Events, News, Renewables, Smart Energy, Smart Grid, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0While inaction from some governments has held back investment in the energy sector, Simon Holmes à Court argues that...
Car manufacturing site to be turned into hydrogen facility
Elisa Iannunzio, , Gas, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $3.1 million for Toyota Motor Corporation to start the transformation of...
Construction commences at WA’s biggest solar farm
Elisa Iannunzio, , Construction, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0Construction of Risen Energy’s 132MW Merredin Solar Farm has been commemorated with a groundbreaking Ceremony. Once completed, the solar...
The price impact of 50 per cent renewables
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Events, Features, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, 0As the costs to develop new renewable generation continue to tumble, many market analysts predict that Australia will be...
The Australian Greens have announced a $2.2 billion battery storage fund, providing household battery storage incentives of up to...
Angus Taylor: we’ve taken the ideology out of energy
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Angus Taylor has released an opinion piece on the Battery of the Nation vision and the challenges ahead. “On...
Funding to improve wind and solar forecasting
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0In partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $9.41 million...
Innovative waste to biofutures project funding
Elisa Iannunzio, , Biofuels, Electricity, Future Fuels, News, Projects, Renewables, 0The Queensland Government has opened up expressions of interest for its new $5 million Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund...
AGL’s new offsite solar program
Elisa Iannunzio, , Customer, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0A new product from AGL allows customers without traditional solar rooftop panels to reap the cost benefits of solar...
Fault report tool to increase customer satisfaction
Elisa Iannunzio, , Asset Management, Customer, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, 0A new reporting tool from Jemena allows customers to report pole and wire faults online. The Pole and Wire...
Promising new “Battery of the Nation” sites identified
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Three more sites have been selected for further investigation into their pumped hydro potential by Hydro Tasmania. The three...
New Karratha Gas Plant services contract awarded
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Contracts Awarded, Gas, News, Projects, 0A new contract for services on the Woodside Energy-operated Karratha Gas Plant (KGP) has been awarded. The new contract...
Battery and solar to be installed at Onslow microgrid
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian State Government has entered stage two of one of Australia’s leading edge microgrid projects by integrating...
Recognising the best in energy networks
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Events, Features, Projects, Smart Energy, 0The critical role of energy networks in the lives of every Australian cannot be understated; and yet sometimes, outside...
$200 million Gunnedah Solar Farm gets the go ahead
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has given the green light to a 150MW $200-million solar farm near...
Wave Energy Project loses funding
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wave, 0The Western Australian Government has terminated its Financial Assistance Agreement with Carnegie Clean Energy to deliver the Albany wave...
Water utility to cut energy footprint by 50%
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Water Corporation is fitting nine of its offices, workshops and depots with nearly 350 solar panels, and is constructing...
Large-scale synchronous condenser for the Kiamal Solar Farm
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Partner Solutions, Renewables, Solar, 0Expanding and geographically diverse renewable energy generation is creating challenges for grid stability. One engineering solution is dusting off...
by Darren Mottolini, Business and Research Manager Western Australia, FrontierSI; Ivana Ivanova, Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow Spatial Information...
First thermal waste-to-energy facility construction begins
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewables, Waste-to-Energy, 2Construction of Australia’s first thermal waste-to-energy facility at Kwinana, which will generate 36MW of green electricity, has started. The...
Sale of Liverpool Range Wind Farm complete
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Wind, 0Epuron has completed the sale of its 1000MW Liverpool Range Wind Farm project. The Liverpool Range Wind Farm is...
In response to 259 avoidable incidents last year, Western Power has launched its GamePlan safety campaign educating businesses and...
National guidelines released for DER installation
Elisa Iannunzio, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, 0Energy Networks Australia (ENA) has launched the first nationally consistent approach for installation of distributed energy resources (DER), a...
New strategy to transform energy in Western Australia
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australian has released its Energy Transformation Strategy in response to the rapid uptake of rooftop solar panels and...
New pile driver technology expediting solar project construction
Elisa Iannunzio, , Construction, Electricity, Partner Solutions, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0With the number of new solar farms planned and under construction increasing, there is an opportunity for construction companies...
Our energy market is changing; and to keep up with the needs and expectations of customers large and small,...
Queensland trials rebate for solar systems at rentals
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0The Queensland State Government is trialling rebates of up to $3500 to encourage rental property owners and their tenants...
Barker Inlet Power Station reaches new milestone
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, 0The first of 12 engines for AGL’s new Barker Inlet Power Station in South Australia have been delivered to...
Rule changes for large-scale generator planning permits
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Technical, 0Victorian Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne, has made changes to state planning rules to ensure planning permits will now...
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