AGL and Wärtsilä have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce large-scale hybrid energy systems to commercial and...
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Report: battery is best for electricity peaking services
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Clean Energy Council has released a new paper which has found that, based on cost, flexibility, services to...
AEMC rejects TransGrid, ElectraNet energy rule changes
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Australian Energy Market Commission has decided to retain existing energy rules, rather than accept a proposed change from...
Energy giant to Chair Climate Change Authority
Imogen Hartmann Company news, Networks, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Federal Government has announced new appointments, and a new Chair, for the Climate Change Authority. Former Origin Energy...
AER predicts ACT electricity prices to soar
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Features, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Spotlight 0Based on the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)’s recently published 2021–22 electricity network pricing proposal for Evoenergy, electricity charges in...
QLD-NSW Interconnector milestone achieved
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The Queensland-NSW Interconnector (QNI) project has reached a significant milestone, with six 90 tonne transformers arriving on site and...
APPEA warns: gas-fired recovery can’t copy US
Imogen Hartmann Features, Gas, Networks, News, Spotlight 0The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) has used its submission to the Federal Government’s Gas Fired Recovery...
Santos and its joint venture partners have made a Final Investment Decision (FID) regarding the development of the Barossa...
Mildura electricity network undergoes safety upgrades
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations 0Upgrade work is underway for the installation of an advanced bushfire safety device for Mildura’s local electricity network. Powercor...
Report shows record renewable generation
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind 0The Clean Energy Council’s has released its annual Clean Energy Australia report, which identified more than a quarter of...
AGL announces structural split
Imogen Hartmann Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Through a structural separation, AGL has announced its intentions to launch two leading energy businesses focused on executing distinct...
New partnership to bring UK tech to AGL
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Smart Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0AGL Energy and the UK’s leading zero carbon living brand, OVO, have signed an agreement to deliver innovative digital...
The latest Resources and Energy Quarterly has identified Australia’s resource and energy sector as on track for a record...
Federal funding for Kidston Pumped Hydro project
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide up to $47 million in funding for Genex’s construction of its...
Torrens Island big battery in sight for 2021
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0AGL has committed to building its 250MW, one-hour duration grid-scale battery at Torrens Island, with construction set to begin...
SA signs off on international hydrogen export study
Imogen Hartmann Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the South Australian Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority...
Next stage for AGL’s Loy Yang battery
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0As part of its continued efforts to lead Australia’s energy transition, AGL is progressing its proposed 200MW, four-hour duration...
New England Solar Farm construction underway
Imogen Hartmann News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0UPC\AC Renewables Australia has begun construction on its 720MW New England Solar Farm, an important milestone for the project...
TasNetworks appoints new CEO
Imogen Hartmann Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, People & Appointments, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0TasNetworks has appointed a new CEO to head up the company as it progresses Project Marinus. Dr Sean Mc...
$50 million worth of grants will be made available through the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program to support further exploration...
Excavation for Snowy 2.0 in sight
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The first giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been ordered for the Snowy 2.0 project, signifying a critical construction...
Blue Energy and Origin Energy have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the supply of up to...
Agreement to deliver more gas to VIC by 2023
Imogen Hartmann Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight 0Jemena has signed a Project Development Agreement with Australian Industrial Energy (AIE) to connect the Eastern Gas Pipeline (EGP)...
Major energy company to deliver Australia’s largest SPS rollout
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Western Power has appointed a major Australian energy company as a supplier to deliver Australia’s biggest rollout of stand-alone...
Hydrogen MOU signed for Gladstone
Imogen Hartmann Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A historic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed with a Japanese multinational for a new hydrogen ecosystem in...
SA’s January high wholesale electricity prices explained
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has identified causes for a spike in electricity prices in South Australia on 22...
Massive maintenance works underway at AGL’s Bayswater power station
Imogen Hartmann Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight 0AGL has commenced a $152 million maintenance and upgrade at its Bayswater Power Station, the biggest maintenance outage ever...
AGL buys in on Tilt Renewables acquisition
Imogen Hartmann Company news, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0AGL is contributing $341 million to Powering Australian Renewables (PowAR) and Mercury NZ’s acquisition of Tilt Renewables. PowAR and...
One year on: the energy sector’s response to COVID-19
Imogen Hartmann COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, Sustainability 0One year on from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has published...
QLD establishes Hydrogen Taskforce
Imogen Hartmann Features, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 1A specialist hydrogen team of industry experts has been assembled by the Queensland Government to capitalise on the state’s...
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