The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is seeking public feedback on a rule change request to the National Electricity...
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Genex announces completion of 50MW Bouldercombe Battery Project
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Genex Power has announced that construction of its 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe Battery Project is complete. Genex Power has also announced...
CEC report shows renewables make up 40% of Australia’s energy supply
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0The newly published Clean Energy Australia 2024 report has found that development of utility-scale storage projects and rooftop solar...
United Energy proposes powerline resilience package
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0A package of new resilience measures is currently being developed and tested by United Energy, which would see powerlines...
ARENA grants $9.4M to electric rail freight project
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), on behalf of the Federal Government, has granted $9.4 million in funding for...
Toshiba empowers you to drive your operations forward, no matter what
Steph Barker, , Electricity, Sponsored Editorial, Wind, 0While we may not often think about them, motors are the workhorses of the energy industry. If they’re not...
Horizon Power calls for feedback on proposed transmission project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Horizon Power invited relevant parties to submit feedback on its proposal to expand the North-West Interconnected Systems (NWIS) energy...
ARENA investing $21.8M in WA EVs
Kody Cook, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that it will be providing $21.8 million to three projects across...
Perth energy network damaged by pole top fires
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Around 70 pole top fires have caused widespread damage across Western Power’s energy network in Perth, resulting in faults...
The ACT Government has launched the new 2024 Energy Innovation Fund, which is set to support the territory’s transition...
The Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, has unveiled the government’s National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid) Bill...
The balancing act of building a future-ready electricity network
Energy Journalist, , Demand Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0By Renate Vogt, General Manager, Regulation, CitiPower & Powercor Australians today are living through a period of unprecedented change...
Driving a least cost energy transition through policy and collaboration
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, 0A word from Energy Networks Australia Australia’s transition to renewables is well underway. However, to ensure a timely transition...
The role of customer energy resources in the transition to renewables
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Retail, 0Customer energy resources have an important role to play in supporting the energy transition. However, SA Power Networks CEO,...
Project EnergyConnect: SA side complete
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Construction of the South Australian component of Project EnergyConnect, the new high-voltage transmission line between South Australia and New...
What is a microgrid?
Energy Journalist, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Microgrids, Renewable Energy, 0There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to providing stable and secure energy. This is especially true in Australia, where...
The lightning strike that inspired a powerful purpose
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Powerlines, Substations, 0Sefanit has been asking big questions her whole life. Electricity fascinated her as a child, and she yearned to...
New legislature to update WA energy laws
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Bill 2023 has been passed through the Western Australian Parliament, which aims...
Illuminating history: the solar cell evolution
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0New research from CSIRO tracks a decade of developments in silicon photovoltaics, and discusses the future of the industry....
300MW Mortlake BESS given green light
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0A 300MW/650MWh battery storage system in the Mortlake region has been given the green light, after Origin Energy issued...
Energy law breach results in $300K fine
Steph Barker, , Company news, Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0Origin has been fined for eight alleged contraventions of Victorian energy laws and has paid $295,872 in penalties. Origin...
Wambo Wind Farm to double in size
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Queensland Government has announced plans to add an extra 41 turbines to the Wambo Wind Farm project in...
Network Outage Review to begin following catastrophic storm
Steph Barker, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government said it has appointed an expert panel to conduct a Network Outage Review into the catastrophic...
SA Gov signs hydrogen offtake agreement for Whyalla electrolyser
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government and GFG Alliance have signed an offtake agreement to explore the potential for a supply...
QLD Gov announces $570M Battery Industry Strategy
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, 0The Queensland Government has announced its $570 million Battery Industry Strategy, which aims to support battery industry innovation, commercialisation,...
Lights back on following severe VIC storms
Kody Cook, , Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0AusNet has now restored power to all of its customers who were affected by the severe storms that struck...
Wurrumiyanga solar and battery project nearing completion
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project is currently undergoing testing as it nears completion. Once fully...
Results released for WA offshore decommissioning hub study
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) has released the results of the Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study, which...
New ‘water batteries’ safer and cheaper than lithium-ion
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0RMIT has led a global team of researchers and industry partners in the development of a new recyclable ‘water...
QLD home to new vanadium battery supply chain
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Townsville is set to become a hub for vanadium flow battery production with a recent agreement between Idemitsu Australia,...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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