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Funding to deliver renewable energy system security
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Secure Energy, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a $7 million funding initiative to trial how renewable energy projects...
Green Power Hub construction begins
Laura Harvey, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Wind, 0Work has begun on Western Victoria’s major new wind farm with battery storage at the Bulgana Green Power Hub...
Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, has accused electricity networks and gas pipeline owners of “gouging”...
Rule to ban misleading energy discounts
Laura Harvey, , Billing and CRM, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Policy, Retail, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced a new rule that will prevent retailers from offering discounts on...
Survey reveals future of electric vehicles for industry
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, Gas, News, Renewables, Sustainability, 0A survey conducted by Deloitte on the uptake of electric vehicles for the oil and gas industries has revealed...
Investment and policy challenges lie ahead
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Industry insight, Policy, Renewables, Sustainability, 0by Sarah McNamara, CEO, Australian Energy Council Electricity is critical to our well-being and the functioning of a modern...
Oil and gas companies embrace new energy era
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Gas, Industry insight, News, 0The oil and gas industry is reimagining what the energy company of the future looks like, following the drive...
Big data shaping energy optimisation
Elisa Iannunzio, , Big Data, Electricity, Energy Networks, Features, Projects, Smart Energy, 0by Megan Houghton, Executive General Manager Energy Solutions, ERM Power Big data is changing the way industries manage, analyse...
Global renewable employment hits a high
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0New figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have revealed that the renewable energy industry created more...
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is seeking submissions on a rule change request that would require large electricity...
Energy initiatives receive funding in the Federal Budget
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0The Australian Government has committed $41.5 million in the 2018/19 Budget to help keep the lights on and to...
Energy laws in Queensland will be reviewed to accommodate new energy storage systems, remote-controlled home energy and customers who...
Major free showcase of energy storage technologies
Laura Harvey, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Sustainability, 0More than 60 leading companies in the Australian and global energy storage industry will come together at the Australian...
Planned Asian Renewable Energy Hub increases capacity
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The consortium behind the plan to create the Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) in Western Australia’s Pilbara region in...
Ausgrid electricity prices to drop under new proposal
Laura Harvey, , Billing and CRM, Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0Ausgrid has submitted a proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for a six per cent reduction in its...
The New South Wales Government will provide $4.6 million in funding to construct the Hunter Pilot Biorefinery (HPB) in...
Goat hill pumped hydro project approved
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, Gas, Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Delta Electricity’s plans for a 230MW pumped storage facility in South Australia have been approved by the state government....
Solar farm powering water reclamation plant
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0A new one-megawatt solar farm is now online, sending power to the nearby Barwon Water Black Rock water reclamation...
Sapphire Wind Farm operational
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Sapphire 1 wind farm in regional NSW is now feeding renewable electricity into the national grid as part...
Landmark renewable energy deal
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0SIMEC ZEN Energy and NEOEN have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together to develop, operate...
SA energy storage company lodges IPO
Laura Harvey, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Australian energy company 1414 Degrees is going public with its silicon energy storage technology after almost a decade and...
NSW wind farm approved with conditions
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The NSW Independent Planning Commission has approved scaled-back plans for a wind farm on the NSW Southern Tablelands. The...
Western Power Board extensions announced
Laura Harvey, , Company news, Electricity, News, People & Appointments, 0Western Australian Minister for Energy, Ben Wyatt, has announced the extension of the tenure of Western Power Board Chairman,...
Changes to Horizon Power Board
Laura Harvey, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, People & Appointments, 0A new Chairman and Executive Non-Director have been appointed to the Horizon Power Board. Western Australian Minister for Energy,...
Essential Energy is working with the Aerial Application Association of Australia (AAAA) and aviation operators to trial new powerline...
Clean drinking water using solar power
Laura Harvey, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will conduct an Australian-first trial of drinking water systems that produce clean drinking...
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has published a consultation paper on a rule change request from the Federal...
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) is calling for the Australian Government to remove supply restrictions, following...
AGL to replace Liddell with gas-fired electricity
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0AGL has committed to building a 252MW gas-fired electricity generation plant to replace the Liddell Power Station. The commitment...
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