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Benefits of hybrid booms for Australian industry
Eliza Booth, , Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Inspection, Partner Solutions, Sustainability, 0Image: Haulotte’s HA20 LE PRO Articulating Hybrid Boom Lift. Image courtesy of Haulotte. For many companies, “going green” and...
Jemena, Sydney Water to deliver green gas to Sydney
Imogen Hartmann, , Customer, Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Jemena and Sydney Water have partnered up to develop biomethane at the Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant in South Sydney,...
Batteries in the burbs: exploring the potential
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Renewables, Smart Energy, Software, Solar, Sustainability, Wind, 0A team at the Australian National University has undertaken a significant project to explore the potential benefits of community...
Australia’s renewables journey: moving from fossil fuels to clean energy powerhouse
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Features, Future Fuels, Gas, Hydro, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, Wave, Wind, 0by Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine Renewables are a hot topic in the Australian energy industry as the...
Structured plan to help flatten aviation’s CO2 curve
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0As COVID-19-related border closures have curtailed commercial aviation activity globally, the sector continues to deal with another, longer-term challenge...
Australia’s first electric-powered cherry picker hits the streets
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Electric Vehicles, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Features, Inspection, Sustainability, 0Jemena and Zinfra expanded their Victorian fleet in August with the unveiling of an Australian-first electric-powered elevated work platform...
South Australia invests $60 million in energy efficient government buildings
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government is making a $60 million two-year investment into improved energy efficiency in government buildings to...
Breaking: Funding changes for ARENA and CEFC
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Gas, Green Gas, Hydro, Hydrogen, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, Wind, 0Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled plans to change the rules around investment of funds from the Australian Renewable...
ACT awards 14-year 100MW wind energy contract
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Australian Capital Territory Government has awarded Neoen a 14-year contract to supply 100MW of wind energy from Stage...
Australia’s largest VPP grows again
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Community Engagement, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government is expanding Australia’s largest Virtual Power Plant (VPP) with another 3,000 families in Housing SA...
The energy costs of staying at home
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Customer, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, 0Dr Kari Dahlgren, Dr Jathan Sadowski, Associate Professor Yolande Strengers, Dr Larissa Nicholls and Professor Sarah Pink from Digital...
AEMO releases long-awaited 2020 Integrated System Plan
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its 2020 Integrated System Plan (ISP), highlighting the National Electricity Market...
Energy Council supports net zero emissions by 2050
Kim Ho, , Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Council has officially endorsed the plan for Australia to aim for net zero emissions economy-wide by...
New project to revolutionise weather forecasting for renewables
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Company news, Energy Efficiency, Inspection, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded almost $1 million to support new technology that optimises renewable energy...
WA plan to build 15,000 energy-efficient social housing homes
Kim Ho, , Community Engagement, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Retail, Spotlight, Sustainability, Women in Energy, 0A new plan from WA’s Clean State initiative would see 15,000 energy efficient social housing homes constructed within three...
New plan to supercharge Australia’s “woeful” energy efficiency
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, Distributed Generation, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Spotlight, 0New research has slammed Australia’s “embarrassing” energy efficiency performance, just as a global agency has released a plan to...
Pivot, rebound, transform: maximising value from emissions reductions
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0A new report from industry experts lays out a practical plan to rapidly transform Australia’s energy and carbon management...
Finding and developing the next big thing
Kim Ho, , Company news, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Industry insight, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0International investors are on the hunt for Australian startups who are building technology solutions to address Australia’s pressing energy...
Renewables: breaking records and leading the way for economic recovery
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Partner Solutions, Professional Services, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Despite policy uncertainty and transmission and connection challenges, the number of large-scale renewable projects underway in Australia at the...
Rising waste levies provide opportunities for high-energy users
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Partner Solutions, Professional Services, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, 0In the face of COVID-19, never has there been a more important time for Australian manufacturers and high-energy users...
Government backs microgrid projects for remote communities
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Technical, 0Regional and remote communities are set to benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with the Federal Government...
Commercial scale hydrogen projects compete for millions in funding
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Construction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The first stage in Australia’s commercial scale hydrogen production is underway with more than $3 billion of renewable hydrogen...
Renewables sector remains resilient through pandemic
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The latest report from the Clean Energy Regulator shows that the renewable energy and emissions reduction sectors are retaining...
Australia’s largest renewables employment study released
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro, Industry insight, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Training, Waste-to-Energy, Wave, Wind, 0The Clean Energy Council’s latest report has found that the renewables sector could potentially employ 44,000 Australians by 2025,...
Cross-sector calls for clean energy in economic recovery plan
Kim Ho, , Company news, Construction, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Council, the Energy Efficiency Council and the Property Council of Australia are among fifteen major organisations...
Victoria announces suite of renewable energy projects
Kim Ho, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Women in Energy, 0The Victorian Government has unveiled a $15.3 million package of renewable energy investments to help reduce the state’s emissions....
Investment roadmap unveiled for low emissions technologies
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Green Gas, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, Wind, 0The Federal Government has released its Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, which lays out a plan to help Australia...
$2 billion Climate Solutions Fund to be deployed
Kim Ho, , Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewables, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0A new report commissioned by the Federal Government has laid the groundwork for deployment of a $2 billion fund...
Calls for government action on energy efficiency as COVID relief
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, News, Opinion, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Peak industry bodies have called on state and federal governments to leverage energy efficiency measures as a way to...
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