The Tasmanian Government has welcomed the announcement of Nexsphere’s proposed offshore wind energy zone for the Bass Strait region...
Energy Efficiency
Installation begins for WA’s biggest battery
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 1Work has commenced on the first of Western Australia’s $3.8 billion large-scale battery projects, which will deliver the state’s...
Work begins on landmark hydrogen research facility
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 1Work has commenced on Australia’s first fully integrated hydrogen fuel cell research and development facility at Deakin University’s Warrnambool...
Applications open for Transgrid apprenticeships
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, People & Appointments, 0Aspiring technicians and trades workers who wish to pursue a career in the energy sector can now apply for...
Battery project to power one-third of state underway
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Work has begun on one of the largest battery storage systems in the Southern Hemisphere. The Big Canberra Battery...
Indigenous clean energy conference held in Melbourne
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The National Native Title Council, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation and First Nations Clean Energy Network have co-hosted a...
ARENA announces funding for energy storage study
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Energy Efficiency, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that the Federal Government will deliver $495,000 in funding to Monash...
Hydro Tasmania announces new CEO
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Company news, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania has announced that its Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will remain in the role permanently. Ian Brooksbank,...
New Indigenous partnership for Upper Burdekin Wind Farm
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0Windlab has announced a historic environmental management agreement with native title holders, for its 600MW Upper Burdekin Wind Farm...
New guide to help farmers save energy
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Energy Efficiency Council (EEC) have partnered to support farmers in finding energy...
$6.6 million for NSW advanced inverter battery
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Spotlight, 0A new investment from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will support Edify Energy in building a 25MW/50MWh battery...
Report: how to reduce heavy industrial emissions
Holly Tancredi, , Energy Efficiency, News, Spotlight, 0A new report has shown an 88 per cent reduction in heavy industrial emissions is possible, with five regions...
Capacity mechanism to pay fossil fuel generators to support NEM
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Energy Security Board (ESB) has released a draft plan for a capacity mechanism which would see fossil fuel...
NSW allocates $1.2 billion to fast-track REZs
Mikayla Bridge, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The New South Wales 2022-23 Budget is allotting $1.2 billion to fast-track the construction of Renewable Energy Zones (REZs)...
Solar upgrades for 30,000 NSW households
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 030,000 New South Wales households are set to gain access to solar or energy-saving appliance upgrades under the $128...
NT facility to test solar inverters
Mikayla Bridge, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Alice Springs Future Grid project has partnered with Charles Darwin University (CDU) to test the capacity of solar...
How will the federal election results impact the energy industry?
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1A surge of votes for minor parties and independents in the federal election made it clear that Australians want...
Major waste-to-energy project milestone
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, 0East Rockingham’s Waste-to-Energy (WtE) project has reached a milestone with the energising of the Western Power electrical switchyard, and...
VIC renewable power hubs deliver regional savings
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has announced the cost and energy savings delivered to communities and businesses by its seven Community...
Hydroelectric microgrid works begin in WA first
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australia’s first pumped-hydro microgrid will bolster energy reliability in the region, with construction now underway in Walpole. The...
REPORT: Raise energy efficiency standards to cut costs, emissions
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A recently-released Climate Council report has found that simple changes to energy efficiency standards in Australia would drastically reduce...
CSIRO invests in CCS, renewable energy storage research
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A $50 million investment from the CSIRO will go towards research on energy storage and carbon capture technologies, among...
Report: Record-breaking renewable generation, but new growth slows
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A report from the Clean Energy Council has revealed that Australia’s record-breaking uptake of renewable energy continued in 2021,...
QLD building reforms to enable more home solar installations
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has proposed reforms intended to help both homeowners and the building industry by making it safer...
Report: gas supply to meet declining consumption until 2033
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0In its annual report, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has forecasted existing, committed and anticipated gas supply, including...
Angus Taylor reaffirms nation’s energy stance at global ministerial meeting
Mikayla Bridge, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Federal Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Angus Taylor, reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to affordable, reliable and secure energy...
Critical renewables integration research identified
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A research roadmap, released by CSIRO, illustrates the studies needed to continue Australia’s transition to integrating renewable energy into...
EOI for Waratah Super Battery
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) will launch a procurement process to identify battery developers and a...
AGL, ARENA begin smart charging homes trial
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0AGL and Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have completed 200 installations of electric vehicle (EVs) smart chargers in homes...
Green light for AGL’s Liddell grid-scale battery
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has approved AGL’s proposed 500MW, 2GWh grid-scale battery at its...
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