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Powercor launches vegetation-inspecting helicopters
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Inspection, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Powercor is commissioning two new helicopters to conduct vegetation and powerline inspections over Warrnambool, using a new scanning technology....
ACT beats emissions reduction goal
Imogen Hartmann, , Emissions reduction, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The ACT has surpassed an emissions reduction milestone of 40 per cent on 1990 levels, instead reaching a 45...
DER marketplace trial launched
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has partnered up with AusNet Services and Mondo, with financial support from Australian...
Round Two of Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund set to open
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government will open Round Two of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund on 16 December, with...
AEMC appoints new Chair
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has appointed a new Chair. Leading energy sector lawyer and innovator Anna Collyer...
Genex signs wind deal with Japanese power company
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0Genex has signed a Development Funding Agreement with Electric Power Development (J-POWER) to deliver the Kidston Stage 3 Wind...
Tasmania surpasses 100 per cent renewable energy target
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Tasmania has confirmed its status as a world leader in renewable energy generation, as it confirms that it is...
Queensland partners with Japan on renewable hydrogen facility
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Queensland has secured a landmark partnership with Japan’s largest hydrogen company, in a strategy to position the state as...
WA to house Australia’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $2.6 million in funding for Horizon Power to build Australia’s first...
Snowy 2.0 grid infrastructure investment
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $125 million in the development of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro critical...
Walla Walla Solar Farm gains approval
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has granted development approval for FRV Services Australia to build the 300MW Walla...
Tasmania publishes Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan Status Report
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Tasmanian Government has released a Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan Status Report, outlining how the state is tracking in...
Victoria announces $1.6 billion clean energy investment
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Victorian Government has unveiled in its 2020/21 Budget a $1.6 billion clean energy investment – the largest investment...
Lead contractor named in Western Australia’s new central energy hub
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has announced a lead contractor to build Western Power’s $50 million South-Metro depot in Forrestdale....
Cost-effective and time-optimised substation asset testing
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Energy Networks, Inspection, Partner Solutions, Uncategorized, 0By Maryam Khallaghi, OMICRON Australia Cutting down on the time required for testing directly results in efficiency and cost...
Fed, VIC governments combine for interconnector
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0The Federal Coalition and Victorian Labor governments have come together, revealing a part agreement to jointly underwrite early works...
Five ways Australia’s energy technology will change in the next decade
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Virtual Power Plants, 0Australia’s energy landscape is ever-changing, thanks to new and emerging technologies and resources. The popularity of solar panels and...
Shaping the energy sector with next-gen forecasting methodology
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Spotlight, 0For many Australians, 2020 has been shaped by many unprecedented events – from a widespread and severe bushfire season...
ARENA funds wind turbine technology in telecommunications
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0Diffuse Energy is set to demonstrate its innovative micro wind turbine technology’s effectiveness thanks to $341,990 in funding from...
AGL to undertake EV charging trial
Imogen Hartmann, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $2.9 million in funding for a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) charging...
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...
Federal budget misses a trick, but states pick up the slack
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , COVID-19, Energy Networks, Features, Industry insight, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0by Kane Thornton, Chief Executive, Clean Energy Council With the COVID-19 pandemic plunging Australia into its first recession in...
Tasmania invests in its renewable hydrogen future
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Tasmanian Government is investing $2.6 million in three large-scale renewable hydrogen feasibility studies to boost the state’s renewable...
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...
Ausgrid undertakes challenging underwater fault operation
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Ausgrid crews have undertaken a challenging operation to fix an underwater electricity cable fault in Pittwater on Sydney’s northern...
Energy disruption is here – but not as we expected
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Distributed Generation, Energy Networks, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Technical, 0The rapid uptake and deployment of residential solar and home batteries is having a significant impact on Australia’s energy...
Hydrogen Minister included in new QLD Cabinet lineup
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Spotlight, 0In an Australian first, a Minister for Hydrogen has been established as part of Queensland’s recent Cabinet reshuffle. Recognising...
WA renewable hydrogen project progresses
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydrogen Renewables Australia (HRA) has joined forces with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to deliver the 5,000MW Murchison Renewable Hydrogen...
Natural gas no longer the way, report says
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, News, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Grattan Institute has published a report forecasting the decline of natural gas as an energy source, contrary to...
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