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QLD Government to deliver $5B CopperString project
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, 1The Queensland Government has announced it will deliver the $5 billion CopperString 2.0 project, a high-voltage network line that will...
Transgrid secures $385M for critical transmission supplies
Tayla Oates, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Transgrid has commenced orders for critical transmission supplies as part of its Rewiring the Nation program, after securing a...
NSW’s fifth REZ announced
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The New South Wales Government has announced the fifth Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in the Illawarra, making it the...
Powercor instals its first neighbourhood battery in Melbourne’s West
Tayla Oates, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Powercor has installed its first neighbourhood battery in Melbourne’s western suburbs, which will be charged by both network electricity...
After an eventful 2022, what will 2023 bring?
Energy Journalist, , Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, 0Customers, solar, digitisation? With so many options ahead, AGL’s Chief Customer Officer, Jo Egan, shares her view on the...
Works begin on Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) West project
Tayla Oates, , Embedded Networks, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0An order has been issued for preparatory and planning works to start on the Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI)...
AEMO Statement of Opportunities report update advocates for critical investment
Tayla Oates, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0The 2023 update to the Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)...
Australia and Japan boost renewable energy trade
Tayla Oates, , Networks, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australia and Japan are working to boost renewable energy trade opportunities by signing a new Memorandum of Understanding...
Embedding microgrid protection in a single device with IPD
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Networks, Sponsored Editorial, 1The connection of residential and commercial users to the utility network is subject to national standard requirements. The Australian...
Peel network upgrades fast-tracked by Western Power
Tayla Oates, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0Western Power has fast-tracked significant enhancements to the Peel region network ahead of summer to boost reliability. These upgrades...
Three pathways to a smarter energy system
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, 0As Australia’s energy transition accelerates, a new generation of digital solutions are needed to coordinate an increasingly decarbonised, decentralised...
Victoria’s embedded network ban: offering choice and clarity for consumers
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, Embedded Networks, Features, Networks, Policy, Sustainability, 0By Stephanie Nestor, Journalist, Energy Magazine Victoria has banned embedded networks following an extensive review to provide better protection...
Delivering successful energy projects in the renewable revolution
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Features, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0By Fiona McIntyre, Partner, PwC Australia’s Energy Transition team To achieve net zero by 2050, Australia’s energy landscape needs...
There’s no transition without transmission
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0By Brett Redman, CEO, Transgrid Urgent action is needed to accelerate Australia’s energy transition. We must act now to...
Horizon Power launches nation-leading $9.3M hydrogen microgrid
John Thompson, , Hydrogen, Microgrids, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0Australia’s first remote hydrogen microgrid has been launched in the regional Western Australian town of Denham in a trial...
Preparing for bushfires, Transgrid conducts aerial inspections
John Thompson, , Company news, Disaster Management, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0In preparation for bushfire season, Transgrid has undertaken extensive aerial inspections along 13,000km of transmission lines to ensure its...
WA program pushes underground power lines
John Thompson, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Western Australia will transition 50,000 homes from ageing overhead power lines following the launch of its Targeted Underground Power...
WA trials turning homes into power plants
John Thompson, , Batteries & Storage, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 1Western Australia’s Project Symphony, delivered by Western Power, Synergy, Energy Policy WA and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO),...
NSW confirms third Renewable Energy Zone for south-west
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0A new Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) will be established in New South Wales’ south west region, joining similar projects...
Transgrid delivers $45M VNI upgrade, unlocking 170MW
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Upgrades totalling $45 million have been delivered to Transgrid’s Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI) increasing capacity by 170MW. Transgrid...
Transformers arrive for $1.8B EnergyConnect project
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Spotlight, Transformers and Switchgear, 0Two large transformers have arrived ahead of construction for Transgrid’s $1.8 billion EnergyConnect interconnector; Australia’s largest transmission project. The...
Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) contracts awarded
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0On behalf of the Victorian Government’s Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) Development Plan, AEMO has awarded two contracts for greater...
Transgrid shortlists three proponents for HumeLink
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Proponents for major delivery contracts on the HumeLink project have been announced by Transgrid, with the chosen three companies...
VIC plans for public-owned energy and 95 per cent renewables
Holly Tancredi, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Labor Government has announced a major pre-election promise to reach 95 per cent renewable electricity in the...
Marinus, Kerang Links fast-tracked from $20B fund
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 1The Federal Government has committed to conditional funding for major renewable and transmission projects – including the Marinus and...
ARENA backs Shell Energy’s $32M demand-flexibility trial
John Thompson, , Demand Management, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0Shell Energy Australia will receive $9.1 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for the demonstration...
Community consulted for future energy grid
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0United Energy and Citipower will seek community input in identifying new transmission investment opportunities for the upcoming 2026-2031 period....
ABS reveals $5B increase to renewable investment
John Thompson, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Renewable energy investments have increased by nearly $5 billion in the last five years, representing 33.4 per cent of...
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