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NSW Gov bans offshore petroleum and mineral mining
Steph Barker, , News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The New South Wales Government has banned seabed petroleum and mineral mining off the state’s coast. The government secured...
Energy ministers propose NER rule change request
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is seeking public feedback on a rule change request to the National Electricity...
Genex announces completion of 50MW Bouldercombe Battery Project
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Genex Power has announced that construction of its 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe Battery Project is complete. Genex Power has also announced...
Vic Gov fast tracking approvals for renewable energy projects
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government has announced that renewable energy projects will now be eligible for an accelerated planning pathway under...
CEC report shows renewables make up 40% of Australia’s energy supply
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0The newly published Clean Energy Australia 2024 report has found that development of utility-scale storage projects and rooftop solar...
United Energy proposes powerline resilience package
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0A package of new resilience measures is currently being developed and tested by United Energy, which would see powerlines...
ARENA grants $9.4M to electric rail freight project
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), on behalf of the Federal Government, has granted $9.4 million in funding for...
Horizon Power calls for feedback on proposed transmission project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Horizon Power invited relevant parties to submit feedback on its proposal to expand the North-West Interconnected Systems (NWIS) energy...
ARENA investing $21.8M in WA EVs
Kody Cook, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that it will be providing $21.8 million to three projects across...
Perth energy network damaged by pole top fires
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Around 70 pole top fires have caused widespread damage across Western Power’s energy network in Perth, resulting in faults...
The ACT Government has launched the new 2024 Energy Innovation Fund, which is set to support the territory’s transition...
CSIRO launches solar cell technology into space
Steph Barker, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0CSIRO has successfully launched its printed flexible solar cell technology into space aboard Australia’s largest private satellite, Optimus-1. CSIRO...
UNSW unveils new clean energy projects
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy (TRaCE) scheme has unveiled the first...
ACEN Australia and Lumea sign agreement for New England BESS
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0ACEN Australia has signed an agreement with Transgrid Group’s contestable business, Lumea, to connect a new Battery Energy Storage...
Fire at Queensland Gas Pipeline cuts off Gladstone supply
Steph Barker, , Disaster Management, Gas, News, Pipelines, Spotlight, 0A fire has broken out near Bauhinia Downs, Queensland, at Jemena’s Queensland Gas Pipeline (QGP). 6 March update Jemena...
The Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, has unveiled the government’s National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid) Bill...
DK BESS construction reaches new milestone
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Northern Territory Government has announced a new milestone for the $45 million Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System (DK...
NSW renewable energy projects get green light
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The New South Wales Government said it is on track to deliver enough renewable energy to power more than...
AGL enters joint venture to develop energy park for NSW REZ
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0AGL and Someva Renewables have announced a joint venture to develop Pottinger Energy Park, to be located within the...
New CEO and Chairman announced for Squadron Energy
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, 0Squadron Energy has announced changes to its leadership team with the appointment of a new CEO and Chairman. Former...
New legislature to update WA energy laws
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Bill 2023 has been passed through the Western Australian Parliament, which aims...
CER establishes new accreditation body for solar installers
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0A new accreditation body has been established and approved by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) as the new accreditation...
New research developing fuel from CO₂ and sunlight
Kody Cook, , Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a new method of synthetic...
300MW Mortlake BESS given green light
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0A 300MW/650MWh battery storage system in the Mortlake region has been given the green light, after Origin Energy issued...
Energy law breach results in $300K fine
Steph Barker, , Company news, Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0Origin has been fined for eight alleged contraventions of Victorian energy laws and has paid $295,872 in penalties. Origin...
Wambo Wind Farm to double in size
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Queensland Government has announced plans to add an extra 41 turbines to the Wambo Wind Farm project in...
Network Outage Review to begin following catastrophic storm
Steph Barker, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government said it has appointed an expert panel to conduct a Network Outage Review into the catastrophic...
The Northern Territory Government has announced that a natural gas pilot project at Shenandoah South in the Beetaloo Sub-basin...
SA Gov signs hydrogen offtake agreement for Whyalla electrolyser
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government and GFG Alliance have signed an offtake agreement to explore the potential for a supply...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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