The Federal Government has announced a new agreement under its JobMaker plan, to maintain downward pressure on energy prices....
Archive for category: News
Queensland’s solar and battery suburbs
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Two new residential developments in Carseldine and Oxley, facilitated by the Queensland Government, are fueling neighbourhoods with 100 per...
Round two of renewable hydrogen fund now open
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government is awarding grants to support renewable hydrogen feasibility studies and capital works with the second...
South Australia’s newest solar powered pipeline
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, 0SA Water has installed 19,000 solar panels to power one of the nation’s largest drinking water pipelines, the Morgan...
Tas Gas exploring green hydrogen potential
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Tasmania’s gas network may soon include a blend of green hydrogen, as Tas Gas signs a non-binding agreement with...
Renewable Energy Hub’s first virtual storage deal complete
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The first transaction of Renewable Energy Hub’s new ‘Virtual Storage’ electricity swap has been carried out between Hydro Tasmania...
$11 million CopperString 2.0 boost
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has announced an $11 million investment to progress the CopperString 2.0 project to Final Investment Decision...
WA awards $2.6 million worth of clean energy grants
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has awarded grants worth over $2.6 million to two Goldfields-based projects in the first round...
AER issues infringements for alleged NER breaches
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0Following eight infringement notices issued by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), three AGL retailers have paid penalties totalling $160,000...
Solar provides clean energy and tree protection
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has officially opened Goulburn Valley’s Tatura SmartFarm and announced a new program which will measure the...
Australian LNG production to rise in 2021
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0EnergyQuest has published its Australian LNG Monthly report for December 2020, which included a year in review analysis, and...
Power system rule change fast-tracked
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The fast-tracking of a rule change requested by federal and state energy ministers, aimed at better identifying emerging risks...
Report: Canberra solar generation spikes
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The ACT Government has published its 2019-20 annual Feed-in Tariff report, indicating an increase in Canberra’s solar generation by...
New $16 million energy hub bound for Albany
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has announced plans for a new $16 million energy hub in Albany. Western Power’s state-of-the-art...
AGL reveals big battery project suppliers
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Two energy storage technology companies have been chosen by AGL to supply approximately 1,000MW of grid-scale battery storage under...
Major Victorian energy supplier to call Innovation Centre home
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Alinta Energy, one of Victoria’s largest energy suppliers, will soon establish its customer operations at the newly completed Innovation...
Energy rebates for vulnerable Queenslanders
Imogen Hartmann, , Customer, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government is urging vulnerable Queenslanders to check if they’re eligible to receive electricity and gas rebates, worth...
Powerlink Queensland to conduct helicopter inspections of network
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Powerlink Queensland is set to commence helicopter inspections over the coming months, to maintain reliability and safety in its...
Plans for nation’s biggest battery take shape
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Plans for Australia’s biggest potential battery are progressing as Origin Energy takes the next step towards its 700MW battery...
Geelong Gas Project to submit environmental assessment
Imogen Hartmann, , Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0A full environmental effects statement (EES) will be required for Viva Energy’s proposed Gas Terminal Project at the Geelong...
Northern Territory opens greenhouse gas emissions tender
Imogen Hartmann, , Emissions reduction, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0The Northern Territory Government has released a tender to enhance its capability to reach the state’s net-zero emissions target...
Electricity prices to drop, report says
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released its 2020 Residential Electricity Price Trends Report, forecasting a continuous decline...
National Energy Market undergoes review with two key publications
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Energy Security Board (ESB) has released its Post-2025 Market Design Directions Paper and its Health of the NEM...
Resources and energy report forecasts a strong export outlook
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government released its December Resources and Energy Quarterly in late 2020, indicating an improvement in the outlook...
$13 million WA energy scheme launched
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has launched a $13 million Household Energy Efficiency Scheme to support reduced energy costs for...
Tasmania identifies potential Marinus Link converter station site
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0TasNetworks and the Burnie City Council have identified the old Tioxide site at Heybridge as a potential location for...
Australian LNG exports for the year to November are running 1.2 Mt ahead of the same period the previous...
Contract awarded for Melbourne treatment plant solar farm
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Construction, Electricity, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0Work is set to begin on the construction of a 19MW solar farm at Melbourne Water’s Eastern Treatment Plant...
Tasmania announces hydro and energy developments
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Tasmania has announced two major energy developments, including the selection of a pumped hydro site, and a major Federal-State...
Financing progresses new Queensland battery storage system
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Vena Energy will soon install a new battery storage system (BESS) in Queensland, after ING Australia provided financing for...
Community batteries
Read the latest issue online
Sponsored Content
-
Soltec launches the SF8, the largest single-row tracker on the market December 3, 2020
Soltec, leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers worldwid...
-
Workplace health and safety innovations in COVID-19 times December 3, 2020
2020 has been a year of challenges and change, particularly when it comes to wor...
-
Benefits of hybrid booms for Australian industry November 26, 2020
Image: Haulotte’s HA20 LE PRO Articulating Hybrid Boom Lift. Image courtesy of...
-
Cost-effective and time-optimised substation asset testing November 25, 2020
By Maryam Khallaghi, OMICRON Australia Cutting down on the time required for tes...
-
Safely grounded: timing measurements on gas-insulated switchgear November 25, 2020
by Andreas Nenning, OMICRON Austria Circuit breaker testing in gas-insulated swi...
Twitter feed
- AEMC is holding a public forum on $6-$8 billion worth of major electricity transmission reforms, which will make ch… https://t.co/qoRRyWKK9S 04:40:08 PM September 17, 2020 from TweetDeck
- The proposed LNG import terminal at Port Kembla has been placed on the New South Wales Government’s Priority List t… https://t.co/Tj8l9U7CkY 04:32:20 PM September 17, 2020 from TweetDeck
- The Federal Government has fast-tracked three “critical” energy projects: Marinus Link, Project Energy Connect inte… https://t.co/k5K8RyHaX7 05:15:31 PM September 16, 2020 from TweetDeck
- The Federal Government’s gas ultimatum has been met with considerable backlash from the energy industry.… https://t.co/d8inV4KxCN 05:09:02 PM September 16, 2020 from TweetDeck
- Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued an ultimatum regarding the replacement of the Liddell coal-fired station,… https://t.co/DYPBYVz71J 01:47:58 PM September 15, 2020 from TweetDeck
Upcoming Events
-
Smart Cities Summit 2021
February 16 @ 8:00 am - February 25 @ 5:00 pm -
Digital Utilities Summit 2021
March 16 @ 8:00 am - March 24 @ 5:00 pm -
Critical Infrastructure Summit 2021
April 13 @ 8:00 am - April 22 @ 5:00 pm -
Energy Next 2020
July 13 @ 8:00 am - July 14 @ 5:00 pm