The latest report from the Clean Energy Regulator shows that the renewable energy and emissions reduction sectors are retaining...
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Negative oil prices = lower electricity prices?
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Features, Retail, 0Oil prices went negative for the first time in history during April. Here, we take a look at some...
Hydrogen’s potential to power Australia past COVID-19
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Electricity, Features, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0by Dr Fiona Simon, CEO of the Australian Hydrogen Council Australia’s hydrogen plans are powering through COVID-19, according to...
Cross-sector calls for clean energy in economic recovery plan
Kim Ho, , Civil Construction, Company news, COVID-19, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Council, the Energy Efficiency Council and the Property Council of Australia are among fifteen major organisations...
Compassionate and positive leadership during COVID-19
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Wind, 0CEO of Powershop and Meridian Energy Australia, Jason Stein, outlines strategies to support customers through COVID-19 and to create...
Investment roadmap unveiled for low emissions technologies
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, Wind, 0The Federal Government has released its Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, which lays out a plan to help Australia...
Tasmania to use renewables in economic recovery
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Tasmanian Government has released its draft Renewable Energy Action Plan, which lays out a strategy to leverage renewable...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released an impact summary on Victorian gas demand patterns during the COVID-19...
Calls for government action on energy efficiency as COVID relief
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Peak industry bodies have called on state and federal governments to leverage energy efficiency measures as a way to...
Meet AEMC’s new Chief Executive, Ben Barr
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Features, Networks, News, People & Appointments, Renewable Energy, Retail, Spotlight, 0Becoming the CEO of Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on 15 April 2020, Benn Barr was launched into his...
Energex’s Greenslopes depot to kick off
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, COVID-19, News, Projects, 1Energex is expecting work to soon begin on the $32.5 million redevelopment of its Greenslopes depot, creating a boost...
AEMO updates COVID19 demand impact summary
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Retail, 0AEMO’s Operational Forecasting team have provided an update to their expected electricity demand, following their recent COVID-19 demand advisement....
How renewables could jumpstart economy, create 50,000 jobs
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Clean Energy Council has laid out a plan to leverage Australia’s renewable energy and energy storage potential to...
Australia’s changing electricity demand in the COVID-19 era
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Electricity, News, Retail, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released modeling to showcase, and help industry understand, the impact of COVID-19...
The innovations delivering a smarter energy grid
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Digital Utilities, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Networks, News, Retail, Smart Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, 0A new report from Energy Networks Australia aims to shed light on the new, innovative approaches being adopted by...
How hydro technology can assist Tasmania’s economic recovery
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Pipelines, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0New analysis from Hydro Tasmania assesses ways in which the Battery of the Nation project may assist Tasmania’s economic...
Energy metrics from the most volatile quarter in memory
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its Quarterly Energy Dynamics report for the first quarter of 2020,...
ACCC expands measures to ensure energy sector cooperation
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0The ACCC has expanded the range of measures designed to assist participants across the energy sector to work together...
New research on implications of two-sided energy market
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0A new Energy Security Board (ESB) paper suggests that a two-sided energy market would allow greater visibility of demand...
G20 Energy Ministers collaborate on market stability during COVID-19
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The G20 Energy Ministers have held a digital meeting to discuss the stability of global energy markets through the...
Energy market bodies launch COVID-19 power plan
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The AEMC, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) have designed a COVID-19 power plan...
2019 a record year in Australian renewable energy uptake
Kim Ho, , Batteries & Storage, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council’s latest report shows 2019 was a “remarkable” year for Australia’s renewable energy industry, suggesting renewables...
Opinion: COVID-19 sparks urgent need to tackle energy affordability
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, News, Policy, Retail, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0By Janine Young, NSW Energy and Water Ombudsman In response to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER)’s recent Statement of...
Ergon postpones non-critical works during COVID-19 crisis
Imogen Hartmann, , Condition Assessment, COVID-19, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, 0All Ergon non-critical maintenance works that would normally require a planned power interruption will be suspended, in light of...
Solar stimulus forming part of Northern Territory COVID-19 recovery
Kim Ho, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Northern Territory Government has announced a solar and battery stimulus package, aimed at growing jobs in the sector...
Energy network relief package announced
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0A relief package has been announced by energy networks across several states to provide support for those suffering hardship...
Energy market bodies collaborate on COVID-19 management
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Three of Australia’s energy market bodies have teamed up to manage the impact of COVID-19 on the energy sector....
Energy industry works to meet AER expectations through COVID-19 pandemic
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government, through the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), has set out reasonable expectations of energy companies in an...
Preventative maintenance must continue through COVID-19 disruptions
Kim Ho, , Asset Management, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, 0Energy Networks Australia has stressed that in these unprecedented times of uncertainty, it is crucial that preventative maintenance continue...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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