A new ten-year Power Purchase Agreement will increase renewable energy use in New South Wales following a partnership between...
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Breaking news from the Australian energy industry, covering company and personnel movements, policy developments and project updates
Essential Energy achieves three-year Asset Management certification
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, News, 0Essential Energy has received a three-year accreditation certification to ISO 55001, the international standard for developing, implementing and maintaining...
The Bayswater and Loy Yang A power stations, operated by AGL, will close earlier than originally planned. Bayswater will...
CEC: energy transition should be a federal election priority
Christopher Allan, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has called for greater federal dialogue surrounding Australia’s clean energy transition ahead of the...
National clean energy campaign debuts
Christopher Allan, , News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0EnergyAustralia is amplifying the push for a clean energy future, with a new campaign that puts EnergyAustralia staff, customers...
The Kurri Kurri-based 660MW gas plant, the Hunter Power Project, has been granted environmental approval, allowing for construction to...
Off the grid: 19 standalone units online in WA
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0Western Australia’s farming region of Esperance is gradually going off the grid, with 19 farming properties completing standalone power...
TAS signs international green hydrogen MOU
April Shepherd, , Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Tasmanian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with international partner, the Port of Rotterdam, to investigate...
$100 million for advanced grid-scale batteries
April Shepherd, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0A $100 million competitive funding round will boost the development of grid-scale batteries with advanced inverters. The Australian Renewable...
How do Australia’s energy prices compare with international counterparts?
April Shepherd, , Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Council (AEC) has revealed where Australia’s energy prices sit amongst fellow Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
Australian-first renewable hydrogen project certified
April Shepherd, , Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0ActewAGL’s hydrogen refuelling station, located in Canberra, is now certified – featuring green hydrogen produced from 100 per cent...
ARENA invests $450,000 in new DER invention
April Shepherd, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $451,000 investment in eleXsys Energy, to support the company’s new...
Largest of its kind: $15M renewable microgrid commissioned in WA
April Shepherd, , Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has commissioned the long-awaited $15 million Kalbarri renewable microgrid, which will be the largest of...
Calls for QLD to reduce energy consumption as heat-wave grips state
April Shepherd, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0Powerlink has called for Queensland residents to reduce their electricity consumption as a heat-wave pushes energy demand to new...
Shell finishes acquisition of Powershop
April Shepherd, , News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Spotlight, 0Shell has announced it will acquire online energy retailer Powershop Australia, a subsidiary of Meridian Energy Australia Group (MEA)....
Managing WA’s 600% solar leap
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australia has seen a 600 per cent rise in rooftop solar energy generation over the last ten years,...
Independent review of SWIS 2021 Christmas power outages
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0An independent review has commenced into the power outages which occurred from December 24 to 28, 2021, across the...
Expert panel to help set VIC 2035 emissions targets
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government will seek recommendations from an independent expert panel on setting the state’s 2035 interim emissions reduction...
Solar farm to help Melbourne Airport reach net zero by 2025
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Company news, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A recently commissioned 12MW solar farm will help Melbourne Airport reach its new target of net zero emissions by...
ACCC allows joint market arrangements for Mereenie gas field owners
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Gas, News, Policy, Retail, Spotlight, 0The four owners of the Northern Territory Mereenie gas field will now be able to make joint market arrangements,...
Western Power’s milestone apprentice intake
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Civil Construction, News, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0Western Power has recruited 31 new apprentices — the largest intake in eight years — to foster the future...
Renewables boom to take Australian solar to new heights?
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Demand Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0AEMO has released its latest Quarterly Energy Dynamic report, identifying massive growth in renewables, with large-scale wind and solar...
First wind turbines arrive at Kaban Green Power Hub
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The $373 million Kaban Green Power Hub has just received its first wind turbine blades in the next step...
Australian-first survey to inform SAPS development
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, 0An Australian-first survey is set to be conducted by Essential Energy to better understand customer expectations and gain critical...
Construction begins for Kidston pumped hydro storage project
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Queensland’s Kidston pumped hydro storage project, which will repurpose disused gold mine pits, has kicked-off construction with tunnel digging...
Powerline bushfire safety trial for Macedon Ranges
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, News, Powerlines, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0A new pilot technology has been installed in the Macedon Ranges which will instantly detect and cut off electricity...
First liquid hydrogen shipment from Australia to Japan
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Gas, Hydrogen, News, Spotlight, 2Australia is set to export its first shipment of liquid hydrogen from Victoria to Japan, following the arrival of...
Report: Machine learning key to solar PV grid integration
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Big Data, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that machine learning algorithms and access to timely...
$37 million for upcoming high-tech QLD solar farm
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Queensland’s Blue Grass Solar Farm has received $37 million in funding from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to...
Transgrid’s EnergyConnect project takes next step
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0EnergyConnect, the country’s largest transmission project to date, has taken a step towards completion with the submission of its...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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