Neoen has completed financial close on the $370 million Kaban Green Power Hub in Far North Queensland, with construction...
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VIC solar farm construction milestone
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The first row of solar panels, known as the ‘golden row’, has been installed in the construction of Melbourne...
WA partners with Future Fuels CRC
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Gas, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0As part of its investment into renewable hydrogen, the Western Australian Government has partnered with the Future Fuels Cooperative...
Training revamp to support clean energy future
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Electrotechnology Training Packages’s renewable energy units will be updated for the first time in a decade in order...
New solar inverter standard addresses grid stability
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A new inverter standard (AS/NZS 4777.2:2020) will ensure grid stability is maintained and help to better manage the unpredictable...
Natural gas provider, Senex Energy, has made a deal to supply New Century Resources with energy from the Diamantina...
NSW maps EV fast-charging network future
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electric Vehicles, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1The New South Wales Government has released an online interactive map, the Electric Vehicle Charging Masterplan, designed to showcase...
World-first trial to double household solar exports
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0In a world-first trial, SA Power Networks is launching a new smart Flexible Exports option, which will double the...
AEMC proposes new energy security tools
April Shepherd, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is calling for stakeholder feedback on a directions paper, outlining ways of valuing...
ARENA reveals low-emission technology plan
April Shepherd, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched a new Investment Plan, setting out how ARENA will implement new...
WA announces $750 million Climate Action Fund
April Shepherd, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has created a $750 million Climate Action Fund in the 2021-22 State Budget, including $206...
The Western Australian Government is set to boost the state’s growing renewable hydrogen industry with a new $61.5 million...
TAS campaign urges solar system safety checks
Annabelle Powell, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Tasmanian Government has released a statewide campaign to ensure property owners with solar energy systems have them regularly...
Mornington Peninsula neighbourhood battery study kicks off
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Batteries & Storage, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 1A grant from the Victorian Government’s Neighbourhood Battery Initiative will allow AGL to examine the potential for neighbourhood-scale batteries...
Largest-ever electricity network upgrade for Geelong and Surf Coast
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Powercor will deliver a $110 million upgrade to electricity networks in Geelong and Torquay in an effort to improve...
Federal Government rejects UN coal phase-out advice
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Disaster Management, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government has dismissed calls to phase-out coal after the top United Nations climate advisor urged Australia to...
WA public housing solar trial sees successful start
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Australia has observed reduced energy costs for low income earners within six months of its Smart Energy for...
Hydro Tasmania CEO resigns
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydro Tasmania CEO, Evangalista Albertini, has stepped down from the role for personal reasons. Mr Albertini has made a...
2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan outlines energy reform
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Infrastructure Australia has released the 2021 Australian Infrastructure Plan, providing a 15-year roadmap, which will aid the energy sector’s...
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) is seeking input on how to streamline and simplify energy bills, feedback which will...
The Federal Government has announced new legislation, The Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill 2021, to establish a framework for the...
QLD wind farm will create 180MW of energy, 150 jobs
April Shepherd, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Wind, 0The Queensland Government has announced that CleanCo, a publicly owned renewable company, has signed an agreement to take power...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has revealed that the National Electricity Market (NEM) will introduce a Five-Minute Settlement...
NSW’s biggest ever wind farm reaches financial close
April Shepherd, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0Tilt Renewables has announced that the Rye Park Wind Farm (RPWF), set to be New South Wales’ biggest wind...
Australia’s emissions are declining, but at a fast enough pace?
April Shepherd, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Federal Government has released the March 2021 Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, showing emissions have...
Since Ausgrid CEO, Richard Gross, announced his imminent retirement in 2022 unions have been ramping up pressure on Ausgrid...
The Residential Efficiency Scorecard, a household energy rating system developed by the Victorian Government, has received national support under...
ESOO paints optimistic picture of Aus energy future
Annabelle Powell, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO), providing technical and market...
Landmark Federal Court filings against Santos
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Company news, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) has filed a landmark Federal Court of Australia claim challenging details around...
SA synchronous condensers to boost renewables
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 2High-interia synchronous condensers being installed in South Australia are set to allow higher proportions of renewable energy generation and...
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