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Energy Charter’s first independent review leads to clear recommendations
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Sustainability, 0The Energy Charter’s Independent Accountability Panel has published their inaugural report, offering 32 recommendations for the delivery of more...
AGL’s summer cash splash
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, 0AGL has kicked off the summer season by dropping $150 million on its key assets to improve reliability and...
Pioneering SA Hydrogen facility breaks ground
Imogen Hartmann, , Civil Construction, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Construction has officially begun at Australian Gas Networks’ (AGN) pioneering hydrogen production facility at the Tonsley Innovation District, south...
Angus Taylor continues to come under heavy criticism following the NSW police investigation into document discrepancies from September. The...
AER report shows electricity network productivity on the rise
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, 0A recent report from the Australian Energy Regulator has highlighted that the productivity of electricity distribution networks has increased...
Funding to reduce cooling and heating emissions
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $6.5 million in funding to the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air...
Smart streetlights trialled in WA
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0Western Power has launched a smart LED streetlights trial in the City of Melville, Western Australia, featuring the installation...
SolarReserve and Aurora Project acquisition
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0SolarReserve Australia II Pty Ltd, who own the Aurora Solar Energy Project near Port Augusta in South Australia, will...
Latest National Greenhouse Gas Inventory update released
Imogen Hartmann, , Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government has released the update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory for the June 2019 quarter. During...
NSW’s first ultra-rapid EV charging station
Imogen Hartmann, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Sustainability, 0NSW now has its first ultra-rapid charging station, with Chargefox, Australia’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, opening a...
Australian Energy Council announces new Board appointments
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Networks, News, Policy, 0The Australian Energy Council (AEC) Board has announced the appointment of a new Chair and Deputy Chair. Brett Redman...
SA Power Networks announces new energy resources register
Imogen Hartmann, , Big Data, Electricity, Networks, News, 0SA Power Networks has announced they will be providing data to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) under the...
Renewable energy leaps forward in remote Onslow
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The remote town of Onslow in the Pilbara region, Western Australia has successfully commissioned a one megawatt solar farm...
WA’s first energy company joins national Energy Charter
Imogen Hartmann, , Big Data, Electricity, Networks, News, Sponsored Editorial, 0Horizon Power is the first Western Australian energy company to become a signatory for The Energy Charter. They join...
EnergyAustralia trial ‘phone-plan’ electricity subscription
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Retail, 0EnergyAustralia has begun selling subscription electricity plans inspired by mobile phone plans in New South Wales. Two subscription plans...
Climate Council announces renewable energy winner
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0The Climate Council has found South Australia as the overall winner in its annual Renewable Energy Report Card. “The...
AER draft decision to drive down Sydney gas charges
Imogen Hartmann, , Gas, Networks, News, Retail, 0The Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) recent draft decision on Jemena Gas Network’s 2020–25 revenues may mean that the greater...
COAG Energy Council supports National Hydrogen Strategy
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Energy Ministers met in Perth on 22 November 2019 for the twenty-second COAG Energy Council meeting to discuss energy...
NSW Electricity Strategy to support rollout of smart devices
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0The NSW Government has released a new electricity strategy, which prioritises action on energy efficiency, helps to remove the...
Big energy users join together for Melbourne purchase agreement
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind, 0Seven large universities and businesses across Melbourne will join together to support renewable energy through a new power purchase...
New reactor to power Australia’s lithium battery industry
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, 0The Federal Government has announced it will provide $800,000 for a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in regional Victoria to help...
First stage of hybrid renewable project powers up
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Global distributed energy producer EDL has switched on its 23MW power station that integrates photovoltaic solar with gas and...
Ausgrid seeks feedback on EV charging infrastructure
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0Ausgrid is asking EV owners for their input to determine what additional charging infrastructure could be needed to ensure...
Research predicts gas prices could bottom out in the next two years
Eliza Booth, , Gas, News, Projects, 0In its latest Australia east coast gas market research, Wood Mackenzie forecasts that the LNG netback price for Australia’s...
Tasmania releases renewable hydrogen action plan
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0The Tasmanian Government has released its Tasmanian Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan outlining the state’s vision to become a world...
EY Australia releases action plan to fix energy grid
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, 0EY released an action plan to fix Australia’s energy grid ahead of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy...
SA’s Hornsdale battery to receive major expansion
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Sustainability, Uncategorized, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $8 million in funding to renewable energy producer, Neoen Australia, for...
Sparking equality in the energy industry
Admin, , Electricity, Features, Networks, People & Appointments, Policy, Uncategorized, 0A recent study by EY has revealed a significant link between female representation in the workplace and improved business...
World Energy Outlook 2019: no single solution to transforming global energy systems
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released its flagship publication, The World Energy Outlook 2019, which explores the impact...
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