The Australian Energy Council (AEC) has rejected what it calls “unsubstantiated” claims that power generators are seeking to profiteer...
Policy
$205 million boost to energy saving program
Ciaran O'Mahony, , Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government has announced a $205 million boost to its $250 Power Saving Bonus, which has already been...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has acted to prevent a gas shortage at Victoria’s Iona gas storage facility...
New energy partnership to hasten renewable transition
John Thompson, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, 0Australia and the United States will collaborate in the research of renewable energy, electricity grids, hydrogen and plastic waste...
Reforming access frameworks for renewables investment
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council has called on the Energy Security Board (ESB) to reform current access frameworks to better...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced it will move to lift the suspension of the National Energy...
Capacity mechanism to pay fossil fuel generators to support NEM
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Energy Security Board (ESB) has released a draft plan for a capacity mechanism which would see fossil fuel...
Australia increases emission reduction target to 43 per cent by 2030
Stephanie Nestor, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government has submitted a new 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement to increase the...
Energy crisis meeting outlines National Transition Plan
Stephanie Nestor, , Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Federal and state energy ministers have made a historic decision to back renewables and storage as part of a...
How will the federal election results impact the energy industry?
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1A surge of votes for minor parties and independents in the federal election made it clear that Australians want...
by Jonathan Armstrong, Director, Australian Business at Frazer-Nash The fact that the Federal Government has committed to net zero...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced the development of a roadmap to facilitate the approved post-2025 National...
REPORT: Raise energy efficiency standards to cut costs, emissions
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A recently-released Climate Council report has found that simple changes to energy efficiency standards in Australia would drastically reduce...
Proposal to extend generator closure notice period
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Asset Management, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has proposed that energy companies should be required to give a longer period of notice for...
QLD building reforms to enable more home solar installations
Stephanie Nestor, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has proposed reforms intended to help both homeowners and the building industry by making it safer...
Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group formed
Mikayla Bridge, , News, Policy, Projects, Spotlight, 0Environmental, agriculture, community groups and Traditional Owners have joined the recently formed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group,...
Tackling Australia’s energy debt crisis
Holly Tancredi, , Energy Efficiency, Features, Policy, Retail, 0Energy affordability is a key issue for consumers and communities across Australia. Here, we review how responses to Australia’s...
AEMO announces new executive team member
Lauren DeLorenzo, , News, People & Appointments, Policy, Retail, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced a new appointee to take up the position of Executive General...
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...
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...
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,...
Panel recommends VIC embedded network ban
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Embedded Networks, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0A final report from an expert panel has set out guidelines to ban embedded networks in new residential buildings...
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a draft guideline which will require energy retailers to simplify energy bills...
TAS seeks feedback on new waste-to-energy plan
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, 0The Tasmanian Government has called for submissions following the release of a new draft Bioenergy Vision for Tasmania, which...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its Draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), outlining a 30-year ideal...
Is this Australia’s turning point for renewables investment?
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0By Igor Sadimenko, EY Oceania Power & Utilities Leader The latest EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) reveals...
Labor’s plan to cut emissions by 43 per cent
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Labor Party has released its plan to reduce emissions and boost renewable energy initiatives. The Powering Australia...
Solar boom prompts national standard update
Lauren DeLorenzo, , Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Standards Australia has released a revised standard for solar energy in order to support growing demand and the rapid...
Why thermal runaway is the real killer in battery fires
Holly Tancredi, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Policy, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial, 0by Dawson Johns, Managing Director, Zenaji We have all heard of and seen the fires caused in Lithium-based batteries....
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