Esso Australia, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia, has commissioned the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture’s West Barracouta project – set...
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Market sounding begins for Big Canberra Battery
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Market sounding is now underway for the ACT Government’s Big Canberra Battery ecosystem, designed to increase network reliability and...
Bells Mountain pumped hydro study progresses
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0AGL and Idemitsu are nearing completion on the initial phase of the feasibility study for the proposed 250MW Bells...
SA deal to lower emissions but boost gas
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0In a bid to reach South Australia’s emissions reduction targets, the State and Federal Governments have signed a $1.08...
MOU signed for Origin hydrogen project
Imogen Hartmann, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Port of Townsville is set to collaborate with Origin Energy on its export-scale liquid hydrogen project thanks to...
More solar export for new SA customers
Imogen Hartmann, , Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0SA Power Networks is launching a new Flexible Exports option, in collaboration with the solar industry, to enable the...
VIC to NSW Interconnector costs approved
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Costs to upgrade the Victoria-New South Wales Interconnector (VNI Minor) have been given the go-ahead from the Australian Energy...
LiDAR Choppers to inspect Macedon Ranges powerlines
Imogen Hartmann, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Powercor will be deploying helicopters fitted with Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology to fly over parts of the...
DER Register launched for WA
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wave, 0In a milestone for the Western Australian Government’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Roadmap, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)...
AGL, Wärtsilä partner on hybrid energy
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0AGL and Wärtsilä have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to produce large-scale hybrid energy systems to commercial and...
Report: battery is best for electricity peaking services
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council has released a new paper which has found that, based on cost, flexibility, services to...
AEMC rejects TransGrid, ElectraNet energy rule changes
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission has decided to retain existing energy rules, rather than accept a proposed change from...
QLD-NSW Interconnector milestone achieved
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Queensland-NSW Interconnector (QNI) project has reached a significant milestone, with six 90 tonne transformers arriving on site and...
Santos and its joint venture partners have made a Final Investment Decision (FID) regarding the development of the Barossa...
Mildura electricity network undergoes safety upgrades
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, Substations, 0Upgrade work is underway for the installation of an advanced bushfire safety device for Mildura’s local electricity network. Powercor...
Highs and lows: Western Australia’s ten-year gas outlook
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Features, Gas, Networks, Projects, 0By Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy magazine The Australian Energy Market Operator has published the 2020 Western Australia Gas...
Report shows record renewable generation
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Clean Energy Council’s has released its annual Clean Energy Australia report, which identified more than a quarter of...
New partnership to bring UK tech to AGL
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Smart Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0AGL Energy and the UK’s leading zero carbon living brand, OVO, have signed an agreement to deliver innovative digital...
Report indicates resources and energy export boom
Imogen Hartmann, , Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The latest Resources and Energy Quarterly has identified Australia’s resource and energy sector as on track for a record...
Boost your solar output by 30 per cent
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Partner Solutions, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0Solar panel tracking isn’t a new technology, but today, some project developers will still question the value of adding...
Time is running out to salvage Australia’s EV future
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Features, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0by Charlie Richardson and Soon Wai Lim, Utilities Practice, Accenture Australia & New Zealand Australia is currently lagging behind...
Mobile contact voltage solution quickly identifies hazardous condition in schoolyard
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, Partner Solutions, Projects, 0As underground cable and distribution systems age, electrical faults occur with increasing frequency due to damage, workmanship issues and...
Federal funding for Kidston Pumped Hydro project
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide up to $47 million in funding for Genex’s construction of its...
Torrens Island big battery in sight for 2021
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0AGL has committed to building its 250MW, one-hour duration grid-scale battery at Torrens Island, with construction set to begin...
SA signs off on international hydrogen export study
Imogen Hartmann, , Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the South Australian Government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority...
Next stage for AGL’s Loy Yang battery
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0As part of its continued efforts to lead Australia’s energy transition, AGL is progressing its proposed 200MW, four-hour duration...
Where is bioenergy in the renewable energy conversation?
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Bioenergy, Partner Solutions, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0With the circular economy providing a real focus in Australia in 2021, it is critical that renewable energy takes...
New England Solar Farm construction underway
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0UPC\AC Renewables Australia has begun construction on its 720MW New England Solar Farm, an important milestone for the project...
TasNetworks appoints new CEO
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, People & Appointments, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0TasNetworks has appointed a new CEO to head up the company as it progresses Project Marinus. Dr Sean Mc...
Powering Australia’s hydrogen future
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Features, Hydrogen, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0by Michelle Goldsmith, Contributing Editor, Energy Magazine Hydrogen is tipped to be a game-changer in the rapidly transforming global...
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