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First renewable hydrogen production at Hyp SA
Imogen Hartmann, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydrogen Park South Australia (Hyp SA) has seen the first production of renewable hydrogen at its pioneering facility during...
Moorabool Wind Farm turbine installations complete
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0104 wind turbines have now been successfully installed at Goldwind Australia’s Moorabool Wind Farm, located approximately 25km south-east of...
ACT beats emissions reduction goal
Imogen Hartmann, , Emissions reduction, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The ACT has surpassed an emissions reduction milestone of 40 per cent on 1990 levels, instead reaching a 45...
East Coast gas supply boost with new deal
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Blue Energy and EnergyAustralia have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the supply of 100PJ of gas...
DER marketplace trial launched
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has partnered up with AusNet Services and Mondo, with financial support from Australian...
Round Two of Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund set to open
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government will open Round Two of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund on 16 December, with...
Hydrogen pipeline key in Queensland Government’s 2020-21 Budget
Imogen Hartmann, , Hydrogen, News, Pipelines, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Queensland has delivered its 2020-21 State Budget, which includes $10 million over the next four years to develop the...
Genex signs wind deal with Japanese power company
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0Genex has signed a Development Funding Agreement with Electric Power Development (J-POWER) to deliver the Kidston Stage 3 Wind...
Tasmania surpasses 100 per cent renewable energy target
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Tasmania has confirmed its status as a world leader in renewable energy generation, as it confirms that it is...
Queensland partners with Japan on renewable hydrogen facility
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Queensland has secured a landmark partnership with Japan’s largest hydrogen company, in a strategy to position the state as...
WA to house Australia’s first renewable hydrogen microgrid
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $2.6 million in funding for Horizon Power to build Australia’s first...
Snowy 2.0 grid infrastructure investment
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $125 million in the development of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro critical...
Walla Walla Solar Farm gains approval
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has granted development approval for FRV Services Australia to build the 300MW Walla...
APA Group will invest up to $460 million to build a new 580km, 12 inch gas pipeline pipeline to...
Tasmania publishes Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan Status Report
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Tasmanian Government has released a Renewable Hydrogen Action Plan Status Report, outlining how the state is tracking in...
Lead contractor named in Western Australia’s new central energy hub
Eliza Booth, , Construction, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has announced a lead contractor to build Western Power’s $50 million South-Metro depot in Forrestdale....
Five ways Australia’s energy technology will change in the next decade
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, Microgrids, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Virtual Power Plants, 0Australia’s energy landscape is ever-changing, thanks to new and emerging technologies and resources. The popularity of solar panels and...
Dealer reach means less downtime for Sequentia Services
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Partner Solutions, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0Renewable energy construction consultants Sequentia Services looked closely at three key things they needed from a machinery supply partner...
ARENA funds wind turbine technology in telecommunications
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0Diffuse Energy is set to demonstrate its innovative micro wind turbine technology’s effectiveness thanks to $341,990 in funding from...
AGL to undertake EV charging trial
Imogen Hartmann, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $2.9 million in funding for a large-scale electric vehicle (EV) charging...
Victoria offers additional rebates for rooftop solar
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has doubled down on its support for rooftop solar, offering additional rebates for rooftop solar and...
Tasmania invests in its renewable hydrogen future
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Tasmanian Government is investing $2.6 million in three large-scale renewable hydrogen feasibility studies to boost the state’s renewable...
Harnessing the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Electricity, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, Technical, Waste-to-Energy, 0Hydrogen is being hailed as having the power to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy. In an exciting...
Australia’s renewables journey: moving from fossil fuels to clean energy powerhouse
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Batteries & Storage, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Features, Future Fuels, Gas, Hydro, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, Wave, Wind, 0by Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine Renewables are a hot topic in the Australian energy industry as the...
Structured plan to help flatten aviation’s CO2 curve
Patricia Mae Tagabe, , Asset Management, Emissions reduction, Energy Efficiency, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Sustainability, 0As COVID-19-related border closures have curtailed commercial aviation activity globally, the sector continues to deal with another, longer-term challenge...
Port Kembla Gas Terminal locked in for 25-year lease
Imogen Hartmann, , Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Port Kembla Gas Terminal (PKGT) is set to play a critical role in securing New South Wales’ gas...
Ausgrid undertakes challenging underwater fault operation
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Ausgrid crews have undertaken a challenging operation to fix an underwater electricity cable fault in Pittwater on Sydney’s northern...
WA renewable hydrogen project progresses
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydrogen Renewables Australia (HRA) has joined forces with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to deliver the 5,000MW Murchison Renewable Hydrogen...
FIMER technology helps Freedom Foods take solar leap
Eliza Booth, , Partner Solutions, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0FIMER has delivered its award-winning, high-power PVS-175 to Freedom Foods, one of Australia’s largest food and beverage manufacturers, enabling...
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