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100MW QLD solar project to begin construction
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0A 100 megawatt(MW) large-scale solar project in Queensland will soon begin construction near Emerald. Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey,...
Seawater pumped hydro project advances to design stage
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a feasibility for Australia’s first seawater pumped hydro project in Cultana in...
Funding for solar photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, 0A Victorian company has received $4.8 million in funding from the Federal Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency...
$200 million Whyalla Solar Farm receives planning consent
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The $200 million proposal for a 100MW solar energy farm outside Whyalla has received planning consent, making it one...
Australia’s biggest wind farm proposed for Victoria
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0WestWind has lodged a planning application to the Victorian Government for the construction of Australia’s biggest wind farm, consisting...
New solar array installed at Rottnest Island
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hydro Tasmania has installed a 600 kilowatt (kW) solar array at Rottnest Island, integrating it into the existing power...
Innovative technology solution improves customer reliability
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Western Power’s stand-alone power system (SPS) pilot, in the Great Southern region of WA, has delivered 15 fold reliability...
Gillman industrial precinct contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , Contracts Awarded, Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, 0The South Australian Government has awarded the tender to develop the Gillman industrial precinct which will include a waste-to-energy...
Site preparations begin for large-scale solar plant
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, 0Townsville’s newest large-scale solar plant, the Ross River Solar Farm, has begun initial site preparation works. Construction of the...
Tender awarded for QLD rooftop solar farm
Utility Journalist, , Contracts Awarded, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0A Far North Queensland company has been awarded a tender to install a rooftop solar farm in the remote...
New energy marketplace project launched
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0GreenSync has officially launched its deX project – a decentralised energy exchange platform which allows customers, communities and utilities...
Energy Queensland is partnering with global energy-tech company GreenSync to create Australia’s biggest ‘virtual power plant’. Treasurer, Curtis...
Geraldton substation upgrade
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Substations, 0A $22 million works program has begun to ensure the network can continue to meet the current and future...
In April, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull unveiled plans for a massive expansion of Tasmania’s hydropower system, establishing the state...
SA calls for renewable energy projects
Utility Journalist, , Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The South Australian Government is calling for three next generation renewable energy projects that will deliver clean, reliable and...
Solar: Western Australia’s next big import
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, 0A pre-feasibility study has found it is technically viable to export solar energy from the Pilbara to the ASEAN...
Snowy Hydro 2.0 receives $8 million funding boost
Utility Journalist, , Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has announced $8 million in funding towards a $29 million feasibility study on the $2...
New milestone for Mount Emerald Wind Farm
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Wind, 0The first of 53 turbine foundations are now in place at the $360 million Mount Emerald Wind Farm near...
Kidston Hydro-Solar Project progresses to stage 2
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Hydro, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0Powerlink and Genex Power have signed an agreement to progress to stage two of the Kidston Hydro-Solar Project which...
HDD heavyweights install large diameter HDPE under waterway
Utility Journalist, , Partner Solutions, Pipe & Conduit, Pipelines, Projects, 0Pipeline Drillers has achieved one of its longest and largest horizontal directional drills, crossing under a waterway for Unitywater....
New solar thermal power contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , Contracts Awarded, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, 0The South Australian Government has awarded the contract for construction of a 150 megawatt solar thermal power station with...
A long-term back-up electricity power plant is set to be installed as part of the South Australian Government’s plan...
Meeting critical deadlines in gas upgrade
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Gas, Partner Solutions, Pipelines, Projects, 0After twelve months of design and meticulous planning, Zinfra gas pipelines and facilities crews worked at full tilt to...
Ten Tranche One solar installations complete
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Sustainability, 0Power and Water has completed its first phase Tranche One solar installations across ten remote Aboriginal communities in the...
Broadening the scope for innovative energy
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Sustainability, 0ARENA’s new investment plan, which will guide almost $800 million of renewables funding over the coming years, expands the...
$26 million for east coast gas project acceleration
Utility Journalist, , Gas, News, Policy, Projects, 0A new $26 million Gas Acceleration Program (GAP) will see The Australian Government work with the States and Territories...
Jemena’s $800 million Northern Gas Pipeline project has reached another key milestone with construction of the pipeline now underway....
What Tesla’s investment in SA means for the Australian energy market
Lauren Cella, , Batteries & Storage, Construction, Electricity, Features, News, Projects, 0The world’s largest lithium ion battery will be installed in South Australia under a historic agreement between the South...
Ararat Wind Farm switches onto full capacity
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Engineering, News, Projects, Renewables, Wind, 0The 240MW Ararat Wind Farm is now operating at full capacity, providing enough electricity to power the equivalent of...
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