Two grants have been awarded in Western Australia to fund the advancement and research of wave energy technology projects...
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Ten electricity supply projects receive funding
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) have announced funding for ten pilot...
10-year agreement signed for Kennedy Energy Park
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Wind, 0A Queensland government-owned generator has entered into a ten-year agreement with the 60MW Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden in...
Works begin on 100MW solar farm in Queensland
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, 0A joint venture is set to construct one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) plants in Australia, the Lilyvale Solar...
Record levels of renewable energy investment
Utility Journalist, , News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council has reported 41 renewable energy projects have been committed in 2017, resulting in record levels...
Funding received for Victoria’s largest solar farm
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $98 million in debt finance towards Victoria’s largest solar farm. Construction...
Construction of Tesla’s battery for SA halfway complete
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Tesla, the company installing the world’s largest lithium ion battery in South Australia, has reported that construction is 50...
Large-scale battery contract awarded
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Contracts Awarded, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, 0The contract for the construction of ElectraNet’s 30MW large-scale battery at the Dalrymple Substation in Adelaide has been awarded....
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...
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