Two new reports have found that wholesale gas and electricity prices are at the lowest they’ve been since 2017...
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SA Virtual power plant contributes to a secure and reliable network
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) virtual power plant (VPP) trial is performing strongly and is showing how distributed...
Timing change for Emissions Reduction Fund auction
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, 0The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the next Emissions Reduction Fund auction will be held on 25–26 March...
Darling Downs Solar Farm officially opens
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Darling Downs Solar Farm in Queensland has officially opened and is now generating and delivering renewable energy into...
Senate passes new energy misconduct legislation
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Retail, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0New measures designed to deal with misconduct in the electricity sector have now passed the Senate. The new legislation,...
ARENA to develop roadmap for bioenergy opportunities
Eliza Booth, , Bioenergy, Gas, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that it will begin work on the development of a roadmap...
Daintree microgrid feasibility study delivered
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Microgrids, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0A feasibility study to allow Daintree Renewable Energy to take a new 100 per cent renewable microgrid project for...
New WA training program aims to upskill energy utilities workers
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Safety and Training, Smart Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, 0The Western Australian Government has invested in a first-of-its-kind training program to upskill energy utility workers to meet the...
Granville Harbour wind farm hits new milestone
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind, 0Tasmania’s $280 million Granville Harbour wind farm, near Zeehan on the state’s west coast, has reached a new milestone...
Victoria powers ahead with new hydrogen facility
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Electricity, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0Victoria is cementing itself as a future hydrogen leader with works commencing in the Latrobe Valley on a new...
Ergon Energy on the hunt for power station attendants for remote communities
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Features, Networks, News, Projects, Stakeholder Engagement, 0From now until early 2020, Ergon Energy will be hiring power station attendants in nine remote communities across Far...
Electricity grid of the future one step closer with research partnership
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Microgrids, Networks, News, Projects, 0University of Wollongong (UOW) and Endeavour Energy have signed a new research partnership that will provide $1.1 million of...
New 2019 transmission update released
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Energy Networks Australia and the University of Technology Sydney have released the 2019 transmission update of the Network Opportunity...
Crookwell wind farm proposal rejected
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, Wind, 0The NSW Independent Planning Commission has rejected the proposed Crookwell Stage 3 wind farm in New South Wales in...
Power Ledger signs deal for South Australian VPPs
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Embedded Networks, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0Energy trading software company, Power Ledger, has partnered with Australian electricity wholesaler, Powerclub, for the large scale roll out...
Barker Inlet Power Station begins generating power
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0AGL’s $295 million Barker Inlet Power Station (BIPS) has begun generating energy as it nears the final stages of...
Reforms proposed to protect off-grid customers
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Microgrids, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability, 0A new report released by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) on 31 October has proposed reforms to help...
Thunderbolt Hydro Power Station officially opens
Eliza Booth, , Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Tasmania continues to be a leader in clean energy with the Thunderbolt Hydro Power Station in Tasmania’s Central Highlands...
Kerry Schott: gas still has a critical role to play
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0Energy industry leaders, including Energy Security Board Chair Dr Kerry Schott, have come together to voice their support for...
Government commit $1 billion to grid reliability
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Power reliability will get a $1 billion boost as part of the Government’s plan to ensure Australian households, businesses...
Stronger renewable energy target for Victoria
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0New legislation to boost Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target, help put more energy into the grid and drive down energy...
More than 30,000km2 of new land has been opened for gas exploration in Queensland in an effort to supply...
AGL signs large-scale battery deals
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0AGL has signed four innovative battery derivative agreements with Maoneng Group, which will provide security of pricing to benefit...
Evergen offers free solar systems for eligible Queensland households
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Sustainability, 0Renewable energy systems and software provider, Evergen, has announced it will offer eligible Queensland households a free 5.6kW Evergen...
Victoria’s first electric bus hits the road
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Victoria’s first fully electric, locally built public bus will soon set off along one of Melbourne’s busiest routes, providing...
Additional support for transmission investment
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Networks, News, Pipelines, Projects, 0The Commonwealth Government and the NSW Government have joined together to announce its support of additional transmission investment for...
Construction completed on Yarranlea Solar Farm: compliance testing underway
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Civil Construction, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0Construction of Risen Energy’s 100MW AC Yarranlea Solar Farm was completed in August and the facility has entered the...
Origin renews Pelican Point power agreement for another four years
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, 0Origin Energy has renewed an agreement with ENGIE Australia for 240MW of capacity at Pelican Point power station for...
Tarong Power Station begins $29.9 million overhaul
Eliza Booth, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0A $29.9 million overhaul of the Tarong Power Station is now underway to help ensure secure, reliable electricity for...
Net zero energy homes trial receives funding
Eliza Booth, , Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $784,000 in funding to real estate group, Mirvac, to trial their...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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