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Australia’s largest solar farm reaches major milestone
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Western Downs Green Power Hub, the largest solar farm in Australia, is now officially owned by Neoen, as the...
Large-scale grid battery headed for Western Sydney
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $11.5 million in funding for TransGrid’s construction of a 50MW/75MWh large-scale,...
Solar Design and Installation Award winners announced
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council has announced the winners of the 2020 Solar Design and Installation Awards. Winners were announced...
AEMO launches global power consortium
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australia Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced the launch of the Global Power System Transformation Consortium (G-PST). Speaking...
Clean Energy Council responds to proposed market reforms
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council has lodged submissions to the Energy Security Board (ESB)’s future design of the National Electricity...
Milestones achieved at Maryvale Energy from Waste project
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, 0Three important milestones have been achieved at the state-of-the-art Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) facility in the Latrobe Valley,...
Major global hydrogen hub proceeds in the Pilbara
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Western Australian Government has granted environmental approval for the Asian Renewable Energy Hub, a globally significant renewable energy...
Solar fuels South Australia’s total energy demand in Australian-first
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Uncategorized, 0South Australia has recorded an Australian-first solar energy milestone, with the state’s energy needs being 100 per cent solar...
Energy Networks Australia announces 2020 Industry Innovation Award winner
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Energy Networks Australia has revealed the winner of the 2020 Industry Innovation Award. SA Power Networks took the win...
World Energy Outlook 2020: COVID-19 response to mould the future of energy
Imogen Hartmann, , COVID-19, Electricity, Energy Networks, Gas, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its World Energy Outlook 2020, which outlines how governments’ responses to the...
Go ahead for Australia’s first lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Lithium-ion battery manufacturer, Energy Renaissance, has announced the build of Renaissance One, a new $28 million battery manufacturing facility...
WA’s Whole of System Plan forecasts renewable generation on the rise
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Western Australian Government has launched the state’s first Whole of System Plan (WOSP), giving a 20-year forecast on...
Massive SA renewable energy projects kick off
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Construction has commenced on two renewable energy projects near Port Augusta, in South Australia, worth $670 million combined. DP...
Powerlink develops system strength as a service model
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0Powerlink has signed a new agreement to install a synchronous condenser at Neoen’s new 157MW Kaban Green Power Hub,...
Warradarge Wind Farm to start generating
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0Western Australia’s 180MW Warradarge Wind Farm, near Eneabba, will have all 51 turbines spinning and generating power by the...
Neoen, CleanCo PPA unlocks wind farm build
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Power Purchase Agreements, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0Global renewable energy producer Neoen has signed a power purchase agreement with CleanCo Queensland for 110MW of wind energy,...
Australia’s largest green hydrogen plant progresses
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Infinite Blue Energy Group (IBE)’s landmark green hydrogen project, Arrowsmith, is a step closer to delivery, as the company...
Solving solar PV end-of-life issues
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0$15.14 million in funding has been awarded to 16 solar PV panel efficiency research projects from the Australian Renewable...
Solar tech trial to double network capacity
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing SA Power Networks $2.09 million in funding to lead a trial...
AER proposes semi scheduled generator rule change
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0A rule change to prevent semi scheduled generators from automatically switching off without instruction has been proposed by the...
ACT Labor Government’s big battery election commitment
Imogen Hartmann, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The ACT Labor Government has committed to building a 250MW battery system if re-elected, which would be one of...
CSIRO signs PPA to halve emissions
Imogen Hartmann, , Company news, News, Power Purchase Agreements, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has signed a ten-year renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) with ZEN Energy that is...
Soltec launches the SF8, the largest single-row tracker on the market
Imogen Hartmann, , Partner Solutions, Solar, 0Soltec, leading manufacturer and supplier of single-axis solar trackers worldwide, has launched its new SF8 multidrive tracker. The bifacial...
Mortlake South Wind Farm turbines arrive
Imogen Hartmann, , News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0The delivery of main turbine components has begun at the Mortlake South Wind Farm construction site, marking an important...
AGL’s Virtual Power Plant expands
Imogen Hartmann, , Electricity, Energy Networks, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, 0AGL is launching solar battery sales and installations for residential customers in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria through...
Government backs low emissions tech in new roadmap
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Gas, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Following the recent release of its Technology Investment Roadmap, the Federal Government has published its first Low Emissions Technology...
EOIs open for renewable hydrogen precinct
Imogen Hartmann, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has opened expressions of interest (EOI) for the greenfields Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area (SIA) near...
Industry welcomes clean energy funding
Imogen Hartmann, , Energy Networks, Industry insight, News, Projects, Renewables, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Energy industry stakeholders have welcomed the Federal Government’s proposed new funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and...
Breaking: Funding changes for ARENA and CEFC
Eliza Booth, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Energy Networks, Gas, Green Gas, Hydro, Hydrogen, News, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, Wind, 0Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled plans to change the rules around investment of funds from the Australian Renewable...
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