Powerlink is set to recruit Townsville-based apprentices to work on its CopperString project, Queensland Minister for Energy and Clean...
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NSW Gov social housing electrification program welcomed by industry
Steph Barker, , Billing and CRM, Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Rewiring Australia has welcomed a household electrification program in New South Wales, which it says will reduce energy bills...
Transgrid calls for community feedback on transmission line route
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0Transgrid has released the Preferred Route Report on the proposed Mount Piper to Wallerawang Transmission Line Upgrade Project for...
Project EnergyConnect completed in SA
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0ElectraNet has announced that construction is complete on the South Australian portion of Project EnergyConnect, a new high voltage...
Research prolonging aqueous zinc battery rechargeability
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a new, scalable solution to the rechargeability issues of aqueous...
2023 wrap-up: Energy Magazine’s top news stories
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 02023 has been a big year for Australia’s energy sector, with a major focus on renewables. As this is...
EnergyAustralia completes successful test fire of new gas power station
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia’s new 316MW Tallawarra B gas power station – located at Lake Illawarra at Yallah, New South Wales –...
NSW to fast-track 750MW of renewables
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AEMO Services has selected another five energy projects to fast track as part of the state’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap...
$9.75M for Australia’s largest flexible demand trial
Kody Cook, , Company news, Demand Management, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that utility services provider Intellihub is set to receive $9.75 million...
VIC offshore wind sector to enter next stage
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Victorian Government has announced the Offshore Wind Implementation Statement 3 which is set to help guide the industry...
Transformer delivered to Powerlink’s Greenbank Substation
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink’s Greenbank Substation has received a 326t transformer for its latest grid-scale battery connection project. The transformer was transported...
Works progressing on Kidston Pumped Hydro
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Genex Power has released an update on the construction of its 250MW/2,000MWh Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project. Genex’s Engineering,...
Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Concept Design released
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia has released the Concept Design for its proposed Lake Lyell Pumped Hydro Project, outlining key details such as...
New VIC legislation to hit renewables target
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government is making its new renewable energy target of 95 per cent renewable energy generation by 2035...
Transgrid awards contracts for HumeLink construction
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Two key construction partners have been selected by Transgrid to deliver the proposed HumeLink project, designed to help secure...
Construction begins on Mortlake Turn-In 1.5GW capacity project
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Construction has commenced on the Mortlake Turn-In project, which is expected to unlock 1.5GW of renewable energy generation capacity...
Plug and Play digital technologies are network devices easily installed and used without configuration or specialised knowledge. They can...
100MW VIC BESS approved for development
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Flow Power’s 100MW/200MWh Bennetts Creek Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project has achieved developmental approval, and is set to...
SEC invests $245M in Melbourne Renewable Hub
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The State Electricity Commission (SEC) has invested $245 million to the new Melbourne Renewable Hub, with construction already underway....
Slow investment confirmed in 2023 Q3 renewables report
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released a report that shows that slower than needed investment in new large-scale...
AGL gearing up for $1B asset management spend
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0AGL has announced that it expects to spend over $1 billion over the course of the 2023-24 financial year...
The Rowallan Power Station in Northern Tasmania is undergoing a $30 million refurbishment to ensure it can operate safely...
New trial for pricing tool to ease energy costs
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided $864,000 to assist AGL Energy develop and trial a new price...
Electrical safety recall: LG Energy Solution & SolaX Power
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0LG Energy Solution Australia & SolaX Power are undertaking a safety recall for certain residential energy storage system batteries...
$700M network upgrade for WA renewables
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government has announced that it will be investing more than $700 million in an upgrade to...
Empowering the All Electric Society
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, 0The All-Electric Society operates with an energy cycle entirely fuelled by electricity derived from renewable sources. Sustainably generated electricity...
AEMO prepares for a potentially strenuous summer
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its 2023-24 Summer Readiness Overview in preparation for the upcoming summer,...
Powerlink and Bureau of Meteorology renew partnership
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, Spotlight, Substations, 0Powerlink Queensland and the Bureau of Meteorology have renewed their partnership to share knowledge and data to deliver better...
NEM receives more reforms from the AEMO
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0New reforms and two new markets have been implemented into the National Electricity Market (NEM) by the Australian Energy...
Delivery of QLD first hydrogen ready power plant underway
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has announced the Brigalow Peaking Power Plant delivery has begun, marking a major milestone for the...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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