AusNet Services has secured an agreement with RES Australia and Macquarie Capital to develop a new transmission connection for...
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New Chair of TransGrid announced
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, News, People & Appointments, 0TransGrid has appointed a new Chair of its Board, following the departure of Dr Kerry Schott in August 2017...
Key milestone for solar thermal power station
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0SolarReserve has received development approval for its Aurora Solar Energy Project, a key milestone required to build the landmark...
Offshore microgrid on its way
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Microgrids, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0A technology company has been selected to supply a battery storage system to Woodside’s Goodwyn A platform, located at...
EV battery prices drop
Energy Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0Batteries that power electric vehicles are the cheapest they have ever been, with economies of scale kicking in following...
Waste-to-energy facility planned in WA
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, 0Phoenix Energy will start preliminary groundwork on Australia’s first waste-to-energy facility in Kwinana, WA, in early 2018. Phoenix Energy...
Wind power and battery storage project for Victoria
Energy Journalist, , Asset Management, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind, 0The Victorian Government will build a major new wind farm with battery storage in Western Victoria that will power...
ARENA funds solar cell research
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has distributed $29.2 million in funding to advance 22 solar cell research projects...
ARENA launches hydrogen funding round
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $20 million in funding for early stage research and development into...
Eastern power bills predicted to decrease in mid-2018
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Networks, News, Retail, 0The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released its annual residential Electricity Price Trends report which has predicted power...
Energy snapshot: 2017 the year that was
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0With rising energy prices and potential gas shortages, 2017 has seen a continued focus on issues such as renewables,...
Guidelines to streamline connection of renewables
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Energy Networks Australia (ENA) is developing a new suite of guidelines to deliver a more consumer-friendly approach to connect...
Laser-boron fusion leading the way
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, 0A laser-driven technique for creating fusion that dispenses with the need for radioactive fuel elements and leaves no toxic...
Demand management scheme to keep lights on
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Sustainability, 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a new demand management scheme for electricity distribution networks. The AER estimates...
First sod turned at Kennedy Energy Park
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0Construction has started on the $150 million Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden in North Queensland with the first sod...
New Energy Jobs Fund opens for submissions
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Sustainability, 0The third round of the Victorian Government’s New Energy Jobs Fund for new energy technology projects to encourage the...
New Hybrid Energy Hub for Flinders Island
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Hydro Tasmania has launched a new Hybrid Energy Hub at Flinders Island that will transform the island’s power supply...
Liddell Power Station plans revealed
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0AGL has outlined plans to repurpose Liddell Power Station beyond its 2022 closure. The New South Wales Generation Plan...
Partnership to develop Australia’s first offshore wind farm
Elisa Iannunzio, , Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Wind, 0Offshore Energy has entered into a partnership to develop Australia’s first offshore wind farm, the Star of the South,...
New power trial: small change, big impact
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0A new electricity trial in Victoria has been launched by Jemena to encourage households in Melbourne to change their...
EnergyAustralia signs major supply contract
Energy Journalist, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, Networks, News, 0EnergyAustralia has extended a contract to supply electricity to Newcrest Mining’s Cadia gold mine near Orange in New South...
Battery solar project set for NSW
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Two companies have entered into an exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to design and construct a 250MW solar PV...
Pacific Energy acquires gas-fired power station
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Gas, News, 0Pacific Energy has signed a $7.5 million agreement to acquire the 10MW Nova gas-fired power generation plant (Nova) in...
Kidston solar project generates first revenue
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0The Kidston Solar stage one project has generated its first revenue following successful transformer energisation. Electricity produced from the...
Accelerating the uptake of electric vehicles
Energy Journalist, , Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, 0Climate action leaders from around Australia have signed an agreement to accelerate the country’s transition to electric vehicles at...
Engagement and innovation recognised at energy awards
Energy Journalist, , Electricity, Networks, News, Smart Energy, 0Australia’s best energy innovators and consumer engagement practices have been recognised by Energy Network Australia at its 2017 Consumer...
Funding for oil, gas and energy resources
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Sustainability, 0$4.8 million in funding through the Australian Government’s Industry Growth Centres Initiative will fund eight projects that will boost...
Virtual big battery turned on in Canberra
Elisa Iannunzio, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, 0Reposit Power and ActewAGL Distribution have switched on a virtual big battery as more than 250 households in Canberra...
Coober Pedy powered by renewable energy
Elisa Iannunzio, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The regional South Australian town of Coober Pedy is being totally powered by clean energy for the first time....
Carnegie Clean Energy’s 10MW Northam Solar Farm in Western Australia is underway with the selection of co equity investors...
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