Electricity

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has ruled to clarify and update provisions in the National Electricity Rules (NER) relating...

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has proposed a new global settlement framework for retailers participating in the wholesale electricity...

Australia’s largest energy microgrid is set to be built in the Pilbara following the award of major renewables-focused infrastructure contracts....

Origin Energy has lowered electricity prices in Queensland and South Australia amid expectations of price increases. Origin Executive General Manager...

A study released by Hydro Tasmania has found that pumped hydro could generate up to 4800MW of potential capacity across...

The Queensland Government has given development approval for up to 195 wind turbines at Clare Creek, north west of Rockhampton,...

by Miranda Taylor, CEO, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) While transitioning towards a low carbon economy, Australia’s energy sector is...

by Paul Broad, CEO, Snowy Hydro It’s hard to think of a time of greater upheaval in the way we...

by Louis Brailsford, Energy Advisor, The Climate Council Australia is currently enjoying an energy storage boom. In 2017, Australians installed...

An ageing substation in Gin Gin, Queensland, will receive a $22.8 million revitalisation, allowing the 47 year old station to...

The Tasmanian Government is introducing several initiatives to lower energy costs for farmers. $750,000 will go towards the On-farm Energy...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), together with the Australian Government, will provide remote communities from the Tiwi Islands to...

The world’s leading manufacturer for solar inverters, the SMA Group, has collaborated with Wilson Transformer Company to develop a range...

by Mohsen Moeini, Specialist Dams and Hydropower Engineer at Entura Pumped hydro energy storage is a proven energy storage solution,...

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has reached a new milestone with the $250 million Crudine Ridge Wind Farm, its...

By Ivor Frischknecht, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Renewable Energy Agency. In the decades to come, it is increasingly clear that much...

by Dr. Dan Martin, Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre, the University of Queensland Network companies face growing challenges managing their aging...

CS Energy is investing $11.8million to overhaul one of the generating units at the 570MW hydroelectric Wivenhoe Power Station near...

The COAG Energy Security Board has prepared a series of issues papers to facilitate discussion on the National Energy Guarantee....

A new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) highlights the role demand response played in improving energy security...

Origin Energy has agreed to sell its metering business, Acumen, for $267 million. Acumen will be bought by intelliHUB, a...

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule to improve the transparency and consistency of information the...

Latrobe Council has approved the Wesley Vale Solar Farm, near Devonport, that will supply 12.5MW of renewable energy to the...

The Western Australian Government will establish a taskforce to capitalise on the state’s potential to produce and process lithium and...

by Ian Learmonth, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) As international efforts ramp up to meet commitments of...

by Andrew Dillon, CEO, Energy Networks Australia The dragonfly is a creature of intrigue, its appearance and behaviour fascinating to...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has called for urgent policy action to improve cooling efficiency, following new analysis that growing...

The Queensland Government has commissioned a $29 million solar farm in Longreach, taking it a step closer to becoming Australia’s...

The war of words between the Federal Government and AGL over the sale of the energy company’s Liddell power station...

EnergyAustralia has signed a $50 million agreement to operate two utility-scale battery storage systems in a program backed by the...