Electricity

The Queensland Government will spend $97 million over three years to help schools in the state cut their combined power...

Zinfra has begun working on the operations and maintenance contract for the entire United Energy (UE) electricity network in Victoria....

ERM Power has released a submission, jointly signed by 10 retailers, on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) urging policy makers...

New planning and community engagement guidelines are in development to guide Queensland’s solar farm boom. Minister for Natural Resources, Mines...

Western Australia’s Emu Downs Solar Farm has officially opened. Synergy has entered into a power purchase agreement with the operator...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide funding to  Woolnorth’s 168MW Musselroe Wind Farm, Tasmania, for a groundbreaking trial...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a report outlining how concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology could be a...

by Andrew Richards, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Users Association of Australia While energy and climate change policy has been a...

South Australia’s Taplin property group (Taplin) has been fined $60,000 for allegedly unlawfully selling energy at three Adelaide shopping centres....

The concept designs for Transgrid’s Powering Sydney’s Future project are in their final stages with the company preparing to seek...

In an Australian-first, TransGrid started work at the site of the future Western Sydney Airport in January 2018 to move...

With production costs plummeting and energy efficiency improving, the future of Australia’s solar industry looks bright. Here, we chat to Dr...

Effective asset management is critical in ensuring utilities can improve efficiency and reduce costs without compromising service quality. More than just...

The proposal for the Jupiter Wind Farm in New South Wales has been referred to the independent Planning Assessment Commission,...

by Matt Rennie, Oceania Power & Utilities Leader, EY The way that capital is currently flowing into the new energy...

The Federal Government is submitting a rule change request to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to introduce maximum timeframes...

Carnegie Clean Energy has been awarded a $3 million grant from the South Australian Government to design, construct, operate and...

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, said Labor wants three-quarters of the state's energy to come from renewable sources within eight...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed $500,000 to GFG Alliance for a feasibility study investigating whether a disused...

By the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Energy Live  For most of Australia’s history, electricity has come from big power...

Energy Consumers Australia is holding its flagship annual Foresighting Forum on 28 February and 1 March 2018 at the Aerial...

The independent Energy Security Board (ESB) has released the first public consultation paper for the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) which...

Energy Networks 2018 Conference and Exhibition is shaping up to once again be the pre-eminent event for the energy industry in...

The South Australian Government has supported plans to develop Australia’s first straw-fuelled power plant near Ardrossan on South Australia’s Yorke...

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that Australia should rely on long-term policy and energy market...

by Miranda Taylor, Chief Executive, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) With digitalisation, new technologies and new energy sources all disrupting...

Most of us begin each new year hoping it will be better than the last. Australia’s energy sector is no different....

Could keeping the lights on during the height of summer be as simple – or as complex - as rewarding customers?...

by Michael Rath and Kumar Padisetti, Deloitte We hear a lot about innovation, but what actually is it? It is...

by Catherine Tanna, Managing Director, EnergyAustralia There’s a well-known joke about a tourist in the Australian outback who asks a...