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Features
Explore some of our feature-length context which takes a deeper dive into the current issues, challenges and focus areas for the Australian energy industry.
The case for an Australian lithium-ion battery manufacturing industry
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Features, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 1Australia is the leading nation of raw resources for lithium-ion batteries, boasting 95 per cent of those raw materials...
Batteries in the burbs: exploring the potential
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Digital Utilities, Distributed Generation, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Features, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wind 0A team at the Australian National University has undertaken a significant project to explore the potential benefits of community...
Federal budget misses a trick, but states pick up the slack
Patricia Mae Tagabe COVID-19, Features, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0by Kane Thornton, Chief Executive, Clean Energy Council With the COVID-19 pandemic plunging Australia into its first recession in...
Harnessing the power of biosolids to make hydrogen
Patricia Mae Tagabe Electricity, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy 0Hydrogen is being hailed as having the power to accelerate the global transition to renewable energy. In an exciting...
Australia’s renewables journey: moving from fossil fuels to clean energy powerhouse
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, Features, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy, Wave, Wind 0by Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy Magazine Renewables are a hot topic in the Australian energy industry as the...
Structured plan to help flatten aviation’s CO2 curve
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset Management, Energy Efficiency, Features, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0As COVID-19-related border closures have curtailed commercial aviation activity globally, the sector continues to deal with another, longer-term challenge...
Electric vehicle subscriptions: the model for the future?
Patricia Mae Tagabe Electric Vehicles, Features, Retail, Smart Energy, Sustainability 0In Australia, ownership of electric vehicles is yet to take off like it has in other parts of the...
Australia’s first electric-powered cherry picker hits the streets
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Features, Sustainability 0Jemena and Zinfra expanded their Victorian fleet in August with the unveiling of an Australian-first electric-powered elevated work platform...
What the Victorian default offer means for the future of embedded networks
Patricia Mae Tagabe Embedded Networks, Features, Microgrids, Networks 0With many Victorians doing it tough this year, cheaper prices for utilities is always welcome news. In July 2020,...
Why aren’t more Australians driving EVs?
Patricia Mae Tagabe Electric Vehicles, Features, Smart Energy, Sustainability 0International interest in electric vehicles (EVs) is constantly increasing, with over three million EVs on the roads internationally and...
Co-locating renewables and batteries: assessing the operational implications
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Features, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0Edify Energy recently published a knowledge sharing report covering the first 12 months of operations for the Gannawarra Energy...
Queensland’s electric super highway takes shape
Patricia Mae Tagabe Electric Vehicles, Features, Projects, Smart Energy, Sustainability 0Electric vehicles offer a range of benefits to consumers, and yet the uptake of these vehicles in Australia remains...
Maximising solar by rethinking PV panel orientation
Patricia Mae Tagabe Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 1Traditionally, solar PV panels have been orientated in a northerly direction, towards the equator. But new research from the...
The development approvals process: positioning your project for success
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset Management, Features, Projects 0by Natasha Reifschneider, Director, ESA2 Environment and Planning Before any new energy development can begin, there is months of...
AER: electricity supply more affordable, reliable
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Features, Networks, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its 2020 Electricity Network Performance Report, finding that consumers are getting a...
Industry welcomes clean energy funding
Imogen Hartmann Features, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Energy industry stakeholders have welcomed the Federal Government’s proposed new funding for the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and...
Industry backlash over federal gas ultimatum
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Features, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight 0The Federal Government’s gas ultimatum has been met with considerable backlash from the energy industry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison...
Industry calls for AEMO’s improved governance framework
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Features, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The energy industry has called for an improved governance framework for the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) in the...
Setting the standard for the renewable transition
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Features, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wave 0The growing role of renewable energy in Australia’s energy market, and managing the transition, is a critical area of...
by Chris Gilbert, Senior Economic Advisor, Energy Networks Australia The Australian Energy Market Agreement was enacted in 2004, but...
A mindful approach to supporting staff wellbeing during covid-19
Patricia Mae Tagabe COVID-19, Features, Sustainability 0by Associate Professor Erin Smith, Edith Cowan University As we enter our sixth month of managing and mitigating the...
Unlocking microgrid opportunities in regional and remote Australia
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Microgrids, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind 0Regional and Indigenous communities will benefit from more secure, affordable and reliable energy with the Federal Government supporting feasibility...
The rising power of wind in Australia
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind 0With eight wind farms commissioned in 2019, adding 837MW of new generating capacity, for the first time in Australia...
The macro impacts of Australian microgrids
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Hydro Power, Microgrids, Networks, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wave, Wind 0By Imogen Hartmann, Assistant Editor, Energy magazine With Australia’s relatively small population being spread across large, remote geographical areas,...
Bringing high-tech drones to Queensland
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Drones, Features 0The Queensland Government is building a $14.5 million commercial drone flight testing facility at Cloncurry Airport in the state’s...
Nuclear energy: still a dangerous distraction
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Nuclear, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 2by Josh Wilson MP, Shadow Assistant Minister for the Environment Despite our abundant renewable energy resources, the nuclear debate...
Bowen basin pipeline: leading the energy recovery charge
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Gas, Pipelines, Projects, Sustainability 0The Australian Energy Market Operator says that unless more supply sources are developed, or a pipeline is established to...
The power of community batteries: bringing renewables to the masses
Patricia Mae Tagabe Batteries & Storage, Features, Projects, Renewable Energy, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainability 0Community batteries are being trialled extensively around the country as a solution to the expensive costs of solar and...
Clean Energy Council signs MoU over hydrogen uptake
Kim Ho Company news, Features, Gas, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Clean Energy Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian Hydrogen Council to acknowledge the fuel’s...
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