A vanadium flow battery for Horizon Power’s long duration energy storage (LDES) pilot is the first to complete its...
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Powerlink transmission hub enters next stage
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Early works have commenced on the SuperGrid Training Centre and Transmission Hub. Queensland Minister for Water and Member for...
EOIs open for Pilbara transmission projects
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian Government is seeking project proponents for billions of dollars of new transmission projects in the Pilbara,...
Milestone for Qld pumped hydro
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Borumba Pumped Hydro Project is entering its next stage, with Queensland Hydro awarding three major works packages totalling...
NSW Gov unveils consumer energy strategy
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Distributed Generation, Electric Vehicles, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0The New South Wales Government has released a plan to boost access to energy saving technologies such as solar...
Tenders received for NSW REZ access rights
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0AEMO Services has received bids from projects representing more than 15GW of wind, solar and battery capacity for the...
Review into Vic storm response complete
Sarah MacNamara, , Disaster Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Reports, Spotlight, 0A final report that investigated the response from privately owned power companies to the extreme storms in February 2024...
National Hydrogen Strategy released
Sarah MacNamara, , Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government has released a blueprint to guide the production, use and export of hydrogen to position Australia...
Vic Gov to allow offshore gas storage
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Gas, News, Policy, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government is introducing legislation to allow offshore gas storage projects in Victorian waters, aiming to secure additional...
ARENA opens consultation on battery initiative
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The $523 million Battery Breakthrough Initiative has opened for consultation, aiming to enhance the development of Australia’s battery manufacturing...
Net Zero Economy Authority legislated
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Net Zero Economy Authority has been enshrined in law, with the legislation passing through parliament on 9 September...
NSW wind farm receives planning approval
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has granted approval for the 372MW Hills of Gold Wind Farm,...
Milestone for Port Hedland solar project
Katie Livingston, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0APA Group has finished the installation of all solar panels at the Port Hedland Solar Farm and Battery project...
New program boosting WA network reliability
Katie Livingston, , Demand Management, Electricity, Networks, News, Powerlines, Projects, Spotlight, 0Western Power is collaborating with local communities to find alternative solutions to improve regional power reliability in areas of...
Powerlink to oversee Qld REZs
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Powerlink will plan, deliver and operate Queensland's renewable energy zones (REZ), which is expected to see the strategic connection...
The Western Australian Government is investing $500,000 in a sustainability and climate action initiative that aims to help households...
NOJA Power crowned Qld Exporter of the Year
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Spotlight, Sustainability, Transformers and Switchgear, 0Australian electrical engineering manufacturer NOJA Power has been named Queensland Exporter of the Year after also winning the Sustainability...
Milestone for 600MW Vic BESS
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Construction has commenced on a landmark renewable energy storage battery in Victoria that is set to become one of...
Boosting energy efficiency in Qld social housing
Sarah MacNamara, , Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A $116 million joint investment from the Federal and Queensland governments will see energy performance upgrades for tenants in...
CIS to fund six new BESS projects
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) will support six renewable energy projects across Victoria and South Australia that will be...
Transforming wastewater chemicals into energy storage
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Researchers at the University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new technology that can remove synthetic forever chemicals from...
CEC unveils quarterly renewable projects report
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Reports, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council has released a report that reveals that while investment in large-scale energy storage remained strong...
Feasibility study for proposed WA green energy hub
Sarah MacNamara, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Western Green Energy Hub Pty Ltd (WGEH) has signed a new collaboration agreement to progress the project in south-east...
NOJA Power has launched a new self-service web portal for software licenses that allows control and management software (CMS)...
Green light for 350MW Vic BESS
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The first battery project has been approved under the Victorian Government’s new streamlined renewable energy planning process, which aims...
Fed Gov declares new WA offshore wind zone
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Federal Government is rolling out its Reliable Renewables Plan across Western Australia, including the declaration of a new...
Qld Gov launches solar recycling program
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The first 15 sites of the Queensland Government’s solar panel recycling, reuse and recovery pilot have officially opened and...
ARENA opens solar innovation program
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The first phase of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Solar Sunshot program has opened, aiming to support innovation...
Vic battery program boosting energy resilience
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Applications are now open for the second round of the Victorian Government’s $42 million 100 Neighbourhood Batteries program, which...
Funding to boost energy efficiency for Qld manufacturers
Sarah MacNamara, , Energy Efficiency, News, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government will provide more than $6 million for the second round of the Manufacturing Energy Efficiency Grant...
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