APA Group has entered into a design and development agreement for twin gas pipelines at CS Energy’s proposed Brigalow...
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Construction of Mortlake BESS underway
Katie Livingston, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Origin has announced that construction of the 300MW large-scale battery at Mortlake Power Station has officially commenced, with works...
Vic renewable energy roadmap released
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Reports, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Victorian Government has released a plan to deliver the state’s future energy system and reach the target of...
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Innovation Bay have invited early-stage founders in the renewables, clean tech and...
ILUA to support Kimberley’s renewable future
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Horizon Power has signed its first indigenous land use agreement (ILUA) in the Kimberley to support the region’s clean...
Switchgear on display in Qld
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Transformers and Switchgear, 0NOJA Power’s GMK Ground Mount Kiosk switchgear will be exhibited at Smart Energy Queensland in Brisbane on 27 August...
Qld to introduce smart meter consumer protections
Sarah MacNamara, , Billing and CRM, Electricity, News, Policy, Retail, Smart Energy, Smart Meters, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has proposed a regulation change that will allow Queensland households with smart meters to revert to...
Leadership change for AEC
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, People & Appointments, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Council (AEC) has announced that it has appointed a new Chief Executive to succeed Sarah McNamara,...
Transgrid: industry collaboration required for renewable transition
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0Transgrid has called for a unified approach to achieve a clean energy transition and keep energy costs low as...
Fed funding to boost electrification in homes
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government is supporting Australians to make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes, with a $160 million commitment...
Report released to unlock CER potential
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0A new research report by Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030) has called...
Planning approval for NSW REZ solar farm
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0The Birriwa Solar Farm in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (CWO REZ) has received conditional approval from the...
CQUniversity partners to trial new renewable energy technology
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0CQUniversity and Sunshine Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and trial a novel piece of...
Major Qld wind farm enters construction phase
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0Publicly owned energy provider, CS Energy, has acquired the 285MW Lotus Creek Wind Farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP),...
AEMC makes final determination on new CER rules
Katie Livingston, , Demand Management, Distributed Generation, Electric vehicles, Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Retail, Spotlight, 0A rule change by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) is set to empower customers to better manage their...
Arrow Energy will expand its 27-year Surat Gas Project (SGP) to the Western Downs region to bring in 130TJ...
AEMO publishes renewable power system reports
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Spotlight, 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released two updated engineering roadmaps that explore how Australia’s power systems can...
Milestone for Horizon Power Rooftop solar rollout
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Households in a number of regional Western Australian communities are now able to install solar, with Horizon Power completing...
Qld Gov announces clean energy training facility
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government committed to using up to $15 million in fairer coal royalties funding to build a new...
Renewable power station at WA mine progresses
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Pacific Energy's 61MW renewable power system expansion at the Tropicana gold mine is advancing, with the project hitting its...
SEC unveils roadmap for WA’s renewable future
Sarah MacNamara, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Smart Energy Council (SEC) has released a ten-point plan to bolster Western Australia’s renewable energy future and ensure...
Renewable energy partnership protecting Qld natural resources
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Powerlink and Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions Queensland have signed an agreement to work collaboratively to ensure that Queensland’s...
Construction milestones for Qld battery projects
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Bulk earthworks are now underway to transform the Stanwell Power Station into a clean energy hub as part of...
Report: improved energy efficiency in Aus homes
Sarah MacNamara, , Energy Efficiency, News, Reports, Spotlight, 0A CSIRO study has found that air tightness levels were closely aligned with energy efficiency in homes, and revealed...
Milestone for Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0More than 5km of core samples have been collected as part of the Queensland Government’s Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro Project. ...
Port of Brisbane extends solar sharing initiative
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Smart Meters, Solar, Spotlight, 0Port of Brisbane has signed a new contract that will allow it to continue sharing excess solar across its...
Pilbara transmission line progresses
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Pilbara’s first major transmission line is making headway, with the project set to provide green energy from Maitland to...
Hydro Tas unveils ten-year works plan
Katie Livingston, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Hydro Tasmania has announced it will invest $1.6 billion over the coming decade to upgrade and modernise its existing hydropower...
Milestone for Central-West Orana REZ
Katie Livingston, , Electricity, News, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The New South Wales Government has announced that the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project has become the...
Upskilling Vic’s future clean energy workforce
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Reports, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Victorian Government has released the Transition Opportunities: Coal to Offshore Wind guide, aiming to pave the way for...
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