The Clean Energy Council has called on the Energy Security Board (ESB) to reform current access frameworks to better...
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The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced it will move to lift the suspension of the National Energy...
Capacity mechanism to pay fossil fuel generators to support NEM
Stephanie Nestor Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Energy Security Board (ESB) has released a draft plan for a capacity mechanism which would see fossil fuel...
Australia increases emission reduction target to 43 per cent by 2030
Stephanie Nestor News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Federal Government has submitted a new 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement to increase the...
Energy crisis meeting outlines National Transition Plan
Stephanie Nestor Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Federal and state energy ministers have made a historic decision to back renewables and storage as part of a...
How will the federal election results impact the energy industry?
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 1A surge of votes for minor parties and independents in the federal election made it clear that Australians want...
by Jonathan Armstrong, Director, Australian Business at Frazer-Nash The fact that the Federal Government has committed to net zero...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced the development of a roadmap to facilitate the approved post-2025 National...
REPORT: Raise energy efficiency standards to cut costs, emissions
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A recently-released Climate Council report has found that simple changes to energy efficiency standards in Australia would drastically reduce...
Proposal to extend generator closure notice period
Lauren DeLorenzo Asset Management, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has proposed that energy companies should be required to give a longer period of notice for...
QLD building reforms to enable more home solar installations
Stephanie Nestor Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight 0The Queensland Government has proposed reforms intended to help both homeowners and the building industry by making it safer...
Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group formed
Mikayla Bridge News, Policy, Projects, Spotlight 0Environmental, agriculture, community groups and Traditional Owners have joined the recently formed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project Stakeholder Reference Group,...
Tackling Australia’s energy debt crisis
Patricia Mae Tagabe Energy Efficiency, Features, Policy, Retail 0Energy affordability is a key issue for consumers and communities across Australia. Here, we review how responses to Australia’s...
AEMO announces new executive team member
Lauren DeLorenzo News, People & Appointments, Policy, Retail, Spotlight 0The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced a new appointee to take up the position of Executive General...
CEC: energy transition should be a federal election priority
Christopher Allan News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has called for greater federal dialogue surrounding Australia’s clean energy transition ahead of the...
Expert panel to help set VIC 2035 emissions targets
Lauren DeLorenzo News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Victorian Government will seek recommendations from an independent expert panel on setting the state’s 2035 interim emissions reduction...
ACCC allows joint market arrangements for Mereenie gas field owners
Lauren DeLorenzo Gas, News, Policy, Retail, Spotlight 0The four owners of the Northern Territory Mereenie gas field will now be able to make joint market arrangements,...
Panel recommends VIC embedded network ban
Lauren DeLorenzo Electricity, Embedded Networks, Networks, News, Policy, Spotlight 0A final report from an expert panel has set out guidelines to ban embedded networks in new residential buildings...
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a draft guideline which will require energy retailers to simplify energy bills...
TAS seeks feedback on new waste-to-energy plan
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste-to-Energy 0The Tasmanian Government has called for submissions following the release of a new draft Bioenergy Vision for Tasmania, which...
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has released its Draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), outlining a 30-year ideal...
Is this Australia’s turning point for renewables investment?
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Features, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0By Igor Sadimenko, EY Oceania Power & Utilities Leader The latest EY Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) reveals...
Labor’s plan to cut emissions by 43 per cent
Lauren DeLorenzo Electricity, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Australian Labor Party has released its plan to reduce emissions and boost renewable energy initiatives. The Powering Australia...
Solar boom prompts national standard update
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Solar, Spotlight 0Standards Australia has released a revised standard for solar energy in order to support growing demand and the rapid...
Why thermal runaway is the real killer in battery fires
Patricia Mae Tagabe Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Policy, Safety and Training, Sponsored Editorial 0by Dawson Johns, Managing Director, Zenaji We have all heard of and seen the fires caused in Lithium-based batteries....
AER examines gas pipelines, price regulations
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydrogen, News, Policy, Spotlight 0The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released a stakeholder information paper on gas pipelines and prices amid an uncertain...
Australia agrees to COP26 emissions reduction deal
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Australia has agreed to adopt a revised deal on climate change action following the conclusion of the UN Climate...
Offshore framework to bring new swell?
Patricia Mae Tagabe Energy Efficiency, Policy, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Wind 0The unveiling of the Federal Government’s new legislation to clarify offshore energy developments was greeted with suggestions it would...
Expanded Future Fuels Fund to boost EV uptake
Lauren DeLorenzo Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has released its first Future Fuels and Vehicles Strategy, alongside an additional $178 million for the...
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