Frontier Energy has signed a senior debt mandate with Infradebt to progress the stage one development of its Waroona...
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Cold weather driving record electricity demand
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Billing and CRM, Electricity, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Retail, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0AEMO has released its Quarterly Energy Dynamics report, with winter weather leading to different generation trends and driving up...
WA signs Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Western Australia is the latest state to sign a Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement, securing investment certainty for new clean...
National CER roadmap released
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electric Vehicles, Energy Efficiency, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Retail, Solar, Spotlight, 0Energy Ministers have published the National Consumer Energy Resources (CER) Roadmap, which sets out an overarching vision and plan...
Clean energy partnerships decarbonising the grid
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Smart Meters, Solar, Spotlight, Stakeholder Engagement, 0Endeavour Energy and EnergyLab have selected ten startups to participate in the 2024 EnergyLab Scaleup Program to explore partnerships...
Program to boost regional energy employment
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has opened an electrical cadetship at 55 rural and remote depots across the state’s SuperGrid. ...
PPA initiative for NSW councils and businesses
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The New South Wales Government has launched a new program to assist businesses and local councils in renewable energy...
Renewable energy to power WA mining operation
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Rio Tinto and Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (NAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue the development of an...
Milestone for NT solar farm
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Northern Territory Government has announced that the SunCable project has been granted environmental approval. The SunCable project proposes...
Port of Melbourne signs PPA
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Port of Melbourne will obtain more than 60 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable sources such as...
New community batteries for NT
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will support Power and Water Corporation in providing 16 new batteries on the...
SA first state to sign Renewable Energy Transformation Agreement
Sarah MacNamara, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Under the agreement, South Australia is set to become 100 per cent renewably powered by 2030 with new funding...
Rebates to boost renewable energy in Vic households
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The State Government has announced that it will fund a number of projects to help Victorians invest in renewable...
AGL signs MoU for solar recycling partnership
Sarah MacNamara, , Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0AGL and Elecsome have announced that they will collaborate to undertake a feasibility study for a solar panel recycling...
Solar innovation encouraged with $100M challenge
Sarah MacNamara, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched its Solar ScaleUp Challenge to channel further innovation into the industry. ...
WA Indigenous renewables project receives environmental approval
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0Western Australia has processed the first project assessment as part of the State Government's Green Energy Approvals Initiative, granting...
Aus first indigenous-owned solar microgrid launched
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The remote Northern Territory community of Marlinja is now home to Australia’s first-ever First Nations-owned, grid-connected solar microgrid. Located...
Shining a light on the future: a pathway for ultra low cost solar
Katie Livingston, , Distributed Generation, Electricity, Features, Networks, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0Australia is known for its abundant sunshine, but harnessing this resource efficiently and cost-effectively is an ongoing challenge. We...
Contract awarded for Aus largest grid connected solar project
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Bulli Creek Solar Project – set to be Australia’s largest grid-connected solar farm – has selected an owner’s...
Solar Victoria has released its Notice to Market for 2024–25 featuring new requirements and recommendations for the solar industry....
Vic Budget to deliver $38M electric hot water rebates
Steph Barker, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Solar Homes Program is the largest household renewable energy program of any state in Australia and is designed...
Horizon Power’s smart solar program expands to Broome
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The technology is designed to help thousands of customers access rooftop solar and energy bill savings. Horizon Power said...
Contract awarded for Nhill renewable facility construction
Steph Barker, , Company news, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Construction of the GWMWater-owned solar farm is expected to commence in May 2024. GWMWater has awarded a contract to...
ARENA to commence Solar Sunshot consultations
Steph Barker, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, Stakeholder Engagement, 0The $1 billion program outlines a pathway to the commercialisation of local solar PV innovation. The Australian Renewable Energy...
Horizon Power delivers rooftop solar project at Derby Regional Hospital
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The 910 panel, 364kW rooftop solar photovoltaic system has been switched on at the Kimberley hospital. The system is...
Largest floating solar array in Aus switched on
Steph Barker, , News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The 350kw system features 644 individual solar panels and floats on one of the treatment lagoons at the Drouin...
CEC report finds increase in rooftop solar generation
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Reports, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Council’s (CEC) latest Rooftop Solar and Storage Report has found that rooftop solar accounts for 11.2...
Construction commences on $500M Aldoga Solar Farm
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Queensland Government has announced that construction is underway on the $500 million Aldoga Solar Farm. Located at Aldoga,...
Vic Gov extends Solar for Apartments Program
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0With thousands of Victorians investing in rooftop solar to save on their energy bills, the State Government has announced...
Latest CER report shows record rooftop solar uptake
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released its latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report (QCMR) which shows that there has...
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