Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) has responded to the South Australian Greens (SA Greens) Party’s proposed banning of new...
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Work begins on landmark hydrogen research facility
Ciaran O'Mahony Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 1Work has commenced on Australia’s first fully integrated hydrogen fuel cell research and development facility at Deakin University’s Warrnambool...
Hydroelectric microgrid works begin in WA first
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Western Australia’s first pumped-hydro microgrid will bolster energy reliability in the region, with construction now underway in Walpole. The...
Additional $75m for TAS Battery of the Nation projects
Stephanie Nestor Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has announced a further $75 million for the Marinus Link electricity interconnector and Tasmania’s Battery of...
Turning the tide: decarbonising with hydropower
Patricia Mae Tagabe Features, Hydro Power, Renewable Energy 0A report from the Clean Energy Council (CEC) highlights how investment in hydropower, one of the oldest and most...
Construction begins for Kidston pumped hydro storage project
Lauren DeLorenzo Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Queensland’s Kidston pumped hydro storage project, which will repurpose disused gold mine pits, has kicked-off construction with tunnel digging...
Top stories from 2021
Lauren DeLorenzo Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0As the country navigated extreme weather events and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, 2021 saw Australia set the...
Industry responds to 2022 Draft ISP
Lauren DeLorenzo Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The energy industry has responded to AEMO’s Draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP), which describes the steps needed to...
How hydropower can fuel the renewables transition
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0A new report from the Clean Energy Council details the potential of hydropower in meeting renewable energy targets, as...
Marinus Link Interconnector passes major milestone
April Shepherd Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 1The Marinus Link interconnector, a proposed $3.5 billion project that will run between Victoria and Tasmania, has passed a...
Toowoomba pumped hydro tender progresses
Lauren DeLorenzo Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Toowoomba region could soon be home to a pumped hydro storage facility as Council endorses a tenderer to...
Hydro Tasmania CEO resigns
Lauren DeLorenzo Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Hydro Tasmania CEO, Evangalista Albertini, has stepped down from the role for personal reasons. Mr Albertini has made a...
The Borumba Dam Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project has progressed to the next consultation step – with tenders...
$14 million maintenance boost for Wivenhoe Pumped Hydro
April Shepherd Hydro Power, News, Spotlight 0CleanCo is set to undertake a $14 million maintenance overhaul at Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station, Queensland’s largest...
EnergyAustralia has revealed a new potential pumped hydro energy storage facility, to be located at the Lake Lyell dam...
Construction to begin on Kidston Pumped Hydro
Imogen Hartmann Company news, Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Genex Power has reached financial close on its $777 million Kidston Stage 2 pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project,...
IEA: the pathway to net zero by 2050
April Shepherd Company news, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Microgrids, News, People & Appointments, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Retail, Smart Energy, Solar 0A special report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Net Zero by 2050: a Roadmap for the Global Energy...
Powercor proposes faster renewable energy connections
April Shepherd Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Hydro Power, News, People & Appointments, Powerlines, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Substations 0Powercor has unveiled plans to connect renewable energy projects to the grid faster in Victoria, and proposed the connection...
Bells Mountain pumped hydro study progresses
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0AGL and Idemitsu are nearing completion on the initial phase of the feasibility study for the proposed 250MW Bells...
Federal funding for Kidston Pumped Hydro project
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide up to $47 million in funding for Genex’s construction of its...
Excavation for Snowy 2.0 in sight
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The first giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) has been ordered for the Snowy 2.0 project, signifying a critical construction...
Central West Pumped Storage Hydro Project acquisition
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Altura Group is set to hand over the rights to develop the 325MW Central West Pumped Storage Hydro Project...
Consortium selected to lead Germany-Australia hydrogen feasibility study
Imogen Hartmann Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Federal Government has selected a consortium to deliver the ‘German-Australian Supply Chain Feasibility Study of Hydrogen produced from...
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...
REZ and pumped hydro key in NSW’s energy future
Imogen Hartmann Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind 0The NSW Government has released its Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, which outlines a plan to inject over 9,000 jobs and...
Breaking: Funding changes for ARENA and CEFC
Eliza Booth Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy, Wind 3Prime Minister Scott Morrison has unveiled plans to change the rules around investment of funds from the Australian Renewable...
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...
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,...
Australia’s biggest electrolyser arrives
Imogen Hartmann Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Australia’s largest hydrogen electrolyser has been delivered for installation at Hydrogen Park South Australia (HyP SA), located in the...
ClimateWorks makes submission to Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper
Imogen Hartmann Batteries & Storage, Bioenergy, Electricity, Gas, Hydro Power, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability, Wind 0In a submission to the Federal Government’s Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, ClimateWorks Australia has identified the ‘net zero...
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