A Queensland government-owned generator has entered into a ten-year agreement with the 60MW Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden in...
Renewable Energy
The latest project news, developments and opinion pieces from industry experts from Australia’s renewable energy industry.
Investing in Tasmania’s energy future
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Hydro Tasmania is investing $1 billion over the next ten years to upgrade its facilities to secure energy supply...
Works begin on 100MW solar farm in Queensland
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar 0A joint venture is set to construct one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) plants in Australia, the Lilyvale Solar...
Moving towards a modern 21st century electricity system
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0A new report from the Climate Council has found the inevitable closure of aging, inefficient coal plants will provide...
Record levels of renewable energy investment
Utility Journalist News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0The Clean Energy Council has reported 41 renewable energy projects have been committed in 2017, resulting in record levels...
Funding received for Victoria’s largest solar farm
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight 0The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $98 million in debt finance towards Victoria’s largest solar farm. Construction...
Construction of Tesla’s battery for SA halfway complete
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Tesla, the company installing the world’s largest lithium ion battery in South Australia, has reported that construction is 50...
Large-scale battery contract awarded
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy 0The contract for the construction of ElectraNet’s 30MW large-scale battery at the Dalrymple Substation in Adelaide has been awarded....
100MW QLD solar project to begin construction
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sustainability 0A 100 megawatt(MW) large-scale solar project in Queensland will soon begin construction near Emerald. Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey,...
First off-grid Tesla system installed
Utility Journalist Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy 0Queensland’s Logan City Council has installed Australia’s first off-grid system powered by Tesla Powerpack to deliver a reliable and...
Seawater pumped hydro project advances to design stage
Utility Journalist Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a feasibility for Australia’s first seawater pumped hydro project in Cultana in...
Funding for solar photovoltaic (PV) demonstration project
Utility Journalist News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight 0A Victorian company has received $4.8 million in funding from the Federal Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency...
Batteries and renewables planned to replace Liddell capacity
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0AGL has outlined plans for battery storage, gas-fired power, renewables and upgrades to other power plants to replace the...
$200 million Whyalla Solar Farm receives planning consent
Utility Journalist News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The $200 million proposal for a 100MW solar energy farm outside Whyalla has received planning consent, making it one...
Australia’s biggest wind farm proposed for Victoria
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind 0WestWind has lodged a planning application to the Victorian Government for the construction of Australia’s biggest wind farm, consisting...
Hydro feasibility study in Tasmania receives funding
Utility Journalist Electricity, Hydro Power, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Two feasibility studies into expanding two hydro-electric power stations in Tasmania, and exploring the potential to develop significant pumped...
More renewable energy required to meet Australia’s emissions target
Utility Journalist Electricity, Networks, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0A report released by The Australia Institute’s Climate and Energy Program has evaluated the energy policies required to meet...
International alliance invests in SA’s renewable future
Utility Journalist Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy 0An international alliance has bought a majority stake in Adelaide-based energy company ZEN Energy. The deal will see GFG...
22,000 potential pumped hydro sites located
Utility Journalist Electricity, Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0An Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded study by the Australian National University (ANU) has identified over 22,000 sites...
New solar array installed at Rottnest Island
Utility Journalist Electricity, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Hydro Tasmania has installed a 600 kilowatt (kW) solar array at Rottnest Island, integrating it into the existing power...
Innovative technology solution improves customer reliability
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0Western Power’s stand-alone power system (SPS) pilot, in the Great Southern region of WA, has delivered 15 fold reliability...
Inverter-connected batteries draft standard update
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy 0Standards Australia have responded to feedback on its draft standard for inverter-connected batteries. When Standards Australia published its draft...
Waste Supply Agreement reached in Perth
Utility Journalist Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy 0A consortium of companies have entered into a Waste Supply Agreement with Perth’s Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) where...
Gillman industrial precinct contract awarded
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, Waste-to-Energy 0The South Australian Government has awarded the tender to develop the Gillman industrial precinct which will include a waste-to-energy...
Site preparations begin for large-scale solar plant
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight 0Townsville’s newest large-scale solar plant, the Ross River Solar Farm, has begun initial site preparation works. Construction of the...
Tender awarded for QLD rooftop solar farm
Utility Journalist Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar 0A Far North Queensland company has been awarded a tender to install a rooftop solar farm in the remote...
An Australian renewable energy company has revealed plans to construct a 110MWp solar project near Mildura in Victoria. WIRSOL...
The Clean Energy Council is calling for applications from talented women in the renewable energy industry for the 2018...
On-site battery storage standards in development
Utility Journalist Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight 0A group of senior industry and government leaders have come together to discuss the introduction of residential on-site battery...
Making Tasmania renewable energy self-sufficient
Utility Journalist Hydro Power, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind 0As part of Tasmania’s Plan to Build Your Future, the re-elected Tasmanian Government has announced its commitment to making...
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