The Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, has unveiled the government’s National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid) Bill...
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DK BESS construction reaches new milestone
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Northern Territory Government has announced a new milestone for the $45 million Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System (DK...
NSW renewable energy projects get green light
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0The New South Wales Government said it is on track to deliver enough renewable energy to power more than...
AGL enters joint venture to develop energy park for NSW REZ
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0AGL and Someva Renewables have announced a joint venture to develop Pottinger Energy Park, to be located within the...
New CEO and Chairman announced for Squadron Energy
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, People & Appointments, Spotlight, 0Squadron Energy has announced changes to its leadership team with the appointment of a new CEO and Chairman. Former...
New legislature to update WA energy laws
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Bill 2023 has been passed through the Western Australian Parliament, which aims...
CER establishes new accreditation body for solar installers
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, Spotlight, 0A new accreditation body has been established and approved by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) as the new accreditation...
New research developing fuel from CO₂ and sunlight
Kody Cook, , Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A team of researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a new method of synthetic...
Energy law breach results in $300K fine
Steph Barker, , Company news, Electricity, News, Retail, Spotlight, 0Origin has been fined for eight alleged contraventions of Victorian energy laws and has paid $295,872 in penalties. Origin...
Winds of change: geotechnical innovation in wind farm construction
Utility Journalist, , Asset Management, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Spotlight, Wind, 1By Prasanna Punchihewa, Energy Sector Lead, Tonkin + Taylor We find ourselves at a critical juncture in Australia’s energy...
Wambo Wind Farm to double in size
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Wind, 0The Queensland Government has announced plans to add an extra 41 turbines to the Wambo Wind Farm project in...
Network Outage Review to begin following catastrophic storm
Steph Barker, , Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0The Victorian Government said it has appointed an expert panel to conduct a Network Outage Review into the catastrophic...
The Northern Territory Government has announced that a natural gas pilot project at Shenandoah South in the Beetaloo Sub-basin...
SA Gov signs hydrogen offtake agreement for Whyalla electrolyser
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The South Australian Government and GFG Alliance have signed an offtake agreement to explore the potential for a supply...
Lights back on following severe VIC storms
Kody Cook, , Company news, Disaster Management, Electricity, News, Powerlines, Spotlight, 0AusNet has now restored power to all of its customers who were affected by the severe storms that struck...
Wurrumiyanga solar and battery project nearing completion
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project is currently undergoing testing as it nears completion. Once fully...
Results released for WA offshore decommissioning hub study
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Electricity, Gas, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) has released the results of the Western Australia Decommissioning Hub Location Study, which...
CEC unveils national guide for First Nations renewable energy engagement
Kody Cook, , News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The first ever national guide for meaningful engagement with First Nations people on renewable energy projects has been released...
New ‘water batteries’ safer and cheaper than lithium-ion
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0RMIT has led a global team of researchers and industry partners in the development of a new recyclable ‘water...
New hydrogen standards tool to support industry
Kody Cook, , Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Energy, Spotlight, 0CSIRO, in collaboration with Standards Australia, has released HyStandards, a new tool which is set to help Australia’s prospective...
QLD home to new vanadium battery supply chain
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Townsville is set to become a hub for vanadium flow battery production with a recent agreement between Idemitsu Australia,...
Govs to invest $140M for Pilbara hydrogen hub development
Steph Barker, , Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0The Western Australian and Federal Governments have agreed to a $140 million investment to build a hydrogen hub in...
Horizon Power expands solar access to regional WA
Steph Barker, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Horizon Power is expanding solar access throughout Western Australia, with its Smart Connect Solar technology now available in Carnarvon....
CleanCo commences construction on $330M BESS
Steph Barker, , Batteries & Storage, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, 0Construction has commenced on a $330 million battery project in Swanbank, Queensland, to be delivered by publicly owned CleanCo...
EnergyAustralia opens Tallawarra B power station
Steph Barker, , Electricity, Gas, News, Spotlight, 0EnergyAustralia has opened its $300 million Tallawarra B gas-fired power station following two years of construction. Tallawarra B, a...
Report identifies bottlenecks preventing renewables uptake in WA
Steph Barker, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Reports, Spotlight, 0A new report prepared for the Australian Energy Council has identified key bottlenecks preventing renewable energy projects from proceeding...
Study reveals impacts of climate change on lifespan of PV modules
Steph Barker, , Condition Assessment, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A new study published by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found that photovoltaic (PV) modules are...
Fed Gov unveils new safety legislation for offshore resources workers
Kody Cook, , Gas, News, Policy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, 0The Federal Government is introducing new safety legislation designed to better protect workers on offshore oil and gas projects. ...
New rankings by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers have placed Trangrid as the second and SA Power Networks...
Catastrophic storms leave 530,000 without power in VIC
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Spotlight, 0A severe storm belt has caused widespread outages across Victoria, affecting 530,000 energy customers and forcing a shutdown of...
Innovative flood response powers flood-ravaged Kimberley communities
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