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Australia Beefs Up Renewable Energy Investment
Technology
Tuesday March 14 2023

Australia Beefs Up Renewable Energy Investment

Investment in new renewable energy and storage throughout Australia is ramping up, new data shows.

Sothern Hemisphere’s Biggest Battery Gets Green Light
Energy
Monday February 27 2023

Sothern Hemisphere’s Biggest Battery Gets Green Light

Construction is set to begin on what will be the largest committed network battery in the Southern Hemisphere after the project was given the green light...

Engineers Challenged to Solve Major Hurdles in Clean Energy Transition
Energy
Thursday December 8 2022

Engineers Challenged to Solve Major Hurdles in Clean Energy Transition

“I believe that we obsess about the wrong thing which is climate change.”

Energy Storage Giant to Build WA’s Biggest Battery
Civil
Wednesday October 20 2021

Energy Storage Giant to Build WA’s Biggest Battery

One of the world’s leading energy storage companies has been chosen to deliver the biggest battery ever to be constructed in Western Australia.

Are solar and wind the cheapest forms of energy? And other FAQs about renewables
Energy
Wednesday September 8 2021

Are solar and wind the cheapest forms of energy? And other FAQs about renewables

Everything you ever wanted to know about the way we will ultimately derive all our power from renewable sources, and how quickly it will be achieved.

No New Coal on Australia’s Horizon
Infrastructure
Monday April 12 2021

No New Coal on Australia’s Horizon

No new coal projects will be commenced in Australia over the next five years, the latest forecast suggests.

Energy Australia to Shut Coal Plant and Build World’s Biggest Battery
Energy
Thursday March 11 2021

Energy Australia to Shut Coal Plant and Build World’s Biggest Battery

A leading energy firm has announced plans to close a major Victorian coal plant four years earlier than originally planned and build the world’s biggest battery.

Infrastructure
9 Dec, 2019
Tas-Victoria power cable stacks up: study

A second electricity interconnector between Tasmania and Victoria has been given a big tick by a business case study but it remains unclear how the $3.5...

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Energy
22 Jul, 2019
Report says $1bln benefit from alt energy

Integrating alternative power sources into the electricity grid could generate more than $1 billion in benefits to customers, but the grid is currently unable to process...

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Energy
27 Mar, 2019
Energy Projects in Line for Underwriting

The federal government is planning to underwrite projects for power generation so the electricity grid becomes more reliable.

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Business
13 Mar, 2019
WA Govt Axes Deal with Wave Power Company

The West Australian government has decided to stop subsidising a company that planned a wave power project in the state's south but ran out of cash.

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Energy
22 Feb, 2019
Fed Govt Challenged on Coal after Glencore

The federal government needs to rethink its defence of coal after Australia's biggest producer said it would cap output of the valuable commodity to help reduce...

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Energy
20 Feb, 2019
Victoria to End Energy Price Fruit Salad

Not a basket case, but a fruit bowl - that's how the Victorian government has described the state's energy pricing structure, while announcing plans for an...

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Energy
13 Feb, 2019
SA Interconnector to Cut Power Bills

Power bills for households in South Australia could fall by about $66 a year if a new interconnector is built with NSW, transmission company ElectraNet says.

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Energy
12 Feb, 2019
Renewables Not Responsible for Outages, Grattan Says

Blaming renewable energy for failures of the reliability of Australia's electricity supply is wrong and dangerous, a new report says. 

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Energy
11 Feb, 2019
Energy projects awarded almost $10m

A "traffic controller" program on the NSW electricity grid to control energy sent to the system from household rooftop solar or batteries is among projects receiving...

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