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Australia’s wind and solar construction boom slows down
Business
Wednesday May 27 2026

Australia’s wind and solar construction boom slows down

Australia’s boom in construction of clean energy generation assets appears to have slowed down for now as the number of financial commitments that were made to...

Australian Government pumps $45 million to speed up energy and housing environmental approvals
Environment
Thursday April 30 2026

Australian Government pumps $45 million to speed up energy and housing environmental approvals

Approvals for critical energy, housing and resource projects are set to be expedited after the Federal Government announced new funding to eliminate duplication between the Commonwealth...

Construction giant to build 6-hour battery in WA
Energy
Wednesday October 1 2025

Construction giant to build 6-hour battery in WA

A major civil construction firm has been awarded the contract to construct a 6 hour battery in Western Australia.

Victoria ramps up size of planned renewable energy zones
Infrastructure
Monday August 18 2025

Victoria ramps up size of planned renewable energy zones

Renewable energy zones are set to cover eight percent of Victoria’s land after the Victorian Government increased the size of the planned zones to cover an...

Renewables still Australia’s lowest cost technology: CSIRO
Energy
Wednesday July 30 2025

Renewables still Australia’s lowest cost technology: CSIRO

Renewable energy generation supported by storage and additional transmission remains Australia’s cheapest form of energy, the latest report suggests.

Australia must overhaul energy transmission approval processes: ETU
Business
Tuesday July 15 2025

Australia must overhaul energy transmission approval processes: ETU

Electricity workers across Australia have called for governments to speed up decision timeframes for the approval of critical energy transmission projects.

Deal Struck to Connect Australia’s First Renewable Energy Zone
Energy
Wednesday April 9 2025

Deal Struck to Connect Australia’s First Renewable Energy Zone

The contract to connect Australia’s first renewable energy zone to the electricity grid has been signed.

Welders Slam Dutton’s Nuclear Energy Plans
Civil
Wednesday December 18 2024

Welders Slam Dutton’s Nuclear Energy Plans

A leading welding industry lobby group in Australia has hit out at the Federal Opposition’s plans to include nuclear power plants in the nation’s energy mix,...

Nuclear Is Not Cost Competitive for Australia: CSIRO
Energy
Tuesday December 10 2024

Nuclear Is Not Cost Competitive for Australia: CSIRO

Nuclear power is unlikely to be cost competitive with other energy generation technologies throughout Australia even after the longer lifespan of nuclear power plants relative to...

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
21 Mar, 2019
Victoria Solar Farm Bid Sparks Complaints

Plans to build a $195 million solar farm in central Victoria have been deferred after complaints about glare, construction dust and a loss of farming land. 

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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
No interest loans for NSW household solar

Up to 300,000 households across NSW will be able to install solar panels and batteries with no upfront costs under an interest-free loan scheme offered by...

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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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Energy
27 Sep, 2018
Renewable Energy Target Won't be Extended

The renewable energy target will not be replaced with "anything" when it expires in 2020, Energy Minister Angus Taylor has confirmed.

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Energy
27 Sep, 2018
Scam Warning for Victorian Solar Scheme

Scammers have tried to cash in on the Victorian government's $1.3 billion solar power subsidy scheme.

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Energy
18 Sep, 2018
Greens $9 Billion Energy Wish for Victoria

Victoria will be totally reliant on renewable energy by 2030 under a $9 billion plan released by the Greens, if the party wields any power after...

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Energy
14 Sep, 2018
Lowest Cost for Solar Panels in Aus: Study

Australia has the lowest cost for solar panels in the world, a new study on growing demand for renewable energy has found.

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