The State Electricity Commission (SEC) and the Victorian Government have kicked off construction on one of the world’s biggest renewable energy storage batteries. Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, and Victorian Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub – a 600MW big battery that will store enough energy to power up to 200,000 homes during [...]
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has published its 2024 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) report, which provides a ten-year outlook of investment requirements to maintain reliability for Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM). The report highlights that expected investments in new generation, storage and transmission must be delivered on time and in full to maintain a reliable supply of electricity [...]
AGL has signed a ten-year agreement that will allow it to virtually charge and discharge up to 200MW/400MWh from Neoen’s Western Downs Battery in Queensland. This is the second virtual battery agreement between AGL and Neoen, following the seven-year agreement announced in April 2022 for 70MW of Neoen’s 100MW/200MWh Capital Battery in the ACT. This financial offtake agreement will allow [...]
Construction of a 300MW battery energy storage system – BESS – at Origin’s Mortlake Power station is officially underway, with the project intended to be commissioned in late 2026. The milestone was celebrated with a Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony to cleanse and ward off bad spirits from the site, led by Shane Harrison from the Eastern Maar Aboriginal [...]
Visitors can now secure their tickets to the All Energy Australia Exhibition and Conference – the largest clean energy event in the Southern Hemisphere. Returning to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 23–24 October 2024, All Energy Australia is the industry's most electrifying event for clean energy professionals. The two-day conference and exhibition will showcase more than 400 leading national and [...]
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has introduced new rules that will enable customers to maximise value from flexible consumer energy resources (CER) and exercise greater control over their energy use. CER are smaller-scale energy resources owned by customers, which can produce, store, or vary how they use energy. There are newer forms of CER such as solar panels, batteries, and electric [...]
Horizon Power’s Smart Connect Solar program has reached its final milestone and has now been expanded to all towns in the utility’s service area. Enabled by Horizon Power’s Distributed Energy Resource Management System – DERMS – Smart Connect Solar has been completed ahead of schedule, enabling the regional energy provider to achieve its strategic goal of ensuring there are zero [...]
Bulk earthworks are now underway on the $747 million Stanwell mega battery project, marking a significant step towards transforming Stanwell Power Station into a Clean Energy Hub. Publicly owned energy company, Stanwell, is partnering with Tesla and Yurika to build the giant 300MW/1200MWh system capable of supplying energy into the grid for up to four hours. The mega battery project [...]
The Pioneer-Burdekin Pumped Hydro project is now entering the next phase, with 5km of geotechnical drilling now complete. To date, more than 50 boreholes have been drilled, with Queensland Hydro confirming structurally solid granite throughout the project site. The Pioneer-Burdekin Project will store the excess energy collected from Australia’s household solar – for use at night when the sun isn’t [...]
Hydro Tasmania has unveiled its ten-year vision to modernise its hydropower infrastructure and improve capacity, reliability and flexibility. On Thursday 8 August 2024, Hydro Tasmania CEO, Ian Brooksbank, laid out the forward plan for capital works, including major refurbishments across ten power stations and five dams. “These works will extend the operational life of our power stations, improving capacity, [...]
The shift to renewable and clean energy sources requires innovative engineering solutions that ensure reliability, cost-effectiveness and sustainability. On 22 August 2024, Engineers Australia will deliver the Climate Smart Engineering Conference (CSE24), an engaging, one-day program focused on a significant climate challenge – the clean energy transition. Engineers Australia CEO, Romilly Madew AO, said this conference is an opportunity to [...]
Origin Energy has approved the second stage development of a large-scale battery at Eraring Power Station, committing to invest approximately $450 million in the project. The second stage of the Eraring battery will add a 240MW/1030MWh four-hour duration grid-forming battery to the 460MW/1073MWh two-hour duration first stage battery development already under construction at the site and anticipated to come online [...]
Construction of the Koorangie Energy Storage System has reached a significant milestone with the delivery of 100 large-scale rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The Koorangie Energy Storage System is one of 12 projects being delivered as part of the Victorian Government’s $480 million Renewable Energy Zone Fund, which aims to strengthen and modernise the grid so more affordable and reliable renewable [...]
The ACT Government has approved the development application for a grid-scale battery in Williamsdale, as part of efforts to future-proof Canberra’s energy supply. Stream 1 of the Big Canberra Battery Project in Williamsdale will commence construction in late 2024, supported by a partnership between the ACT Government and Eku Energy. The grid-scale battery is expected to deliver 250MW of storage, [...]
Australia’s Energy Ministers have published the National Consumer Energy Resources (CER) Roadmap, which sets out an overarching vision and plan to unlock CER at scale across the country. Announced at the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council’s meeting, the roadmap's implementation plan outlines priority reforms through four workstreams: consumers, technology, markets and power system operations. The roadmap aims [...]
Power and Water Corporation has secured conditional support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for 16 community batteries on the Darwin–Katherine electricity grid. Once online, the batteries are expected to have a significant impact on local network constraints and will expand rooftop solar capacity, reduce emissions and keep power prices as affordable as possible. The $6.1 million Wurrumiyanga Solar [...]
Synergy has awarded a $50 million contract for the construction of the switchyard works for its Collie BESS project. Under the contract, Perth-based company SCEE Electrical will deliver a 330kV switchyard, a substation, and support ancillary buildings and equipment to connect the Collie BESS to Western Power's network. The 500MW/2000MWh Collie battery is due to be completed in late 2025 and will [...]
The arrival of a 210t custom-made transformer marks a significant milestone for the large-scale battery under construction at Eraring Power Station. The massive component represents a key piece of the puzzle in the project, with the transformer used to increase the energy stored in the battery to a high voltage that is suitable for transmission across the electricity network. [...]
The New South Wales Government has declared six renewable energy projects Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI), in an effort to help maintain energy security as coal-fired sources close. A CSSI declaration means a project is deemed essential to New South Wales for economic, social and environmental reasons, with the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces being the consent authority. A [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced round one of its Community Battery Funding program, with 370 projects conditionally granted a total of $143 million. All states, and the Northern Territory, are expected to benefit from the program, which is designed to unlock $359 million of investment in renewable energy infrastructure. Once online, the batteries are expected to have [...]
The New South Wales Government has secured planning approval for the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) transmission project, the first REZ in Australia to achieve this step. The New South Wales Government said that the project will pave the way for the construction of essential transmission infrastructure to connect large-scale solar, wind and energy storage projects to the electricity [...]
Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation (YEC) has received environmental approval for the first of several proposals, totalling 3GW of clean energy, as part of the Western Australia Government's Green Energy Approvals Initiative. The proposed projects could become one of Australia's largest renewable energy developments once complete. YEC, in partnership with ACEN Australia, received environmental approval for its first solar project of up [...]
The New South Wales Government has opened the largest energy storage tender in the state’s history as part of efforts to increase energy reliability. Projects developed through the tender will help ensure a steady and reliable supply of clean, affordable energy around the clock. They will play a significant role in the New South Wales Government’s transition to renewable energy, [...]
A number of key battery projects in New South Wales will be accelerated in a move by the New South Wales Government to boost electricity reliability in the state. A total of $8.4 million in new funds has been awarded to Transgrid and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to hire more engineers, enabling them to fast-track grid connections for [...]
Energy Networks Australia’s Energy Network Conference and Exhibition is a biannual event that brings together leading experts, members and stakeholders from within the energy industry. Held in Adelaide in late March, this year’s conference discussed the transformation of the energy grid to provide services and value that the consumers of the 21st century demand. One of the conference’s keynote speakers was Laura Sandys, Chair of the UK Government’s Energy Data and Digitalisation Taskforces and a renowned expert in energy and sustainability.
By Terry Chapman, APA General Manager, Project Delivery The development of renewable energy infrastructure alone is an enormous task, made all the more challenging by labour and supply chain shortages, planning delays and community pushback. Here, APA General Manager, Terry Chapman, shares some insight into how governments can tackle these challenges and fast-track the delivery of renewable energy zones. The [...]
Construction is set to begin on one of Queensland’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Quinbrook’s Supernode project at Brendale. Stage one of the project is the construction of a 250MW/2hr capacity BESS and that will enable the efficient storage of surplus solar and wind energy, aid the displacement of coal and other emissions-intensive generation sources. Origin Energy has committed [...]
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