The New South Wales parliament has passed legislation to secure the Mt Piper Power Station, and help ease pressure on electricity prices. The Environmental Planning & Assessment Amendment (Sydney Drinking Water Catchment) Bill 2017 will secure the immediate future of the Springvale coal mine, the only source of supply for Mt Piper. EnergyAustralia welcomed the legislation which, if not addressed, […]
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The South Australian Liberals has released an energy policy as part of a plan to fix the state economy, provide job certainty and relieve household cost pressures. The Liberal Energy Solution focuses on: More affordable electricity More reliable renewable energy, empowering consumers Much better value for taxpayers Developing stronger connections between South Australia and the National Electricity Market (NEM) Two […]
Key industry leaders met with members of the government to discuss issues affecting the energy sector, such as the Clean Energy Target (CET), at the Australian Financial Review Energy Summit, held on 9 -10 October in Sydney. A speech from the Minister for Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, indicated the Federal Government’s intention to turn away from the CET as […]
The South Australian Government’s $150 million Renewable Energy Target Fund has received almost 60 proposals. The proposals include a diverse range of next generation renewable energy and energy storage technologies, including batteries, bioenergy, pumped hydro, thermal, compressed air and flywheel. Adelaide-based company 1414 Degrees, has submitted three proposals for consideration, including a pilot 10MWh thermal storage project that could allow […]
A new report released by Deloitte, assessing the state of innovation within Australian electricity networks, has found there is an urgent need for innovation within the electricity network in order to meet customer needs into the future. Deloitte’s Innovation in Electricity Networks is based on a survey of 17 electricity network businesses and has identified a need for greater investment […]
A Melbourne start up business will launch innovative technology that repurposes batteries from electric vehicles (EV) for use as behind-the-meter household energy storage. Relectrify has developed advanced battery control technology that reduces the cost of repurposing electric vehicle batteries, while boosting performance and lifetime. The technology combines both power electronics hardware and battery optimisation software. Once EV batteries reach the end of […]
A Queensland government-owned generator has entered into a ten-year agreement with the 60MW Kennedy Energy Park near Hughenden in North Queensland to purchase the electricity output and a proportion of the large-scale generation certificates from the planned hybrid generation facility. Kennedy Energy Park Director, Rob Fisher, welcomed the agreement with CS Energy. “The agreement with CS Energy means that this […]
A joint venture is set to construct one of the largest photovoltaic (PV) plants in Australia, the Lilyvale Solar Farm near Emerald in Queensland. Gransolar and ACCIONA Industrial will carry out the project with the solar farm set to have a capacity of 100 MW(AC). The project will be carried out as a turnkey or EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) […]
Australia’s only high-tech manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations, has opened its new expanded facility in Brisbane, creating 50 new jobs and increasing manufacturing capacity by 600 per cent. Minister for Main Roads and Road Safety and Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey, congratulated Tritium on its success while also launching an Australian first electric vehicle (EV) strategy, ‘The Future is […]
Hydro Tasmania is investing $1 billion over the next ten years to upgrade its facilities to secure energy supply and the lowest possible electricity prices for Tasmanias. The proposed upgrades will increase generation by 250GWh, which is enough additional generation to power over 30,000 Tasmanian homes. It will also increase the lifespan of some power stations by an extra 40 […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $98 million in debt finance towards Victoria’s largest solar farm. Construction is about to begin on the 88MW (AC) 110MW (DC) Bannerton Solar Park, at Almas Almonds in Victoria’s Sunraysia district to help bring stability and diversity to the state’s energy supply, and demonstrating solar’s increasing cost competitiveness, while supporting a low […]
Tesla, the company installing the world’s largest lithium ion battery in South Australia, has reported that construction is 50 per cent complete. In July 2017, Tesla and the South Australian Government signed an agreement for Tesla to deliver the battery within 100 days or it will be free. Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, said, “This is a great example to the […]
The contract for the construction of ElectraNet’s 30MW large-scale battery at the Dalrymple Substation in Adelaide has been awarded. Consolidated Power Projects (CPP) will work with international power company ABB and battery provider Samsung to deliver the project. The battery, which will deliver both regulated network services and competitive market services, is part funded by up to $12 million from […]
A 100 megawatt(MW) large-scale solar project in Queensland will soon begin construction near Emerald. Minister for Energy, Mark Bailey, said Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’ (FRV) Lilyvale Solar Farm is one of many renewable energy projects which will soon help Queensland reach the Government’s 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2030. “This important milestone means that FRV now has the much-needed […]
Queensland’s Logan City Council has installed Australia’s first off-grid system powered by Tesla Powerpack to deliver a reliable and safe solution to water disinfection. In a project delivered by Council’s Logan Water Infrastructure Alliance, Australia’s leading battery and solar provider, CSR Bradford, has installed the Tesla Powerpack products. The Tesla-supported micro-power grid and electro-chlorinator will provide around the clock solar-power […]
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a feasibility for Australia’s first seawater pumped hydro project in Cultana in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf that could generate 225 megawatt (MW) of electricity. EnergyAustralia, together with consortium partners Arup Group and Melbourne Energy Institute, said the energy storage project can now proceed to the next stage, including engineering design, planning approvals and […]
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) Chief Executive, Dr Malcolm Roberts, has commented on the release of two reports into the east coast gas market, noting an increase in demand from electricity generation and industrial sectors as the key factor impacting gas supply, not a lack of gas production or demand for gas from LNG projects. The reports, […]
Two feasibility studies into expanding two hydro-electric power stations in Tasmania, and exploring the potential to develop significant pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) have received $2.5 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The studies will look into the feasibility and locations for pumped hydro energy storage, the redevelopment of the power scheme at Tarraleah, and potential […]
Energy Networks Australia (ENA) and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have collaborated to generate ideas and open discussions to help determine how Australia operates the electricity networks of the future. ARENA’s innovative workshop series A-Lab brings together industry participants from across the energy sector to troubleshoot and engineer ways to adapt the grid, reduce network costs and better integrate […]
An international alliance has bought a majority stake in Adelaide-based energy company ZEN Energy. The deal will see GFG Alliance invest in renewable energy to help drive down energy costs. GFG Alliance is an international group of businesses, founded by the British Gupta family, which bought Whyalla’s Arrium steelworks in July 2017 and took control of the operation this month. […]
An Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded study by the Australian National University (ANU) has identified over 22,000 sites across Australia with the potential for pumped hydro energy storage, which can be used to support a secure and cheap national electricity grid with 100 per cent renewable energy. The zero-emissions grid would mainly rely on wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) […]
Hydro Tasmania has installed a 600 kilowatt (kW) solar array at Rottnest Island, integrating it into the existing power system to boost its renewable energy capacity as part of the Rottnest Island Water and Renewable Energy Nexus Project (WREN). Hydro Tasmania’s Hybrid Energy Solutions team is implementing the new power system that will see 45 per cent of the island […]
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with AGL executives in Canberra to discuss the future of the Liddell Power Station. While AGL plans to close the plant in 2020, the government is trying to keep it open for a further five years passed its scheduled closure in order to maintain stability in the electricity grid. Following the meeting, AGL committed to […]
Western Power’s stand-alone power system (SPS) pilot, in the Great Southern region of WA, has delivered 15 fold reliability improvement for regional customers. The $4 million 12-month pilot, which began in July 2016, utilises renewable energy and battery storage, and has reduced the average time of outages for the six pilot properties to less than five hours with two properties […]
A Far North Queensland company has been awarded a tender to install a rooftop solar farm in the remote indigenous community at Lockhart River. Minister for Housing and Public Works, Mick de Brenni, said Cairns renewable energy specialist Australian Sustainable Energy (ASE) has been awarded the contract to install the solar farm on government-owned buildings. Mr de Brenni said the […]
An Australian renewable energy company has revealed plans to construct a 110MWp solar project in Victoria near Mildura. WIRSOL Energy plans for the Wemen Sun Farm to occupy an area of around 770 acres and is scheduled to be connected to the grid by mid-2018. The project will give rise to regional value creation in excess of $200 million dollars. […]
The South Australian Government has announced they will defer the start date of the Energy Security Target to 2020. The Energy Security Target (EST) was announced as part of the State Government’s $550 million energy plan in March 2017, to boost energy security and increase local competition by requiring energy retailers to source more power from South Australian generators. Minister […]
A report conducted by the independent Grattan Institute confirmed that Queensland’s publicly owned electricity generation, transmission and distribution was the most secure of all mainland states connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM). Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said according to the Grattan Institute and the Federal Government’s Australian Energy Market Operator, Queensland was the only mainland NEM state to be […]
A group of senior industry and government leaders have come together to discuss the introduction of residential on-site battery storage standards in Australia. Broad agreement was reached on a way forward that will see Standards Australia, industry and government working together to fast track the development and adoption of appropriate product safety standards. Once implemented, these standards will enable the […]
NHP brings to market the EXEL-L and the EVL High Bay LED lighting ranges from Cortem, perfectly suited to all applications within hazardous environments. These ranges promise the most efficient LED technology as they are designed to achieve the highest lumen output per watt rating on the Australian and New Zealand market. These products prove to be not only market leaders, but also offer […]
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