Renewable Energy

Construction of AGL’s $150million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant is on track in Broken Hill (NSW), with the first of 650,000...

Ergon Energy has begun trialling a new battery storage system in northern Queensland, that could replace traditional ‘poles and wires’...

by Vassilios Agelidis and Tim Dixon, Australian Energy Research Institute, UNSW Australia There are many new technological developments that have...

by David Leitch, Utilities Analyst, UBS David Leitch spends his days analysing trends in utility markets and forecasting the impacts...

The Queensland government has approved the development of the Mount Emerald Wind Farm, south of Mareebaa. The farm has the...

Clarence Valley Council (NSW) is seeking tenders for the construction of four PV solar generating systems across various Clarence Valley...

A new $20million funding round has been announced by ARENA, open for industry-partnered projects that seek to develop and commercialise...

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Nyngan, NSW is now complete, with ARENA, AGL and First Solar...

Ararat Wind Farm, (VIC) is seeking tenders to construct 33kv overhead transmission lines at the site. The wind farm will...

Ararat Wind Farm, (VIC) is seeking tenders to design 33kv overhead transmission lines for the site. The farm will comprise...

RayGen Resources, VIC has paved the way for the deployment of utility-scale CSPV power stations in Australia and overseas with...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has unveiled Laing O’Rourke’s first operational redeployable solar-diesel hybrid power plant in regional Queensland....

AGL and First Solar have opened the first section of the Nyngan Solar Plant in western New South Wales. The...

Queensland Urban Utilities has harnessed solar power at three sewage treatment plants and one depot in the Lockyer Valley. In...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $3.3 million funding for Synergy to trial a combination of rooftop solar...

The inaugural Energy Storage Council Conference will be held alongside the highly successful Australian Solar Council Conference & Exhibition on...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has released a study that shows how up to 10MW of extra solar photovoltaic (PV)...

Unitywater is working with Nextera Energy to install two micro hydro electric generators that have been developed by Nextera Energy...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has provided $5.2 million in funding for Renergi to design and construct an innovative pilot...

The Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative (ASTRI) has held a symposium as part of its ongoing efforts to advance the...

The Carnegie Perth Wave Energy Project’s onshore power station has been officially switched on. Following successful testing last year, the project is...

The successful projects have been announced for the ACT Government’s 200MW wind auction. ACT Minister for the Environment, Simon Corbell...

Sandfire Resources announced that it has signed an agreement with juwi Renewable Energy to construct a 10.6MW solar power station...

Radevski Coolstores, an apple and pear supplier in the Goulburn Valley, will boost its operations and reduce its overall energy...

A new solar research facility being completed at the University of Queensland’s Gatton campus will be the largest in Australia...

Carnegie Wave Energy has announced that the second of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been successfully...

Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has announced the completion of the onshore power plant for the Perth Wave...

ARENA is seeking feedback on the four proposed priority areas for the second funding round of their Research and Development...

By John Bradley, Chief Executive Officer – Energy Networks Association In the first edition of Utility I wrote that 2014...

McKinlay Shire Council is seeking suitably qualified contractors to undertake commercial scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power system installation works on...