Renewable Energy

The 240MW Ararat Wind Farm is now operating at full capacity, providing enough electricity to power the equivalent of 120,000...

The Northern Territory Government has announced the construction of a new five megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) in Alice...

EnergyAustralia has completed its annual review of electricity and gas tariffs for New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland residential...

The New South Wales Government has announced the 2017-18 State Budget, with funding to help protect the community, environment and support...

Yarra Valley Water’s $27 million waste to energy facility has opening in Wollert, Victoria, reducing  landfill, cutting greenhouse emissions, and...

Government and industry leaders have welcomed the findings of the Finkel Report, commenting that its recommendations were necessary to secure...

The Western Australian Government has met with representatives from The University of Western Australia and key industry stakeholders to discuss...

With renewable energy sources set to radically reshape global energy markets, they pose a threat to legacy operations of majors...

Significant customer-driven change is now inevitable in Australia’s electricity market, with the uptake of more renewable and distributed energy sources....

Dr Michael Ottaviano, CEO and Managing Director of Carnegie Clean Energy. Australia’s energy markets are becoming more complex due to...

The Tasmanian Government, Aurora Energy and Goldwind have reached a principle agreement that will see a $300 million, 49 turbine...

Construction has begun on Crookwell 2 wind farm’s 28 turbines, marking a major milestone in the ACT’s push for 100...

In a new proposal by Offshore Energy, Gippsland has been identified as the potential location for Australia’s first offshore wind...

AGL has received a development permit from the Queensland Government to build up to 115 turbines for the Coopers Gap...

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is seeking industry information regarding concentrated solar thermal (CST) projects and how they may...

Australia had moved up to 5th place on Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Attractiveness index following the investment of over...

115 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy will soon be created as two major North Queensland solar farms have reached a...

A 100 per cent renewable mini grid has been successfully established in a residential trial at Mooroolbark, in Melbourne’s outer...

Origin Energy has committed to a 530MW long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm, setting a...

The Government has committed to major renewable energy projects in the 2017 Federal Budget, aiming to set Australia’s energy markets...

New investment priorities laid out by ARENA focus on adapting and transitioning into affordable and low emission energy. The Australian...

Over 14-15 June, the 2017 Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition will bring an unprecedented line-up of energy storage exhibitors...

With the right technology, homeowners and businesses with solar and battery storage systems have the potential to play a vital...

by Catherine Tanna, Managing Director, EnergyAustralia EnergyAustralia has a vision for how modern energy suppliers can operate, providing customers with...

by Aleks Zids, Conference Director, Australian Energy Week Energy is once again back in the centre of the political cross...

by Alan Pears, RMIT University, article first appeared on The Conversation 2017 is the year when many long-festering energy policy problems...

The Queensland Government is seeking Expressions of Interest from the renewable energy industry to develop solar, wind or biofuel projects...

Powerlink has begun work on expanding its Clare South substation which will help deliver one of Australia’s largest solar farms....

Construction has begun on the Mt Gellibrand wind farm, a project aiming to generate electricity to power more than 60,000...

The Ararat wind farm is now supplying renewable electricity into the national grid, with its seventy-five turbines contributing to the...