The world first partnership will see the franchise using carbon neutral biomethane in the kitchen and hydrogen gas in a BBQ challenge. The brand integration with Australian Gas Networks (AGN), part of Australian Gas Infrastructure Group, Jemena, ATCO and Solstice, has seen an upgrade to the MasterChef Australia kitchen, delivering carbon neutral biomethane to the set for contestants to cook [...]
The 350kw array features 644 individual solar panels and floats on one of the treatment lagoons at the Drouin wastewater treatment plant. Gippsland Water said it is the largest floating solar array in Australia. Gippsland Water Acting Managing Director, Simon Aquilina, said the solar panels were part of the organisation's commitment to renewable energy targets. “These solar panels will help [...]
The new Lilydale food waste to energy facility is set to be fully operational in 2026. The new facility is expected to generate up to 39,000KWh of electricity per day – enough to power the equivalent of more than 2,200 Victorian households – and is designed to tackle food waste, generate electricity and slash emissions. The renewable electricity generated is [...]
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 [...]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the Federal Government’s intention to launch the Future Made in Australia Act, which would seek to enhance development of clean energy projects, boost education and training, build a stronger local manufacturing sector, and drive more international investment in Australian industries. Mr Albanese made the announcement in a speech given on 11 April in Queensland, [...]
ZEN Energy has proposed the development of a pumped hydro powerhouse that would make use of degraded coal industry land near Lake Burragorang, creating a project with the potential to deliver enough on-demand electricity to power 500,000 homes and businesses. At 1GW, the Western Sydney Pumped Hydro project will be able to store and supply up to eight continuous hours [...]
A waste-to-energy facility operated by Yarra Valley Water has marked a major milestone, having diverted more than 175,000t of commercial food waste away from landfill. This milestone for the Wollert facility, which was Victoria’s first food waste to energy plant, comes as Yarra Valley Water has started construction on its second, larger facility in Lilydale. Commercial food waste producers, such [...]
AEMC Chair, Anna Collyer, called the consumer “the hero on the road to net zero” at Australian Energy Week last year. But in 2024, it seems that not too many consumers are feeling particularly ‘heroic’ – especially when they have to keep on paying rising energy bills. Data from global energy transition surveys by EY shows Australia’s Energy Consumer Confidence [...]
As Australia moves from fossil fuel generation to a decarbonised economy, consultation and collaboration have never been more important. With no single pathway to net zero 2050, the challenge remains. How do we bring together all the disparate approaches and technologies into a workable whole? Here, Australian Energy Week 2024 speakers John Ivulich (ATCO CEO/Country Chair) and Ian Brooksbank (Hydro [...]
The opening of Fortescue’s Gladstone Electrolyser Facility marks the delivery of Australia’s first manufacturing facility capable of producing hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale, marking a major milestone in the nation’s hydrogen industry. This is the first stage of a wider Green Energy Manufacturing Centre being developed by Fortescue on the 100ha site located on the Aldoga Industrial Estate in [...]
Endeavour Energy has officially switched on the first community battery in New South Wales’s South Coast, marking a big step for the region's push efforts towards net zero and providing savings on energy bills for locals. The community battery, one of 54 currently being rolled out across the Endeavour Energy network, will ensure residents can rely on a more sustainable, [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has welcomed $1 billion in funding to establish the Solar Sunshot program. The Federal Government announced the establishment of the program, designed to help unlock domestic solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing across the entire supply chain and grow solar PV manufacturing in Australia, which outlines a pathway to the commercialisation of local solar PV innovation. [...]
The Queensland Government has released its Renewable Energy Zone Roadmap (REZ Roadmap), proposing 12 renewable energy zones (REZs) to be established in regional areas throughout the state. The REZ Roadmap is designed to ensure local communities reap their fair share of the rewards on offer through the state’s clean energy transition, and will coordinate and smooth the rollout of renewables [...]
Sydney Zoo has reached a milestone in its partnership with EnergyAustralia, designed to help the zoo transition to renewable energy. Installation is complete on 602 solar panels across eight buildings at the 41 acre zoo, estimated to negate more than 200t of CO₂ associated with the zoo’s electricity consumption in the first year alone while meeting the complex energy needs [...]
Lochard Energy is set to receive $2 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) for an 18-month feasibility study into large-scale hydrogen production and storage at the Otway Basin, Victoria. The feasibility study, costing $6.3 million in total, is the second stage of Lochard Energy’s H2RESTORE project, which aims to help firm the National Electricity Market (NEM) [...]
The Dugald River Solar Farm (DRSF) is now open in the Mount Isa region, with APA Group’s 88MW project officially becoming the largest remote grid solar farm in Australia. The farm is supporting MMG, Mount Isa Mines and New Century with solar energy firmed by gas from APA’s nearby Diamantina Power Station. The solar farm also supports APA’s goal to [...]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $1.6 million grant to the Aboriginal Clean Energy Partnership (ACEP) for the East Kimberley Clean Energy and Hydrogen Project’s phase one feasibility study. The $3.3 million feasibility study represents a key step in progressing the development, which plans to generate large scale renewable energy, renewable hydrogen and renewable ammonia for export [...]
Genex Power has announced that its 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe Battery Project has been completed, with the final two mega battery packs installed on the site in late 2023. Genex Power has also announced that the two replacement megapacks were transported and installed at the project site during the week commencing 27 November 2023, and that a small outage was required to [...]
The Victorian Government has announced the first round of grants awarded as part of its 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, announced six projects that will share in more than $6 million in funding to deliver 25 neighbourhood batteries across 20 towns, totaling more than 4.2MWh hours of new storage capacity. Ms D’Ambrosio said [...]
Transgrid Group’s contestable business, Lumea, has signed an agreement with ACEN Australia to connect a new Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) as part of the New England Solar Farm project. Stage one of ACEN Australia’s $768 million project is currently under construction near Uralla in the proposed New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The 50MW BESS, which will be scaled [...]
The Northern Territory Government has reached a milestone in the construction of its $45 million Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System (DK BESS). All 192 batteries, each weighing 3.5t, have been installed for the 35MVA BESS, with construction and pre-commissioning complete. Territory Generation is continuing to work collaboratively with key stakeholders to begin rigorous testing before the DK BESS comes online [...]
The New South Wales Government has approved multiple wind and solar projects and is on track to deliver enough renewable energy to power more than 1.5 million homes. Throughout 2023, the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure finalised 18 renewable energy state significant development assessments including three wind farms, six solar farms and nine large-scale batteries. Of these, 13 were [...]
AGL has announced a joint venture with Someva Renewables to develop the Pottinger Energy Park, to be located within the New South Wales gazetted South West Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). The Pottinger Energy Park is expected to consist of a 1.2GW wind farm, 300MW solar farm and 500MW/2000MWh battery energy storage system. The proposed park location is 60km south of [...]
The Western Australian Parliament has passed the Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Bill 2023, which includes a new State Electricity Objective and streamlined electricity regulations. The Electricity Industry Amendment (Distributed Energy Resources) Bill 2023, which amends the Electricity Industry Act 2004, is the first major update of sector-wide electricity legislation in 20 years. The bill introduces a new State [...]
The Queensland Government has announced plans to almost double the capacity of Wambo Wind Farm in the state’s southwest, adding an extra 41 turbines to the project. The Queensland Government had previously committed to a 42 turbine wind farm in Jandowae, with an extra 41 turbines to be added to the project. The government said the additional turbines are expected [...]
Final testing is underway on the Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project, which is set to provide a 1.1MW solar array and a 3MWh energy storage system to the region. Once testing of the battery system is complete at Berrimah, it will be transported to Wurrumiyanga where another round of testing will take place to ensure successful integration [...]
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has released the first ever national guide on cooperation with First Nations people on renewable energy projects, which outlines meaningful engagement, consent, participation and benefit-sharing. This new guide sets out expectations for industry and details key considerations for engagement at each stage of a project’s life cycle. Co-authored by the CEC and KPMG, Leading Principles: [...]
The Pilbara Hydrogen Hub is set to proceed with the Western Australian and Federal Governments committing a joint $140 million investment. The Pilbara Hydrogen Hub is expected to become a major centre for hydrogen production and export, with the potential to become an international gateway to Australian-made green steel and iron. The project is set to support almost 1,000 direct [...]
Queensland’s publicly owned utility, CleanCo, has commenced construction works on a $330 million battery in Swanbank, in a partnership with Tesla and Yurika. Queensland Premier, Steven Miles, Deputy Premier, Cameron Dick, and Energy Minister, Mick de Brenni, marked the start of construction on what is expected to be one of Queensland’s biggest batteries. A pivotal component for the Swanbank Clean [...]
Key bottlenecks preventing renewable energy projects from being completed in Western Australia have been identified in a new report prepared for the Australian Energy Council. Roadblocks including a lack of new electricity transmission planning and investment, along with lengthy, costly and opaque grid connection processes, risk derailing Western Australia’s plans to decarbonise and bring new renewables and dispatchable plants onto [...]
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