Australia

Carbon Storage

Queensland Outlaws Carbon Storage in Australia's Biggest Aquifer

Australia's Queensland state will ban carbon capture and storage in a giant aquifer that spans much of its territory, the state government said on Friday, a…

Coal Trade

Australia to Send $20 Million to Ukraine for Coal Supplies, Instead of Sending Coal Direct

Coal was provided by Australia to Ukraine early in the war.(ABC Tropical North: Hannah Walsh)Australia has responded to requests from Ukraine for shipments of c…

Energy Storage Project

NSW Launches Largest Energy Storage Tender to Date

NSW has launched its largest tender for energy storage, seeking one gigawatt (GW) of new capacity that can provide at least eight hours of storage. This initiat…

LNG

Woodside Gets $1 Bln in Funding for Scarborough LNG Project

A plant decorates the booth of Australian petroleum exploration and production company Woodside Energy during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, Briti…

Renewable Energy

Australian Developer Plans 2 GW Renewables Project

Australian renewables developer Squadron Energy has filed environmental assessment and scoping report documents with the New South Wales (NSW) planning authorit…

Photovoltaic （PV）

RWE to Build Australia's First Eight-Hour Battery for Photovoltaics

The investment decision has been made for the 50+ megawatt/400 megawatt hour Limondale battery energy storage system adjacent to RWE’s Limondale solar PV …

Photovoltaic （PV）

Australia's Largest PV Project Moves Forward

Renewable energy and storage developer Genex has named London-headquartered Arup as owners’ engineer for the 775 MW first stage of the Bulli Creek solar a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Large-Scale Gigawatt Nuclear Power Plant Planned for North Wales

Wylfa in Anglesey has been designated by the government as the preferred site for the UK’s third mega-nuclear power station.This positions North Wales to …

Electric Vehicle Charging

NSW Gov Awards Grants for 671 New EV Chargers

The New South Wales Government has awarded the first round of electric vehicle (EV) kerbside charging grants as part of the largest rollout of public kerbside E…

HVDC

Hitachi Energy's HVDC Technology to Power Marinus Link, a Key Step Toward Australia's Net Zero Ambitions

- An Australia-first using advanced HVDC technology to stabilize an increasingly renewable grid- A transmission project of national significance to play a key r…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Large-Scale Nuclear Included in Australian Cost Report

Large-scale nuclear has been included for the first time in national science agency CSIRO's annual GenCost report, which has included small modular reactors…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia's Biggest Coal Plant to Delay Closure by Two Years

Eraring Power Station in New South Wales , Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Origin Energy Ltd. will delay the closure of Australia’s l…

LNG

Train 2 Still Out of Action at Chevron's Gorgon LNG Project

Chevron's Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island, Western Australia.Photo: CHEVRONUS supermajor Chevron has yet to restart operations at Train 2, one of the th…

Hydrogen Production

Australia's 2024-2025 Budget Includes Support for SAF, Renewable Hydrogen

The Australian government on May 14 released its $22.7 billion 2024-2025 budget. The plan, in part, includes provisions that aim to support the commercializatio…

Offshore Wind Power

Aurora Energy Services Enter Australian Wind Sector With Key Acquisition

Scottish energy specialist, Aurora Energy Services Ltd, has extended its international capabilities with the acquisition of ARC Wind in Australia.The Canberra-b…