Australian

Coal Trade

Posco Sells Out of Australian Coal Project

South Korean steel producer Posco has put the land for its failed 3mn t/yr Hume coal project in the NSW Southern Highlands and associated rail link to Port Kemb…

Hydrogen Project

Australian government announces A$150m for hydrogen hubs

Australian government has announced an additional A$150 million in funding for hydrogen hubs across seven prioritised regional sites.

Solar Power Plant

Multi-gigawatt Australian Solar-Storage Sun Cable Project Clears Further Hurdle

A project that bids to combine up to 20GW of solar PV with the world’s largest energy storage battery and a 4,200km-long subsea power cable has moved a step fo…

Distributed energy

$50 Million to Ramp up Microgrids in Regional Australia

On behalf of the Australian Government, the ARENA has today announced the launch of the $50 million Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program to support micro…

Energy Saving Products

Ultra-Efficient Tech to Forge Sustainable Energy Future

Researchers from The Australian National University have developed a system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors in an extremely energy effici…

Solar Cell

Australian Startup Sets 25.54% Efficiency Record for Silicon Cell

SunDrive said it has created the most effective commercial-sized silicon solar cell in the world, achieving an efficiency figure of 25.54% in testing carried ou…

Coal Trade

Tight Supply Limits US, Canada Coking Coal Exports

Supply constraints weighed on US and Canadian coking coal exports in July, trade data show, as producers were unable to take full advantage of strong Chinese de…

Hydrogen Production

APA Gets Govt Funds for Research into Using Gas Pipeline for Hydrogen

Australian energy infrastructure company APA Group has received AUD 300,000 from the Western Australia government to help test the ability of 43 km of the Parme…

Energy Storage Technology

Rectifier Technologies Introduces PACQ Flex’ion for Industrial Battery Charging

Australian power conversion technology specialist Rectifier Technologies announces successful integration with SAFT FLEX’ION™ Lithium-ion batteries for indust…

Hydrogen Project

Australian Energy Retailer, Japanese Oil Refiner Team up on Green Hydrogen

Origin Energy, Australia’s biggest energy retailer, has agreed to team with Japan’s largest oil refiner, Eneos, to explore the potential for a commercial-scal…

Hydrogen Production

Japan’s Sumitomo, Rio Tinto Plan Trial Hydrogen Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo agreed yesterday with UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto to build a pilot 300 t/yr hydrogen production plant at the Yarwun alum…

Energy Storage Battery

Australian Lithium Hydroxide Plant Focuses on Batteries

Australia's newly commissioned Kwinana downstream lithium plant has produced chemical-grade lithium hydroxide and is now focusing on the output of battery-grade…

Solar Cell

Australian Scientists Set New Record with Bifacial Solar Cells

Scientists at The Australian National University have produced a more efficient type of solar cell using laser processing.

LNG

Australia Faces "Precarious" Gas Supply in 2022, Watchdog Warns

The report paints a more dire picture than the Australian Energy Market Operator gave in March, when it said plans by billionaire Andrew Forrest to have an LNG …

Electric Vehicle Battery

Blockchain Nickel Supply Agreement for Tesla Batteries

Tesla is partnering with Australian mining giant BHP on the nickel battery supply chain while also switching some production to iron.