Australia

Australia

Amazon signs first solar-plus-storage PPAs in Australia to power AI expansion

Tech giant Amazon has announced nine new renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Australia totalling 430MW, with eight projects featuring solar gen…

Australia

Yancoal Strikes US$2.4 Billion Deal for Australia's Largest Underground Coal Mine

Yancoal Australia has agreed to buy an 80 percent stake in Queensland’s Kestrel coal mine for up to US$2.4 billion, securing one of the country's most…

China

BYD notches up 100,000th delivery of electric and hybrid cars in Australia

Chinese car maker BYD has announced it will bring an extra 30,000 new energy vehicles – both full battery electric and plug in hybrids – to Australi…

Australia

Huge 1.6 gigawatt-hour battery gets federal green light for Queensland hub

A strategically vital and very large battery proposed for construction in Queensland’s Gladstone region has been waved through the federal environmental a…

Australia

Chevron's Wheatstone LNG Facility Faces Weeks-Long Production Halt After Cyclone Damage

Chevron said on March 29 that its Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Western Australia is unlikely to resume full production for several weeks a…

United States

US deep-sea mineral processing plant planned by Glomar, Australia's Cobalt Blue

Deep-sea mining firm Glomar Minerals and Australia's Cobalt Blue Holdings said on March 30 they plan to build a U.S. ‌refinery to process critical minerals…

Geothermal Drilling

I-Pulse announces strategic partnership to advance geothermal pulsed power applications in Australia

I-Pulse Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Robert Friedland, I-Pulse Co-Founder and Head of Technology, Laurent Frescaline, and Sunrise Energy Metals Managing Direc…

Australia

Kondinin Wind Farm secures long-term PPA with Synergy

The proposed Kondinin Wind Farm has signed a seven-year agreement with Synergy for 100 per cent of its energy, marking a key step in securing its future develop…

Energy Storage System

Quinbrook bags EPBC Act approval for 780MW Supernode North BESS in Australia

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has received environmental clearance for its Supernode North battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Queensland, Austr…

Australia

AGL begins commissioning first 250 MW of grid-forming Liddell battery in Australia

Major Australian utility AGL has begun commissioning of the first 250 MW of the 500 MW / 1,000 MWh grid-forming Liddell Battery at AGL’s Hunter Energy Hub…

Australia

Australia’s New South Wales state to prohibit new coal mines

Australia’s second-largest coal-producing state, New South Wales (NSW), will prohibit new applications for fossil fuel mines as part of efforts to reduce emiss…

Australia

First quantum battery developed and tested by Australian researchers

Australian scientists have made a significant leap forward in energy storage technology by developing and testing the world’s first proof-of-concept quantum ba…

Energy Storage Project

Narada Power Signs Energy Storage Project in Australia's Northern Territory

Narada Power successfully signed a 117MWh energy storage project in Australia's Northern Territory. As the northernmost administrative region in Australia, …

ENGIE Australia Acquires Full Ownership of Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System Project

ENGIE Australia recently announced that it has fully acquired the Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System located in Victoria, thereby gaining complete control …

Increased Investment in Natural Gas Exploration in Queensland, Australia Expected to Boost Supply and Ease Energy Price Pressures

The Queensland Government recently announced the designation of preferred tenderers for three natural gas exploration blocks in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin, aimin…