Australia

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…

Australian Company 1414 Degrees' 140MW Energy Storage Project Receives Key Regulatory Approval

Australian thermal energy storage technology company 1414 Degrees obtained the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) approval from the Australian Energy Market …

Lava Blue and alocell Energy Join Forces to Build a Local Perovskite Photovoltaic Material Supply Chain in Australia

Recently, Australian materials company Lava Blue and photovoltaic company alocell Energy signed a memorandum of cooperation. The two parties will collaborate to…

Lion Energy Discovers Potential Oil Field on Seram Island, Indonesia

Australian-listed company Lion Energy Limited recently issued an announcement, revealing the discovery of a potential oil field in the Bula Bay area on Seram Is…

GE Vernova Secures Another Wind Turbine Order from Aula Energy

GE Vernova announced that it has signed an agreement with Aula Energy to supply 42 units of its 6.1 MW-158m flagship wind turbines and long-term services for th…

Average annual prices for coking coal in 2025 fell by 21-27%

In Australia, coking coal (Australia, FOB) was valued at $215.73/t in mid-December this year, up 5.6% compared to December 2024 and 7.3% compared to the previou…

Coal Trade

South Korea Quitting Coal Will Hurt US LNG and Australian Coal Exports

South Korea’s move to kill coal will almost certainly have repercussions on two of its largest energy customers, Australia and the United States.A decision on …

LNG

Australia’s Woodside Signs Binding LNG Supply Deal With Turkey’s Botas

Australia's Woodside Energy announced on Monday that it has entered into a binding supply agreement with Turkey's state-owned petroleum company BOTAS. T…

Canada

CPP Investments, Goodman to Set Up $9.3bn European Data Centre Partnership

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), based in Toronto, and Goodman Group, an Australian property group, have signed an agreement to form the …