Australia

Solar Technology

RWE Unveils Plans For 600MW Solar And Storage Site As It Targets ‘Vigorous Expansion’

There are now 12 NSIP solar projects - those over 50MW - submitted to the Planning Inspectorate. Image: Andreas Gücklhorn (Unsplash).RWE has unveiled plans…

Hydro Generator Unit

Wave Power - Poised For Adoption And Growth

Australian renewable energy company Wave Swell Energy believes that wave power is poised for adoption and growth within the renewable energy mix over the next d…

Australia

Early Closure Of Torrens Island B Power Station Could Increase The Annual Average Electricity Price By As Much As 19%

Early Closure Of Torrens Island B Power Station Could Increase The Annual Average Electricity Price By As Much As 19%

Hydrogen Production

BP Begins Operating AREH in Australia After Buying 40.5% Stake

BP and its project partners plan to rename the project as the Australian Renewable Energy Hub.

Wind Farm

Australian Government to Underwrite Renewable Energy Capacity

The Australian government has agreed to underwrite new wind and solar farms backed by energy storage, in hopes of unleashing investment at least A$10 billion ($…

Distributed Grid

Nokia-Equipped Drone Tech to Bolster Australian Network Inspections

In the initial phase of the partnership, a Carbonix Volanti Un-Crewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) was used to prove the Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capability …

Energy Transition

Australian Billionaire Forrest Snares CWP Renewables for Over $2.7 Bln

Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest's private firm Squadron Energy has acquired CWP Renewables for more than A$4 billion ($2.7 billion), three people f…

Wind Farm

Billionaire Forrest Aims to Develop 5 GW of Wind Farms by 2030

CWP Renewables, now in the hands of Andrew Forrest, plans to develop 5 gigawatts of wind farms in Australia by 2030.

Carbon Emissions

Rio Tinto to Invest $600 Mln More in Renewable Energy Assets

Rio Tinto Ltd plans to invest a further $600 million in renewable energy assets in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region of Western Australia, the miner said on Wedn…

Australia

Zenith Energy Secures a$440m Debt Financing

It will be used for its new generation projects, amongst others.

Wind Farm

ACCIONA Energía to Double Australia’s MacIntyre Wind Precinct to 2GW

Infrastructure developer ACCIONA Energía has announced plans to develop the 1000MW Herries Range Wind Farm, an expansion of the MacIntyre Wind Precinct in Quee…

Pumped Storage

Australian Firms Enter JV for 4.5GW Storage Development in Victoria

It will be integrated with new renewable generation and green hydrogen production.

Wind Farm

Spain's Acciona to Build $1.3 Bln Wind Farm in Australia in Expansion Drive

Spain's Acciona SA announced plans on Monday to build a wind farm worth A$2 billion ($1.34 billion) in Australia, nearly doubling its investment and generation …

Australia

Australia Launches Research into Energy-Efficient Metaverse Technologies

University of Wollongong Professor Willy Susilo has been awarded more than Au$400,000 (US$266,000) for research into green and sustainable energy-efficient meta…

Net Zero Emission

ANZ Earmarks $67 Bln to Accelerate Net Zero Transition

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd said on Friday it had earmarked A$100 billion ($67.63 billion) to help its customers lower carbon emissions by 2030,…