Australian

Carbon Capture

Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage to Bring ‘Significant’ Benefits to Australia

The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) has thrown support behind the Climate Change Authority’s focus on carbon capture tec…

Power Construction

Increasing Renewables on the Grid Through Accurate Inertia Measurement

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $1.43 million in funding to Reactive Technologies to conduct a trial of its real-time inertia mea…

Coal Trade

China’s March Coal Imports Jump to 3-Year High

China’s coal imports surged in March to their highest in any month over the past three years as utilities increased purchases on expectations for a demand…

Energy Storage Project

Australian Capital Territory Awards 500MWH Bess Project to Macquarie-Backed Developer EKU Energy

The government of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has partnered with developer Eku Energy to deliver its flagship Big Canberra Battery project.The govern…

Hydrogen Storage

Investing in Home Grown Research for Hydrogen and Steel

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $50 million for two funding rounds targeting research…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian State Starts Planning Offshore Wind Grid Development

VicGrid, a new body established by the government of the Australian state of Victoria that coordinates the overarching planning and development of the state&rsq…

Energy Storage Battery

Maoneng Begins 480MWH Bess Project to Help Australian Tourist Region Manage Electricity Demand

Developer Maoneng Group’s joint venture (JV) company has begun work on a 240MW/480MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in the Mornington Penin…

Natural Gas

IDC to Fund Kinetiko-Afro Energy JV for South Africa Gas Development

Australian firm Kinetiko Energy has announced that the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) has advanced R16,300,000 as part of its R70,000,…

Natural Gas

ACCC No Longer Forecasts Gas Supply Shortfall

The east coast gas market should see sufficient gas supply for 2023, as the latest report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) indicat…

Net Zero Emission

Energy Efficiency Regulation Assisting Act’s Net Zero Goals

The Australian Capital Territory Government has introduced a new regulation to make rental homes more energy efficient through meeting a minimum standard for ce…

Energy Storage Material

Ameresco Signs up Flow Battery Provider Redflow for North America, Europe Projects

Redflow zinc-bromine flow batteries at an off-grid installation in Australia. Image: Redflow.US energy efficiency and renewables company Ameresco has entered in…

Hydrogen Production

Galilee Energy to scope for hydrogen at Glenaras gas project

Brisbane-based Galilee Energy is to press ahead scoping a potential hydrogen demonstration at the Glenaras gas project after receiving an R&D refund.The company…

Rooftop PV System

Rooftop Solar Powers More Australian Houses Than Coal

Rooftop solar systems provided 14% of Australia’s electricity needs during the summer.Rooftop solar systems provided 14% of Australia’s electricity,…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Best EV Chargers 2023: According to Australian Installers

Every year we ask more than 500 installers in the SolarQuotes network which solar products they would trust in their own homes. This year, as well as asking abo…

Nuclear Technology

Aukus-Focused University Collaboration Agreed

South Australia's Flinders University has signed agreements with universities in the USA and UK that will enable the Australian university to begin developi…