Australian

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.

Australia

LiDAR and Helicopter Inspections Completed Across Australian Power Grid

Transgrid has undertaken extensive 3D laser scanning, aerial imagery and helicopter inspections of 13,000km of transmission lines to support bushfire safety in …

Hydropower Plant

New Report Highlights Australia’s Massive Potential for Pumped Hydro

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have released a detailed study outlining 1,500 additional locations across the country that could be u…

Energy Transition

Brookfield Bets $11.8 Billion on Australia’s Energy Transition

Brookfield Asset Management has led a consortium that looks set to acquire Australian utility Origin Energy for some $11.8 billion, a move that is seen as a way…

Paris Climate Agreement

BHP Shareholders Vote Against Resolution to Lobby Australian Government on Climate

BHP Group shareholders voted against a resolution calling on the mining giant to lobby the Australian government on its climate change policy at its annual gene…

Australia

Australian Government Expands ARENA 2022-23 Federal Budget

This will include A$146.1m for the decarbonisation of the road transport sector.

Smart Meter

20 Point-Plan for Driving 100% Smart Meter Uptake in Australia

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has put forward recommendations to drive 100% smart meter uptake in Australia by 2030, as part of a suite of refo…

Electricity Transmission

Transgrid Completes Smart Interconnector Upgrades

Australian utility Transgrid has used SmartValve technology from US-based grid enhancing technology company Smart Wires to improve the efficiency and capacity o…

Australia

Australian Energy Minister Does Not Rule Out Price Caps

Australia's Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Friday the country could not rule out energy price caps, as it deals with rising fuel costs.

Energy Storage Battery

AGL, ARENA to Study Thermal Battery Development in Australia

AGL energy and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have partnered to conduct a feasibility study on the viability of thermal energy storage to power …

Electricity Transmission

Australia and Tasmania Sign Milestone Energy Sharing Deal

The Tasmanian Government has signed a partnership agreement with the Australian Government to push forward development of the Marinus Link interconnector.

Coal Price

Whitehaven Coal Output Slumps 23% As Floods Sweep New South Wales

Whitehaven Coal said on Wednesday its first-quarter production dropped by almost a fourth as severe floods in New South Wales locked it out of its key Maules Cr…

Offshore Wind Power

Australian Aluminium Smelter Powered by Offshore Wind

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced AUS$1.5 million (US$941,000) in funding to accelerate the development of a 1000MW offshore wind far…

Australia

EU Crisis Opens Opportunity for Australian Green Energy Exports -Fortescue

The energy crisis in Europe presents a huge opportunity for Australia to export more green energy, the chief financial officer at Fortescue Future Industries (F…

Electric Car

Auto Giant Stellantis Looks to Australian Materials, Including Nickel, for Its EVs

According to the International Energy Agency, electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an all-time high this year.