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Virtual power plant

Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped Up Grid During Coal Outage

The 50,000-home virtual power plant (VPP) Tesla is developing in South Australia helped maintain grid stability when a coal-fired unit in Queensland tripped off…

Microgrid

Australia’s largest hybrid microgrid project completes Stage 1

juwi Renewable Energy, the Australian subsidiary of international project developer juwi, has completed the first stage of the 23 MW hybrid power station, which…

Market Analysis

Report Demonstrates Tasmania’s Green Hydrogen Potential

A new report released yesterday by the Tasmanian Government details the Australian state’s unique potential to become a leading supplier of clean, secure and a…

Market Analysis

Australia’s Interest in Electric Vehicles Well Below Global Average

A new study published by global management consulting firm L.E.K. Consulting has found that interest in EVs in Australia is well below the global average, with …

Solar Power Panel

ARENA Targets Solar Panel Recycling in New $15m Funding Round

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a $15 million funding round to support projects aimed at cutting the cost and amount of waste created by sol…

Coal Mine

Albanese says Australia Should Continue to Export Coal

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has backed the case for Australian coal exports amid a divisive debate on shutting down the trade to act on climate change, arguin…

Solar Power Plant

India Solar Contracting Giant Enters Australia Market, Starts on Wellington Project

India-based solar contracting giant Sterling and Wilson Solar has entered the Australian market, and begun construction on its first project in the country, the…

Nuclear Policy

Australians Support Lifting Nuclear Ban

More Australians support lifting the country's ban on the use of nuclear energy than oppose it, a new poll conducted for the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)…

CSIRO Identifies Five Key Opportunities for Hydrogen Industry Growth in Australia

A report from the Australian national science agency CSIRO has mapped the critical research steps Australia must take to realize a potential 7,600 jobs and $11 …

Solar Company

Stockland to Offer Discounted Solar and Batteries for up to 25,000 Customers

Australian property developer Stockland will offer discounted solar and battery installations for up to 25,000 residents in homes developed by the company acros…

Solar Technology

Australian Solar PV Integrated Window Technology Gains US Approval

Australian integrated building materials company ClearVue says it has won approval to market its innovative PV integrated window materials in the US, opening up…

Coal Mine

Anglo to Sell 12% of Australian Coal Mine to Japanese Partners

Mining group Anglo American is selling a 12% stake in its coking coal operations at Grosvenor in Queensland, Australia, to a group of Japanese partners for arou…

Politicians Should Prioritise Climate Action Over Economic Growth, UK Consumers Say

Almost three quarters of European consumers are willing to accept slower economic growth if it means action to protect the environment is accelerated, according…

Solar Power Panel

LONGi Supplied 128MW High-Efficiency Monocrystalline Panels Australia

The Numurkah Solar Farm, developed by French renewable energy producer Neoen and constructed by Australian EPC Downer, has begun sending power to the grid. LONG…

Market Analysis

ARENA Gets Cracking on Commercial Scale Hydrogen

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced a funding round of up to $70 million to help fast track t…