Queensland

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 …

Coal Mine

BHP’s Queensland Coal Miners Union Demands Better Work Conditions

Workers at BHP Group's Queensland coal mines have voted overwhelmingly in favour of job security protections, including shift length stoppages and a ban on non-…

Pumped Storage

World’s Largest Capacity Pumped Storage Hydropower Project to Be Built in Queensland

An ambitious plan to build the world’s largest pumped storage hydropower project in terms of capacity has been announced by Queensland Premier, Annastacia Pala…

Hydrogen Production

South Korean Firms to Set up Green Energy Hub in Australia

Three major South Korean groups said on Wednesday they hope to build a green energy export hub in Australia's Queensland state, aiming to produce a million tonn…

Pumped Storage

Bechtel Wins Work on Australian Pumped Hydro Facility

BE Power and GE Renewable Energy have selected Bechtel to support the planning for a new pumped storage hydro energy facility named Big-T at Lake Cressbrook in …

Coal Price

Australian State’s Coal Royalty Hike Could Nudge Others to Follow Suit - Analysts

Queensland's bigger-than-expected hike in coal royalties could embolden other Australian states and resources-heavy countries around the world to make similar m…

Pumped Storage

Queensland Puts A$48 Million Into Studies for Potential Large-Scale Pumped Hydro Sites

Australia’s first new large-scale pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant in nearly 40 years is being built in Queensland and the state’s government is now e…

Solar Cell

Australia’s Best-Performing, Large-Scale PV Assets

Rystad Energy has named the top-performing solar farms in April, with Western Australia’s Greenough River 1 and Merredin arrays coming in second and third behi…

Pumped Storage

Pumped Energy Storage and Hydrogen Project Planned for Australia

An integrated project featuring pumped storage and hydrogen generating facilities is planned for central Queensland, Australia, according to Sunshine Hydro.

Pumped Storage

Australia Plans Hybrid Pumped Storage Plus Hydrogen Project

An integrated project featuring pumped storage and hydrogen generating facilities is planned for central Queensland, Australia, according to Sunshine Hydro.

Wind Farm

Approval for Australia’s Biggest Wind Farm

An agreement to create Australia’s largest wind farm has been approved, with the 1GW farm to be installed near Warwick in Queensland.

Electric Car

Queensland Sets Target for Every New Car to be Electric by 2036

The Queensland state government has set a target for all new car sales to be electric by 2036, and all new government vehicles to be electric b y 2028, as part …

Electric Vehicle Charging

Queensland Offers $3,000 Subsidy to EVs Priced Under $58,000, Excludes Tesla

Queensland has joined three other state governments in offering a subsidy, or rebate, of $3,000 for an electric vehicle, but has put the cap at a lower level of…

Coal Mine

Australia Pushing Higher Coal Exports to Europe

Australia's federal resources minister Keith Pitt is pressuring the premier of Queensland state Anastacia Palazczuk to expedite coal mine developments to free u…

Australia

Australia’s Squadron Plans $2.2bn Renewables Project

Australian energy firm Squadron Energy plans to build a A$3bn ($2.15bn) wind, solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery project in Queensland.