Queensland

Hydrogen Production

Japan’s Sumitomo, Rio Tinto Plan Trial Hydrogen Plant

Japanese trading house Sumitomo agreed yesterday with UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto to build a pilot 300 t/yr hydrogen production plant at the Yarwun alum…

Hydrogen Project

Australia's Queensland Turns to Hydrogen from Coal, LNG

Dalrymple Bay, the second-largest coal export facility by capacity in Australia's Queensland state, is targeting to become an export hub for green hydrogen, aft…

Hydropower Plant

Major Overhaul Planned for Queensland’s Largest Hydropower Plant

Queensland’s largest hydropower station, the 570MW Wivenhoe Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Station, will undergo a $14 million overhaul to ensure it contin…

Pumped Storage

Pumped Hydro Boost Follows “Battery Blitz” As State Responds to Callide Coal Explosion

The Queensland state government has announced a major upgrade to the state’s biggest pumped hydro generator in yet another boost to energy storage following th…

Hydropower Plant

Kidston Pumped Storage Project Breaks Ground

Genex Power yesterday marked the construction of its flagship 250MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Queensland, Australia, with an official ground break…

Hydrogen Project

Site Secured for Central Queensland Hydrogen Project

A three-gigawatt renewable hydrogen facility in Central Queensland is one step closer with land secured for large-scale production in Aldoga, west of Gladstone.

Coal Mine

Australia’s Queensland Coal Exports Hit Four-Year Low

Shipments from the four largest coal export ports in Australia's Queensland state were at the lowest level in four years on an average daily basis in March, ent…

Solar Technology

Aussie Researchers Use Human Hair Carbon Dots to Improve Perovskites

Researchers from Queensland University of Technology have found that carbon dots from human hair can enhance the performance of perovskite solar cells.

Pumped Storage

First New Pumped Hydro Plant in Australia for Nearly 40 Years Approaches Financial Close

A pumped hydro energy storage project at a former gold mine in Queensland, Australia which would be able to store 250MW of power for up to eight hours has raise…

Wind Farm

Acciona and Korea Zinc to Build MacIntyre Wind Farm in Queensland, Australia

The international metallurgical group will own 30% of ACCIONA’s largest wind farm.

Oil&Gas Drilling

Santos’ New Authority to Prospect for Gas will Benefit CQ

Natural gas continues to lead the state's COVID economic recovery with Queenslands onshore gas industry contributing $70 billion annually and the green light gi…

Hydrogen Project

UK-Based Solar Developer Plans AU$500 million Green Hydrogen Project in Australia

UK-based solar developer Eco Energy World is hoping to build what it claims will be one of the world’s largest hydrogen and solar PV developments in Queensland…

Coal Trade

Australia Resumes Coal Shipments to China

Australian shipments of coal to China have resumed, after the port of Gladstone in Queensland sent a shipment bound for Hong Kong and with initial shipping data…

Hydrogen Project

Australian State Teams up with Japan's IHI to Study Green Hydrogen Production

The Australian state of Queensland will work with Japan’s IHI Corp to look into building a demonstration plant to produce hydrogen using solar power as part of…

Energy Storage Battery

Doosan GridTech to Deliver 100MW Oz Battery

System will support Queensland’s shift to renewable energy says developer Vena Energy Australia.