Queensland

Coal Price

Queensland's Debt Blows Out by $1b in Six Months as Coal Price Slumps

The Queensland government’s “surprise” decision to increase liquefied natural gas royalties in this year’s budget has failed to slow the state’s climbing d…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Queensland Unveils Plan to Tap Solar and Boost Daytime EV Charging

A new plan from regional Queensland energy provider Ergon aims to encourage Queenslanders to charge electric vehicles during the day, when renewables form the g…

Virtual power plant

Tesla's Virtual Power Plant Rescues Grid After Coal Peaker Fails

Tesla’s Virtual Power Plant project in South Australia is only around ~2% complete, but it is already proving to be a difference-maker, rescuing Queensland’s …

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…

Energy Storage System

​Saft Supplies 'Mini Grid-Scale Battery Storage' to First Australia Project

Advanced battery technology company Saft has executed its first projects in Australia, installing around 2MWh of battery energy storage systems (BESS) at 13 sit…

Gas Company BOC for Renewable Hydrogen Production and Refuelling Project in Queensland

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced $950,000 in funding for gas company BOC for a renewable hydrogen pr…

Wind Farm

When The Wind Doesn't Blow here, Maybe It's Blowing Over There

After the State of Origin loss I was beginning to wonder what the point of Queensland really is. It's the point of eastern Australia, of course, but only geogra…

Energy Storage Project

Queensland Shortlists 10 Big Renewable and Storage Projects

The Queensland government has finally moved forward on its Renewables 400 auction, announcing 10 big renewable and storage projects that will compete for contra…

Energy Storage Project

Major Solar-Wind-Storage Project at Queensland Gold Mine Bags Extra Funding

Australia-based firm Genex Power is set to bag a second round of debt funding from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) for what will be the wo…

Coal Mine

Galilee Basin mine next to Adani put on hold amid doubts over future of thermal coal

The backer of a massive coal proposal in the Galilee Basin, adjacent to Adani’s Carmichael mine site, has quietly abandoned its plans amid growing doubts about…

Electric utilities - (100%)

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