Tasmania declares itself 100 per cent powered by renewable electricity
Tasmania declares it now produces enough renewable electricity to meet 100 per cent of its needs, with wind turbines at Granville Harbour coming online.
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New AEMC chair – a head of innovation – to embrace rapid market transformation
The appointment of Anna Collyer as chair of the AEMC has been broadly welcomed, with the energy law expert to embrace a rapidly changing energy market.
GE Solar Inverter and One Stop Warehouse announce a strategic partnership that will bring high value to the Australian solar PV market
GE signs an agreement with One Stop Warehouse, one of the biggest players in the Australian photovoltaic market. Customers will soon be able to purchase GE solar inverters from One Stop Warehouse.
Energy Insiders Podcast: EV taxes, big batteries and green hydrogen
We talk to UQ’s EV specialist Jake Whitehead about the impact of the proposed electric vehicle road tax, and look at the contest of ideas between NSW and Canberra, and more big battery and green hydrogen announcements.
Vestas lands turbine contracts for two major new wind projects in Victoria
Global Power Generation names Danish wind giant as turbine supplier, installer and OEM for two major wind power projects it is developing in Victoria.
EV tax will smash electric vehicle sales and lift emissions, UQ study finds
University of Queensland research into effect of taxing electric vehicles finds without introducing buying incentives will slash sales by 25% and increase emissions by 40%.
UNSW researchers honoured for work in renewables, water management, chemical engineering
Three UNSW researchers elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, including Renate Egan for her pioneering work
Wind giant Vestas throws weight behind cleantech start-ups
Vestas Ventures to fund early-stage start-ups in energy storage, grid flexibility, green transport and industry, and advanced materials.
Canavan leads “caravan” for coal, urging Nationals to bury future in fossil fuels
Canavan and Joyce lead the Nationals two day "caravan for coal" in the Hunter Valley, calling for n
Market reforms will pave the way to a flexible, decarbonised, decentralised grid
The Energy Security Board's post-2025 NEM redesign could laydown the path to an effective decarbonisation of Australia's main electricity grid.