Renewable Energy

The federal government will invest $402 million over the next four years to establish Jobs and Skills Councils (JSCs) to help address skills shortages and broader workforce challenges.

A slew of unmeasured methane leaks from platforms and pipelines off Australia’s coast have released large amounts of the dangerous greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, opened the Australian Centre For Excellence in PV (ACEPV) in Adelaide yesterday.

Engineers in Melbourne have used sound waves to boost production of green hydrogen by 14 times, using electrolysis to split water.

Victoria has set new emissions reduction targets including a renewables target of 95 per cent by 2035.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it has conditionally approved $45 million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy storage facility.

Dan Shugar, founder and CEO of Nextracker, will present at the upcoming All-Energy Australia event, taking place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 26-27 October.

For the first time ever, All-Energy Australia will be hosting a Start-Up Showcase, presented by EnergyLab, where Australia and New Zealand’s brightest clean energy start-ups will be showcased.

Australia’s first large-scale project to decarbonise an existing ammonia plant using renewable hydrogen is set to get underway, with ARENA supporting a FEED study at Brisbane’s Gibson Island.

Australia’s biggest polluter, AGL, has announced the early closure of the nation's most emissions intensive power station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.

Access to Australia’s first solar garden has now expanded to allow more households locked out of solar to benefit from lower electricity bills and take action on climate change.

LOGOS has agreed to a 30-year partnership with Solar Bay to install and operate a large-scale rooftop solar installation at Moorebank Logistics Park.

Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $47.5 million to build one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen plants in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Coles is partnering with the beef industry to trial a new feed supplement that greatly reduces methane emissions from cattle and could lead to a step-change in the sustainability of Australian beef farming.

AEMO’s latest report identifies reliability gaps for all mainland regions of Australia over the next decade and recommends urgent progress on generation, storage and transmission developments.

All-Energy Australia is taking place this October in Melbourne to continue supporting the industry’s growth, and to help accelerate the transition to a renewable energy future.