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Renewables

Wind turbine maintenance robot passes key test in tough offshore conditions
“Major milestone.” Robotics firm Aerones completes test of its remote controlled wind turbine maintenance technology in challenging offshore conditions.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 16, 2024

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Australian start-up secures $9m for mine-based gravity energy storage technology
Green Gravity says it has secured $9 million in new funding to develop its gravitational energy storage technology that it hopes to deploy in disused mines.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 16, 2024

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State owned utility to be protected under constitution after cross-bench changes heart
Victoria’s constitution will be altered to include Labor’s signature election promise to revive the State Electricity Commission after a surprise change of heart from cross-benchers.
Callum Godde

Oct 16, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Green hydrogen guarantee of origin scheme urgently needed, inquiry told
Inquiry told the emerging green hydrogen sector is “frustrated” by delays to the introduction of a mechanism to track and verify emissions associated with hydrogen, renewable electricity and other resources.
Marion Rae

Oct 15, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Premier vows to hold vote on Coalition nuclear power plan ahead of federal election
Queenslanders will be asked to vote in a plebiscite on nuclear energy at the next federal election if Labor Premier Steven Miles is re-elected.
Fraser Barton

Oct 15, 2024

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Solar

Solar proposal gets green light to build “de facto renewable energy precinct” in north Queensland
Plans to build more than a gigawatt of solar on sugar cane farming land in north Queensland have been cleared for construction by the local council.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2024

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Sweden’s OX2 makes first move into wind power in Australia with purchase of gigawatt scale project
Sweden’s OX2 follows up its 2023 purchase of a large solar portfolio in Australia with the acquisition of a gigawatt scale wind and battery project.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2024

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Wind

World’s biggest wind turbine – 26 MW – rolls off production line in China
Dongfang Electric says it has completed the production of a mammoth 26MW offshore wind turbine, by far the most powerful turbine yet to roll off the production line.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 14, 2024

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Port of Newcastle advances new precinct to become leading hub for green hydrogen
The development of the Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct has taken important new steps with the signing of agreements for key design work and environmental impact studies.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 14, 2024

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Commentary

Data centres, electrification and green hydrogen: The big demand questions for the grid
Our analysis assumes a fraction of the data centre demand forecasts modelled in the central scenario of the market operator’s grid plan.
David Leitch

Oct 14, 2024

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Australian solar innovator SunDrive strikes manufacturing pact with Chinese PV giant
Australian solar innovator SunDrive strikes agreement with China solar giant that could be big boost to Labor’s Made in Australia plans and its Solar Sunshot program.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 14, 2024

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Commentary

Whoever wins the election, Queensland needs more renewables, sooner
There are deliberate campaigns underway to spread misinformation and disinformation about renewables, particularly in regional areas, in an attempt to delay this crucial transition.
Tracey Stinson

Oct 14, 2024

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Storage

Plans advanced for Australia’s largest battery, with eight times more storage than current biggest
The size of big battery projects in Australia is rapidly increasing, with the latest proposal around eight times bigger than the current biggest operating battery in the country.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 14, 2024

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Chart of the day

Rooftop solar supplies more than 50 per cent of main grid’s power demand for first time
Updated: Solar PV mounted on the nation’s rooftops have supplied more than 50 per cent of the main grid’s power demand for the first time.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 13, 2024

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Renewables

First sod turned at Arena-backed renewable hydrogen project with green gas ambitions
Construction begins at Hydrogen Park Murray Valley, where a 10MW electrolyser is expected to generate around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year for use in gas mains.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage
Australia could create thousands of jobs and transition workers out of the fossil fuel industry if wind towers were produced at home, a research group says.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: A spring full of renewable and battery records
Renewable records continue to tumble, while a big battery helps solve one of the grid’s main challenges. Julius Susanto from Ampere Labs joins us to explain. Plus: Lots of big wind stories.
Giles Parkinson & David Leitch

Oct 11, 2024

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Storage

Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid
The growth of rooftop solar is creating new headaches for the market operator in terms of minimum demand. But the first big battery in the country’s most vulnerable state may have already fixed the problem.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels
State Coalition parties seem determined to stop renewables, with Victoria re-heating a decade-old wind buffer plan and Queensland vowing to burn coal for as long as it can.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 11, 2024

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Commentary

Can wind propulsion technology really help power modern ships?
Wind propulsion technology today is as far removed from 18th century sailing ships as today’s Formula 1 cars are from 18th century horse-drawn carts.
Nico van der Kolk

Oct 11, 2024

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