Queensland Government
Coal
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Queensland Government
Victorian Government
Brown coal generation hits record low, as black coal units trip in Queensland heatwave
Brown coal generation hits record low, as coal units in heatwave affected Queensland and NSW experience multiple trips.
Battery
Governments
micro-grids
News & Commentary
Queensland Government
Solar
Storage
Queensland trial to power a remote farm with solar and battery “pod”
Renewable power “pod” combining solar, battery storage and a generator to be trialled on a north-west Queensland farm, in bid to offer rural customers more reliable, affordable electricity.
Australian Federal Government
Electric Cars
Electric Vehicles
Governments
Queensland Government
Coalition should get “head out of sand” on electric vehicles, say states
Queensland and ACT push federal government to embrace a national policy for electric vehicles.
Queensland has more solar capacity installed than any other state, and it is pushing down day-time wholesale prices.
Governments
Queensland Government
Solar
Queensland releases new guidelines as another 16 solar projects queue to join grid
Queensland releases new guidelines for solar developers as another 16 large scale projects queue for connection to the grid.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Queensland Government
Canavan ridicules climate health report, days after climate health expert wins Liberal safe seat
Canavan dismisses Queensland government report on climate impacts as "imaginary threats of a climate induced drug outbreak."
Governments
Queensland Government
Renewables
Queensland could be 90% renewable by 2030 – with right policy settings
Report finds Queensland could meet almost 100% of its electricity needs from renewables by 2030, if all of its almost 15,000MW pipeline of large-scale wind and solar projects proceeded.
Governments
Queensland Government
Renewables
Utilities
Queensland says wind, solar key to lower power bills, creates new renewables generation company
Queensland unveils new "CleanCo" power company, and says on target for 50% renewables by 2030. Wind and solar, it says, are key for lower prices.
Battery
Governments
Queensland Government
Storage
Queensland pumps money into $2 billion battery “gigafactory” study
Queensland government to provide up to $3.1m for feasibility study into proposed $2bn lithium-ion battery "giga-factory" in Townsville.
Governments
Queensland Government
Renewables
Solar
“No need for new coal:” Sun Metals formally opens solar farm in “George” town
Premier Palaszczuk officially opens Sun Metals solar farm, the first large-scale solar farm built directly by major energy user.