Renewables
Governments New Zealand Government Renewables Utilities
New Zealand wants a 100% renewables grid, but is massive infrastructure the best option?
A proposed multibillion-dollar project to build a pumped hydro storage plant could make New Zealand’s electricity grid 100% renewable, but is this the best solution?
Germany backs pilot project which will build a 30MW electrolyser to produce green hydrogen from electricity generated by an offshore wind farm.
Battery Climate Governments Renewables Solar Storage United States Government
How the US grid can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035
New report says US can achieve 90% clean electricity mix by 2035 – as opposed to 55% under a business-as-usual scenario – if it follows a set of institutional,...
Scientists have made an important discovery that they say “breaks a bottleneck” in the process of extracting hydrogen from water through electrolysis.
AEMO Ausnet Institutions Renewables Utilities
Angry farmer ploughs home blunt warning for Australia’s transmission plans
Victorian farmer worried about the impact of major new transmission works delivers blunt message to DNSP. And while novel in approach, the sentiment is not new.
Australian Federal Government Coal EnergyAustralia Gas Governments Storage Utilities Victorian Government Wind
EnergyAustralia jumps over hedge, and gets ready to step on the gas
EnergyAustralia profits fall in the first half, but confirms it is looking at 1GW of new fast-start gas generation to fill the gaps of the retiring coal fleet.
AEMO Institutions Renewables Utilities Wind
Infigen revenue slumps as markets fall, but ISP offers hope for transition
Infigen says revenues have been hit by Covid-19 impacts, but long term outlook heightened by pace of clean energy transition and AEMO's 20-year blueprint.
CSIRO Renewable Gas Renewables Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Complete switch to hydrogen fuel flights possible by 2050, CSIRO says
A new CSIRO study finds a switch to a hydrogen fuelled aviation sector could occur by 2050, and may be necessary to avoid a massive increase in emissions.
Governments Queensland Government Renewables Solar Utilities
CopperString 2.0 promises huge return on investment for biggest extension of grid
New modelling suggests handsome returns for proposed Copperstring 2.0 transmission link from Mt Isa and Townsville, to unlock renewable energy and a major mining province.
Hazer Group board gives final investment decision approval to $17 million Perth biogas-to-hydrogen pilot facility that has received ARENA backing.
