Renewables
Governments
Queensland Government
Renewable Gas
Renewables
Mick de Brenni named new Queensland minister for renewables and hydrogen
Mick de Brenni appointed Queensland minister for energy, renewables and hydrogen. Australia's first dedicated minister for hydrogen.
AEMO
Governments
Institutions
Markets
News & Commentary
Renewables
Victorian Government
AEMO charts “transmission roadmap” to guide Victoria to 50pct renewables
AEMO to help establish new renewable energy zones in Victoria, as part of $3.5bn of network projects to help smooth transition to 50% renewables by 2030.
CleanTech Bites
Climate
Coal
Solar
Wind
Fortescue leads “stampede” into green energy with stunning plans for 235 gigawatts of wind and solar
Fortescue to lead "stampede" into renewables with stunning plan to build more than 235GW of wind and solar capacity and a green hydrogen industry.
Retail giant Woolworths Group joins RE100 initiative with pledge to power all of its operations with 100 per cent renewable electricity within just five years.
Monash
Renewables
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Solar
Australian researchers build new AI that could solve challenge of cheaper solar power
Australian researchers unveil a new artificial intelligence platform that fast-tracks the development of cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
ARENA
Australian Federal Government
CEFC
Governments
Renewables
Former ARENA, CEFC heads call on Coalition to abandon “flawed” green bank changes
Former heads of the CEFC and ARENA issue joint call for Morrison government to abandon "flawed" plans to open up the CEFC to fossil fuel investments.
CleanTech Bites
Graphs
Renewables
Renewable energy generation will overtake coal within 5 years, says IEA
New IEA report says renewables immune to impact of Covid-19, but not to policy failures - but will still overtake coal within five years as number one source of...
News & Commentary
Oil
Renewables
Solar
Wind
Oil companies join forces on 1.1GW offshore wind farm plan for W.A.
Pilot Energy enters JV deal with fellow Perth resources outfit Triangle Energy to further plans for a 1,100MW offshore wind farm, plus onshore wind and solar.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
Renewables
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Solar
Wind
Australia will benefit from shift to zero emissions, with no gas required
With wind and solar now the cheapest sources of energy, Australia would benefit from a switch to 100% renewables, with gas not needed as transition fuel.
CleanTech Bites
Climate
NSW Government
Renewables
Solar
Storage
NSW renewables plan marks a major new moment for climate action in Australia
The NSW government has hit on a magic formula for climate policy, but a dive into the details of its plans show there is more to be done.
