Utilities
Battery Electric Vehicles Pumped Hydro Storage Utilities
Are 19 million electric vehicle batteries equal to five Snowy 2.0s?
Australia's car fleet - if fully electric - could provide as much storage five Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro schemes. Here's why.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Electric Vehicles Governments Smart Energy Utilities
Amazon chooses Australia to launch global data play for clean energy transition
Amazon teams with NZ network company Vector to mine consumer data and use it to fast-track “profound” change in the energy sector – starting in Australia and New Zealand.
Governments Solar Utilities Western Australian Government Western Power
West Australia’s first 100MW solar farm starts sending power to the grid
The first 100MW solar farm in Western Australia begins sending power to the grid.
AEMO CleanTech Bites Governments Institutions Queensland Government Solar Utilities
Nine more solar farms could have output cut to zero due to system strength issues
Another nine large-scale solar farms in north Queensland with total capacity of more than 700MW warned their output could be cut to zero due to "system strength" issues.
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Australian Federal Government Climate Gas Governments Origin Utilities
Santos latest to write down gas investments, as total Australia losses near $20 billion
Santos is the latest gas company to write off more than $1b from its gas investments, as total reported losses by Australian gas sector approaches $20b.
Battery Storage Tesla Utilities Western Power
Tesla community battery installed in Margaret River in “unique” W.A. trial
Western Power installs W.A.’s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
CleanTech Bites Origin Rooftop PV Solar Storage Utilities
Origin’s bet on plug and play battery has eye on bigger storage from EVs
Origin's bet on small, plug and play battery storage has one eye on the rental market, and another on the impending arrival of even bigger storage from electric vehicles.
Gas Markets Origin Utilities
Huge Origin write-down raises questions over Australia’s gas transition plan
Origin Energy set to wipe off $1.2 billion from the value of its gas investments, as it gets caught out by a collapse in global oil and gas prices.
Alinta Energy Governments Renewables Utilities Western Australian Government Wind
West Australia’s biggest wind farm energised, delivers first output
First generation at what will be West Australia's biggest, and one of the country's lowest cost, wind farms.
