ESB left in limbo after stalemate in ‘confidential’ energy ministers meeting

20 July 2020

Energy Security Board faces uncertain future, as does policy transparency, as energy ministers meet under new 'confidential' national cabinet rules…

TransGrid welcomes OMERS to its ownership group

20 July 2020

TransGrid today welcomed OMERS, one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, to its ownership group, this announcement follows OMERS…

Semi-scheduled generation: What are the real issues?

20 July 2020

It’s important to understand what the problem is with semi-scheduled generation - the bulk of large scale wind and solar…

New Nissan Ariya electric crossover tops Tesla with 610km range

17 July 2020

"Resilient, inclusive and seamless": the new Nissan Ariya promises a lot, most notably an impressive 610 km range that beats…

McCain Foods Australia goes big on solar, in bid to quit coal by 2025

17 July 2020

Frozen food giant to install massive solar and biogas generation system in Ballarat, slash its reliance on natural gas by…

University of Queensland hits 100 per cent renewables with Warwick solar farm opening

17 July 2020

Warwick solar farm officially opened, completing the University of Queensland's switch to 100 per cent renewable power.

Tilt Renewables output hit by system strength cutbacks and low wind speed

17 July 2020

Tilt hit by low wind speeds and system strength curtailments in South Australia, adding to woes of delayed commissioning of…

Investor Justin Punch appointed as new chair of ARENA, Wilder ousted

17 July 2020

Angus Taylor appoints impact investor Justin Punch as new ARENA chair, as Clean Energy Council calls for ARENA funds to…

Digitalisation lessons from industrial compressed air

17 July 2020

Compressed air systems, often called ‘the fourth utility’ after electricity, gas and water and used in drying, assembly, blow moulding…

Our energy market was never fit for purpose, because it was obsessed only with price

17 July 2020

Our electricity market was never fit for purpose, and the barriers to fundamental change are challenging and deeply ingrained in…

Floating wind farms to take centre stage with 70GW planned by 2040

17 July 2020

Carbon Trust report finds floating wind capacity could increase to 10.7GW by 2030 and to 70GW by 2040, with as…

Cannon-Brookes, Tesla lead call to accelerate energy market reforms

17 July 2020

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and Tesla lead call for energy market reforms to be accelerated to facilitate transition to renewables.