Bango wind farm starts powering up, with 10 turbines fully operational

1 October 2021

Bango wind farm now has 10 operating turbines, as it continues a phased commissioning process.

MPower secures grid connection offer for first of 20 small solar farms

1 October 2021

Renewable energy developer MPower secures grid connection for first of planned 20 solar farms.

Genex picks Tesla Megapacks for 100MWh standalone battery in Queensland

1 October 2021

Genex chooses Tesla Megapack batteries for its 100MWh Bouldercombe project in Queensland.

Renewable energy scores top honours at Resources Sector Awards

1 October 2021

Gold Fields Australia and EDL won the Golden Gecko award for environmental excellence for their Agnew Hybrid Renewable project in…

Liberal-controlled oversight committee says Taylor’s ARENA changes should be cancelled

30 September 2021

Senate oversight committee says controversial regulations that push ARENA into funding non renewable technologies, including CCS - be cancelled.

Taylor and Pitt pour another $250m into CCS projects that may not be complete until 2031

30 September 2021

Taylor and Pitt will spend another $250 million on controversial carbon capture projects – which may not be operational for…

Italian energy giant Enel to triple renewable energy to 145GW by 2030

30 September 2021

Italian energy giant Enel to treble its renewable energy capacity by 2030 and fast-track its exit from coal power to…

Battery storage charges up for big switch to 5-minute settlements

30 September 2021

Switch to five-minute settlements on Friday will favour fast technologies such as battery storage over lumbering end-of-life assets such as…

Queensland coal plants hit by more huge write-downs, as failures and rooftop PV rattle market

30 September 2021

Stanwell profits surge as CS Energy deals with Callide C failure, in a volatile year for Queensland's state owned coal…

5MS explainer: The early bidder will catch the worm

30 September 2021

5MS will encourage investment in battery storage, but it will also bring create risks for renewable generators.

NSW greenlights network link to unlock wind and solar in state’s south-west

30 September 2021

Stage one of the new Project EnergyConnect transmission link gets NSW planning approval, set to underpin the South-west REZ.

Solar curtailment: You ain’t seen nothing yet

30 September 2021

The expected growth of solar capacity needs long-term solutions. Right now, grid operators have to resort to curtailment as the…