Aware Super buys into two US battery storage projects, looks for same in Australia

7 December 2020

Australia's Aware Super buys into two battery storage projects in the US and is looking for similar opportunities in Australia.

Viva Energy mulls solar farm, hydrogen hub and LNG imports at Geelong refinery site

7 December 2020

Viva Energy secures MoUs with major international partners for Geelong Energy Hub, which could include solar and battery, green hydrogen…

Yatpool solar farm moves out of queue and onto grid in Victoria

7 December 2020

The 106MW Yatpool solar farm, which has spent months waiting to connect to the grid in Victoria, has started sending…

WA kicks off $6 million worth of solar panels installed on public housing

7 December 2020

McGowan government begins Smart Energy for Social Housing plan with rooftop solar for 10 public housing properties in Clarkson, Gosnells,…

Wind lowers energy prices, but adds to volatility without firming

7 December 2020

UTS study finds increase in wind power is lowering electricity prices, but also leading to higher price volatility.

Massive Moorabool wind farm completed, sending power to Victorian grid

7 December 2020

Moorabool wind farm in central-western Victoria injects first output into main grid following completion of all 104 of its turbines.

Bidders circle Tilt Renewables as majority owner Infratil instigates strategic review

7 December 2020

ASX-listed Tilt Renewables becomes latest takeover target, with its largest shareholder announcing a review of ownership stake after strong interest.

New global CCS report shows up silliness of clean coal predictions in News Corp

7 December 2020

Just over a decade ago the coal industry predicted one quarter of its emissions could be buried in CCS by…

Japan to ban fossil fuel car sales by 2035. Will Australia follow or become a Cuba?

7 December 2020

Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do…

Do no harm? How Australia’s regulators fumbled the transition to wind and solar

7 December 2020

The "do no harm" connection rules introduced a few years ago have had the opposite effect - increasing costs, delays…

St Baker’s Delta clashes with solar and battery giants over new system rules

7 December 2020

Trevor St Baker's proposed new "ramping rules" rejected by solar, wind and battery developers, and even by the country's biggest…

Western Australia could wreck state-based climate action if it doesn’t step up

5 December 2020

The state-based race is on, but Western Australia is setting itself up to be a major laggard without stronger action.