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Eyes are on the Energy and Climate Change Ministerial Council (ECCMC) meeting this Friday in Perth, where consumer advocacy group Solar Citizens hopes to see the start of much-needed consumer solar energy policy and regulation reform. “If we are to maximise solar value and continue to lower household power bills, we need Australia’s governments to … Continued
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CIMIC Group company Pacific Partnerships energised its 130MWdc solar farm at Glenrowan in northern Victoria this week and will now start supplying renewable electricity to the national network. Leading greenfield infrastructure developer, Pacific Partnerships, started testing and commissioning the solar farm early this month and achieved first energisation on 21 November 2023. The solar farm … Continued
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One of Australia’s largest energy infrastructure businesses and one of Western Australia’s largest chemical manufacturing companies are set to investigate producing and transporting renewable hydrogen through an existing natural gas pipeline south of Perth, in a new study backed by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA is providing … Continued
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The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned that we’re expecting a once-in-a-decade surge in electricity demand, putting Australia’s energy system to the test. An expert is available to explain how we might avoid blackouts this summer. Topics: energy system, electricity, electrical grid, summer, blackouts, air conditioners, heatwaves Associate Professor Lasantha Meegahapola, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering … Continued
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COP28, which will be held in Dubai from 30 November – 12 December, is expected to be the largest ever global climate conference with an anticipated attendance of over 80,000 delegates and 140 heads of state from around the world. Monash University will be hosting a Blue Zone pavilion, which will be the first time … Continued
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bp’s plans to produce renewable hydrogen at its Kwinana Energy Hub in Western Australia have reached a major milestone, with the company’s H2Kwinana project entering front-end engineering and design (FEED). bp welcomed the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen MP, to Kwinana to mark the milestone, with the project supported … Continued
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November 17 Australia can create a battery manufacturing industry targeting Australia’s grid and heavy vehicle battery markets, a new report from independent industry think tank Beyond Zero Emissions has found. BZE CEO Heidi Lee said the Battery Supply Chain report finds an Australian battery manufacturing industry could create 44,000 jobs and $57 billion … Continued
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Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertiliser vital for crop-growing. The production of ammonia for fertilisers – which has one of the largest carbon footprints among industrial processes – will soon be possible on farms using low-cost, low-energy and environmentally friendly technology. This is thanks to researchers … Continued
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On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today launched the first funding round of the $400 million Industrial Transformation Stream (ITS) to support emissions reduction at existing industrial facilities in regional Australia. The Industrial Transformation Stream is part of the Powering the Regions Fund, the design of which … Continued
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TODAY more than 2,026,000 Australian households use LPG for indoor cooking, hot water and/or heating. Homeowners can avoid tens of thousands of dollars in switching to electricity by transitioning to net zero bioLPG without changing their appliances. In its submission on the Future Gas Strategy, Gas Energy Australia (GEA) notes that homes and businesses … Continued
