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Electric Vehicle initiative – Charge Together Fleet

The Federal Government is supporting a new suite of tools to help vehicle fleet owners and individuals who choose to transition to electric vehicles (EV), as […]

The development of Australia’s hydrogen resources

The Federal Government is supporting a study that will investigate the use of an existing ammonia plant to produce renewable hydrogen in Moranbah, Queensland. Dyno Nobel […]

Register of solar water heaters (version 37) – effective 25 September 2019

The Clean Energy Regulator has made available the register of solar water heaters (version 37). The register lists solar water heater and air source heat pump […]

New report identifies and maps potential high hydrogen production

A new report by Geoscience Australia identifies and maps the regions in Australia that have high potential for hydrogen production. Australia has the potential to become […]

New guide to transform Australian agriculture sector with clean energy

The National Farmers’ Federation and Clean Energy Finance Corp have released a practical guide that has an objective to assist the Australian agribusiness sector to reduce […]

Large-scale Renewable Energy Target will be met in 2020 says Clean Energy Regulator

The Clean Energy Regulator has now approved enough capacity to guarantee that the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 gigawatt hours of additional renewable energy will […]

New Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens

A new rapid electric vehicle charging station has opened at RACV’s Torquay resort.  Powered by 100% renewable energy, the charging station is capable of charging an […]

Clean Energy Regulator releases Corporate Plan

The Clean Energy Regulator has released its Corporate Plan 2019-2023, following submission to the Minister for the Environment and Energy. The Corporate Plan is the agency’s […]

Clean Energy Finance Corporation agreement with Bank of Queensland for clean energy investment

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has launched its latest co-financing program, a $100 million agreement with the Bank of Queensland’s BOQ Finance (BOQF) division, to […]

Victorian Government introduces renewable energy bill

The Victorian Government has introduced a Bill into parliament to legislate increasing Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 per cent by 2030. The Renewable Energy […]

Renewable Energy investment report: Released

The Federal Clean Energy Regulator has released the 2018 Renewable Energy Target Administrative Report – the acceleration in renewables investment. The report highlights the record investment […]

Renewable Energy Target (RET) Annual statement tabled in Parliament

The Federal Clean Energy Regulator has released the 2018 Renewable Energy Target Annual statement. The Statement confirms that the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 gigawatt […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund

The Queensland Government is calling for expressions of interest for funding of waste to biofutures projects. The Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund (W2B Fund) aims to […]

National Hydrogen Strategy – Have your say!

The National Hydrogen Strategy Discussion Paper is now open for consultation and the COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group is seeking your comment to help inform Australia’s National Hydrogen […]

Planning rule change in response to renewable energy transformation

The Victorian Government has made changes to state planning rules to ensure planning permits will now be required for the power lines that connect new large-scale […]

Legislation to create CleanCo introduced into Parliament

The Queensland Government has introduced the legislation to create CleanCo into Parliament. The new publicly owned CleanCo clean energy generator aims to secure a cleaner, more […]

$3.5 billion Climate Solution Package announced

  The Federal Government has announced the Climate Solutions Package, a $3.5 billion investment to deliver on Australia’s 2030 Paris climate commitments. The package is intended […]

ARENA awards $9.6 million for distributed energy projects and studies

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded $9.6 million in funding to 12 projects and studies to further integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the […]

EPA Victoria supports coal to hydrogen research

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) has approved an application from J-Power Latrobe Valley Pty Ltd for a Research, Development and Demonstration that will investigate […]

Business Renewables Centre to be established for businesses to make switch to renewable energy

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced funding to help establish a Business Renewables Centre to encourage Australian businesses to make the switch to renewable […]

New initiative brings together key stakeholders in energy sector: Distributed Energy Integrated Program

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a new initiative aimed to get the whole-of-the-energy industry working together to harness the potential of consumer owned […]

Initiative to ensure the installation of genuine solar panels

The Clean Energy Regulator has partnered with the solar industry to roll out a co-designed Solar Panel Validation Initiative to ensure genuine solar panels are installed […]

NEW GUIDELINES – Conducting audits of wind energy facilities

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority has released guidelines to assist environmental auditors appointed under the Environment Protection Act 1970 to conduct audits of wind energy facilities […]

Funding for microgrid demonstration project

The Victorian Government has announced funding of $210,000 for the development of a new microgrid demonstration project in Birchip. The funding to Birchip Cropping Group is […]

$20M to Origin Energy for Victoria’s largest virtual power plant

The Victorian Government has announced $4.5 million in funding to Origin Energy to develop a $20 million cloud-based project that will distribute power from up to […]

CleanCo kicks off in Queensland

The Queensland Government has launched CleanCo, Queensland’s new renewable energy, publicly owned electricity generator. The creation of CleanCo is part of the Powering Queensland plan and […]

Corporate Plan 2018-22 of Clean Energy Regulator – Released

The Clean Energy Regulator has released its Corporate Plan 2018-22, following submission to the Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy. The Corporate Plan is the […]

Boral to investigate turning sawmill residue into renewable diesel

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced up to $500,000 in funding to Boral Timber to investigate the feasibility of building a ‘second-generation’ biofuels refinery […]

New CEO for ARENA

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the new appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). ARENA Chair, Martijn Wilder AM announced on Tuesday […]

Changes to Renewable Energy Certificates Registry

The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that changes will be made to the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) Registry on 19 September 2018 that is aimed at […]

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