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Two new wind farms will be built in regional Victoria after winning a Victorian Government tender for large-scale renewable energy certificates. Minister for Energy, Environment and […]
The largest off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) system in the world and one of the largest solar plants providing peak power load to a mining operation has […]
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released its final benchmark range for voluntary solar feed-in tariffs for 2016-17 at 5.5 to 7.2 cents per […]
A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5 per cent – […]
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is establishing a national life cycle assessment (LCA) approach for ARENA-supported bioenergy (including biofuel) projects. An LCA looks at the environmental […]
Standards Australia, with the support of the COAG Energy Council, has begun developing an energy storage roadmap. The work will involve developing new standards and guidelines […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a new report which examines the commercial feasibility of large scale grid-connected energy storage. The Energy Storage for […]
The Queensland Government this week banned underground coal gasification due to its environmental impact. QLD State Development Minister and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Anthony […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced it will provide $8 million in finance to Canberra-based global wind energy company Windlab Limited. Windlab was established […]
Submissions to the review of Queensland’s GasFields Commission close on Friday 22 April 2016. This review is investigating the current effectiveness of the GasFields Commission in […]
A $16 million advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Southern Oil Refining’s plant at Gladstone in Queensland. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the plant […]
The SA Government has called for tenders to provide solar panels for 400 housing trust homes. SA Housing and Urban Development Minister Stephen Mullighan said the […]
Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt has stated that the Federal Government remains committed to investing in clean and renewable energy in Australia. As a result of […]
A newly-completed solar project near Uluru in central Australia is proving how on-site renewable energy is cleaner and cheaper than alternative sources of energy for many […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has published the small-scale technology percentage and the renewable power percentage for 2016. The renewable power percentage and the small-scale technology percentage […]
New standards have been introduced by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) that will see solar products removed from CEC approved lists if they fail compliance tests. […]
Victorian Energy and Resources Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has introduced the National Electricity (Victoria) Further Amendment Bill 2015, aimed at making it easier for small-scale energy generators, […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released data about the Renewable Energy Target (RET) liable entities who complied with their 2015 obligations. The combined compliance rate for […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will provide $8.4 million in funding support for Canadian Solar and Scouller Energy to build a 5MW […]
The Office of the Chief Economist has also released the Energy in Australia 2015 report, which shows Australia produces around three times its energy needs. The […]
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has released the Draft Terms of Reference – Review of maximum price for wholesale Ethanol – February 2016. The move […]
The Energy Networks Association (ENA), in partnership with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), has released an updated database of Australian and international renewable energy grid […]
The Select Committee on Unconventional Gas Mining is seeking submissions as part of its inquiry into the adequacy of Australia’s legislative, regulatory and policy framework for […]
Energy company, Powercor, has signed a memorandum of understanding with a community group in the central Victorian town of Newstead as it attempts to become the […]
SA Government has released the Low Carbon Investment Plan, a blueprint for how South Australia plans to achieve $10 billion investment in low carbon generation by […]
The Victorian Government has released the New Energy Technologies Discussion Paper and encourages your feedback. The discussion paper focuses on the development opportunities emerging from the […]
The Queensland Government has released for comment the Queensland’s Biofutures 10-Year Roadmap Consultation Paper that outlines the Government’s plans to develop a sustainable industrial biotechnology sector […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has released The Australian bioenergy and energy from waste market report that identifies significant opportunities for investment in bioenergy and […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has stated that it has received strong interest from more than 40 domestic and international project developers keen to develop […]
The Victorian Parliament has passed the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Amendment (Saving Energy, Growing Jobs) Bill 2015 which sets emission reduction targets through to 2020. Under […]
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