Energy

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $422,582 in funding for AGL Energy Limited (AGL) to investigate the viability of retrofitting the Torrens Island Power Station B in South Australia with thermal energy storage technology.

Companies involved in rooftop solar panel installation are being warned the workplace regulator is prosecuting businesses for exposing employees to workplace risk. 

The Victorian government has announced a $900,000 investment to train more electricians and electrical engineers.  

The Western Australian government has allocated $5.5 million in funding to accelerate the development of the Mid West Hydrogen Hub. 

The Western Australian government is seeking public feedback on its Renewable Hydrogen Strategy. 

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is slated to build one of the world’s largest renewable energy-powered electrolysers in Queensland. 

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has signed a global strategic partnership with energy infrastructure company Tree Energy Solutions to (TES) develop a cutting-edge green hydrogen and energy import facility in Germany. 

Neoen, one of the world’s leading producers of exclusively renewable energy, has completed financial close on its Capital Battery, a 100 MW / 200 MWh lithium-ion battery storage facility located next to the Queanbeyan substation near Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Australia’s official government-backed battery recycling Scheme, B-cycle, has today released its first performance report - Positive Charge, highlighting the rapid scale and pace of the innovative product stewardship scheme since launch in February this year.

Community groups keen to take part in Queensland’s renewable industrial revolution are being encouraged to put their hand up, with funding on the table to purchase and install cheaper, cleaner energy.