Energy

Mines and Petroleum, and Hydrogen Industry Minister Bill Johnston has introduced the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 and the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Safety Levies Amendment Bill 2023 in the Western Australian Parliament.

The City of Newcastle welcomes the possibility of attracting billions of dollars of investment and new local jobs from Australia's second offshore wind zone.

A team of engineers from Macquarie University have developed a new microwave technology that would improve the fabrication of solar panel cells, making them easier to recycle. 

Fellows of the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) have called for the rapid deployment of renewable technology to decarbonise Australia’s energy systems.  In a...

National essential power and communications infrastructure provider GenusPlus Group has been awarded a contract by Synergy to undertake the Civil and Electrical Balance of Plant works (BOP Works) for the KBESS2 250 MVA/1000 MWh battery storage facility situated in Kwinana.

The Victorian government has awarded $1.1 million in funding to Telstra for the manufacturing and deployment of a 10-kW renewable hydrogen generator at each of the five regional areas in the state that suffered outages following strong storms in 2021. 

The Australian Silicon Action Plan sets out the actions Australia needs to take to participate in a fully-fledged supply chain for silicon and solar cells – a critical step towards energy security and independence, which will also support economic growth and jobs across Australia’s regions and cities.

Reliance Industries, a Fortune 500 company and India’s largest private-sector enterprise, recently signed a memorandum of understanding (Mou) with Brookfield Asset Management to boost onshore renewable power and decarbonisation equipment manufacturing in Australia. 

Sydney-based solar system manufacturer 5B is slated to supply a 10.1MWp solar system that will form part of a 21.4MWp Full EPC Turnkey & PPA Project that AES El Salvador is constructing for its Holcim El Salvador’s El Ronco cement plant.

International Graphite, based in Western Australia, announced the launch of its new graphite micronising plant in Collie, south of Perth, to bolster Australia’s battery minerals sector.