Energy

Australia’s oil and gas sector has expressed a willingness to work collaboratively with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s newly restructured Ministry, emphasising the need for energy policy reforms that support long-term energy security and economic development.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released its first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), outlining a commitment to ensuring First Nations peoples are engaged and able to benefit from the nation’s clean energy transition.

The Australian Government has activated the second community battery under its national Community Batteries for Household Solar program with the latest addition of a 412-kilowatt-hour Narara battery, constructed by Ausgrid and located on the NSW Central Coast.

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).

Renewable energy tech provider Flow Power has introduced an Australian-first technology that would help build smarter solar farms and speed up Australia’s net zero transition. 

Engineers at UNSW Sydney have created a new, more efficient method of recycling solar panels that can efficiently recover silver, the university said in a news release. 

UNSW Sydney researchers will lead a renewable energy pilot project aimed at building Aboriginal community capacity in New South Wales’ Central-West Orana, as part of efforts to support the development of the state's first renewable energy zone (REZ).

Powered by Goldwind, the event will tackle the decarbonisation of mining, the extraordinary opportunity for offshore wind and green hydrogen, First Nations engagement and participation in clean energy, and rooftop solar's continuing evolution to power homes, businesses and remote communities.

The NSW Government announced an $8 million pilot program to trial novel approaches to decarbonise homes across three NSW communities to reduce energy bills and emissions.

The Federal Government has allocated $32.1 million to Rio Tinto through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to help the firm in establishing a hydrogen facility in Gladstone, Queensland.