CSIRO spins out new green hydrogen tech startup for heavy industry
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO has collaborated with corporate advisor RFC Ambrian to establish a new company to commercialise electrolysis technology that the agency said can produce hydrogen with 30 per cent less electricity in a push to decarbonise heavy industry.
Stanwell Hydrogen Project secures ARENA funding
Stanwell Corporation has received $1.25 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to assess the feasibility of what would be the...
New ‘Aquanomics’ research from GHD says climate change is doubling Australia’s annual losses from...
Droughts, floods and storms could result in a total loss of AUD$452 billion to Australia’s GDP between 2022 and 2050, according to new research...
ACCIONA Energy commences construction of the Mt Gellibrand wind farm in Victoria
ACCIONA Energy announced on Wednesday that it has commenced construction on the 132-megawatt Mount Gellibrand wind farm in Victoria.
Located 17km west of Winchelsea, the...
Victoria opens grants to boost soft plastics and e-waste recycling
Recycling businesses across Victoria are being invited to apply for new grant funding aimed at increasing the state’s capacity to recycle hard-to-process plastics, including soft plastics and e-waste.
NZ Steel partners with gov’t in $300m decarbonisation plan
New Zealand Steel is set to build a new $300 million (AUD 283 million) Electric Arc Furnace at its steelworks at Glenbrook within the next three years as part of the move to lower the country’s greenhouse gas emissions.
New facility poised to recycle over 1 billion plastic bottles annually
The Federal and Victorian Labor Governments have unveiled a state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility set to process more than one billion plastic bottles annually.
Circular Plastics...
Australian ZEN Energy gets grant to commercialise energy storage technology
ZEN Energy, an Australian solar and energy storage company, has been awarded an AUS$200,000 grant by the South Australian Government to develop and commercialise...
AGL selects Wärtsilä and Fluence to deliver on its grid-scale battery commitment
AGL has signed non-exclusive framework agreements with energy storage technology companies, Wärtsilä and Fluence to supply up to 1000MW of grid-scale battery storage.
Last year,...
BusTech confirmed as the only Australian electric bus maker in NSW
BusTech has been confirmed as the only Australian bus company locally manufacturing zero-emission buses for the NSW market.
The Group’s all-electric ZDi 12.5-meter transit bus...