Tag: renewable energy
Melbourne’s tram network to run on solar power by 2018
Melbourne’s 401-strong tram network will soon be running on renewable energy supplied by a new large-scale solar power plant, the Victorian Government announced on...
AGL‘s renewables fund reaches financial close for 200MW wind farm in NSW
AGL Energy Limited announced that it has reached financial close on the sale of the 200 MW Silverton wind farm project, to the Powering...
UGL wins $110m contract to deliver stage one of the Kidston Solar Project
UGL Limited has won a $110 million contract from power generation and development company Genex Power for work on the company’s solar project at...
World’s largest virtual power plant hits another milestone
Households and small businesses in Adelaide have now started receiving the first battery installations as part of AGL Energy Limited’s (AGL) world leading Virtual Power...
Unitywater and ARENA launch waste to energy feasibility study
Unitywater is developing a waste-to-energy feasibility study that could change the way we think about, and use, sewage.
The study, which is being supported by...
Solar PV and cloud prediction combo to deliver cheap and reliable electricity for regional...
Two ARENA-backed projects have come online, ready to show the world how solar power and cloud prediction technology can provide cheaper, more reliable renewable...
Queensland’s Mount Emerald Wind Farm set to enter construction phase
Queensland’s largest wind farm project, the 180 Megawatt Mount Emerald Wind Farm, has reached financial close and will shortly enter construction phase.
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ARENA supports Australian first project harnessing sun, wind and batteries
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting another world-leading project that will combine solar, wind and battery storage to deliver reliable and affordable...
TerraCom to build 60Mw solar power station at Blair Athol coal mine
TerraCom Limited has unveiled plans to construct a 60Mw solar power station on rehabilitated land at the Blair Athol coal mine which has historically...
Carnegie Wave Energy to design and build the world’s first renewable energy island ‘microgrid’
Australian wave energy technology developer Carnegie Wave Energy is set to design and build the first renewable energy island ‘microgrid’ in the world.
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