Energy companies have reacted to their latest summons by the Prime Minister by telling the government to get its act together and introduce the Clean …
Cheaper bills possible with a CET – Energy companies
Renewable energy generated in 2016-2017 enough to power 70% of Australian homes
Australia produces enough renewable energy to power 70 per cent of all households in the country and makes up 17 per cent of total electricity …
Aboriginal communities in Northern Territory go solar
Solar power and battery storage is being taken to Aboriginal communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory in the first phase of a $55 …
Victoria issues $1.5 billion renewable energy tender
Victoria’s state government has announced Australia’s biggest ever renewable energy tender at a whopping $1.5 million in a charge to drive electricity prices down. Victoria’s …
South Australia to get another battery storage facility
South Australia will be getting another battery storage facility which will be completed by February next year. The $30 million battery storage plant will have …
US scientists to monitor effect of solar eclipse on commercial photovoltaic panel energy generation
The United States will be transfixed by the great American solar eclipse on Monday 21 August, but scientists will be looking at something else – …
Whitehaven Coal rules out domestic trading after posting record $405M profit from Asian exports
Whitehaven Coal, one of Australia’s largest producers, has posted a record after tax profit of $405 million thanks to exports to South Asia, but has …
Tasmania to be 100% energy self-sufficient by 2022
Tasmania is aiming to become totally energy self-sufficient on renewable sources by 2022 to prevent a repeat of the 2015 power crisis. Tasmania currently uses …
South Australia commissions $650m solar thermal plant
The South Australian government has commissioned a $650 million solar thermal plant which will produce 150 Megawatts of power. Premier Jay Weatherill said the contract …
Independent bi-partisan review finds that energy market deregulation ‘failed’ Victorian consumers
A bi-partisan and independent review panel has found that energy market deregulation failed Victorian consumers, with people paying on average 21% more than they should …
