Redflow restructures leadership team
27 September, 2017Australian battery company Redflow has announced leadership changes, including a new managing director and CEO and an independent non-executive chairman, effective immediately.
'Grid orchestration' for the networks of tomorrow
26 September, 2017Energy Networks Australia and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency have partnered to generate ideas that will help determine how we operate the electricity networks of the future.
Call for applications for the 2018 Women in Renewables Scholarship
18 September, 2017The Clean Energy Council is calling for applications from talented women in the renewable energy industry for the 2018 Women in Renewables Scholarship. The deadline for applications is 15 October.
Storm stirs renewable energy investment in South Australia
15 September, 2017 by Stephanie RichardsA year on from a storm that blacked out the entire state, South Australia has emerged from the electricity crisis to strengthen its position as a global leader in renewable energy.
WIRSOL to begin construction of 110 MW solar project in Vic
14 September, 2017WIRSOL Energy, part of German renewable energy group WIRCON, has acquired additional 110 MW solar project for construction in Victoria.
Energy Queensland and GreenSync to create virtual power plant
08 September, 2017Energy Queensland's Energy Services division and GreenSync are partnering to create a virtual power plant.
Bipartisan national energy policy increasingly urgent — CEC
07 September, 2017New investment in Australia's electricity system can keep costs down and improve reliability, but bipartisan national energy policy is increasingly urgent, according to the Clean Energy Council (CEC).
Lessons from the world's smartest grid
06 September, 2017 by Adrian Clark, CEO of Landis+Gyr Australia, New Zealand and South East AsiaWell known as early adopters of technology, Japan has been no different when it comes to the Internet of Things (IoT). Tokyo, Japan's capital city, recently modernised its traditional electric power grid, the fourth biggest in the world, with more than 10 million advanced meters and devices.
From coal age to stor-age
05 September, 2017Gordon Makryllos, Managing Director ANZ at Eaton, reflects on the shift to renewables — and the potential for the future of energy storage and microgrids in Australia.
Moving into unchartered territory
04 September, 2017 by Malcolm Richards, CEOFrom Snowy Hydro 2.0 to the Queensland government's move to bring Stanwell's E gas-fired power station out of hibernation and the closure of Hazelwood coal-fired plant in Victoria, the nation is at odds about how to responsibly cater to the ever-growing energy needs of our own population, as well as the world's.
Small-scale renewable energy installation capacity hits 6000 MW
01 September, 2017The small-scale renewable energy installation capacity in Australia has reached 6000 MW with around 2.8 million installations, according to the Clean Energy Regulator.
CBI MCB hydraulic magnetic battery storage range
01 September, 2017CBI's MCB hydraulic magnetic battery storage range is designed to keep batteries in an installation safe, as well as enable safe disconnection.
ETU calls for RET to protect renewables
30 August, 2017The Electrical Trades Union has called for the Prime Minister to demonstrate leadership and implement a long-term renewable energy target following Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg's claims there was "no rush" to commit to energy policy certainty.
First Australian Smart Cities Awards Program launched
21 August, 2017A Smart Cities Awards Program has been announced by the Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand (SCCANZ).
Construction to begin on two Qld solar farms
14 August, 2017Construction is about to begin on two new large-scale solar farms near Collinsville in north Queensland.