Tag: Electricity

Australia’s biggest battery build raises $500m

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Australia’s largest battery storage development in New South Wales has secured a $500 million investment following a capital raise led by the world’s biggest funds manager, BlackRock. The capital...

WA Budget delivers $2.8bn battery and renewables package

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A $2.8 billion package for energy storage, wind power generation, and transmission network upgrades along Western Australia’s main electricity grid is contained in the state’s 2023-24 Budget. The funding...

WA government sets ‘modest’ 1% hydrogen target

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The Western Australian government wants one percent of its generated electricity to come from green hydrogen by 2030 and has set up a new government unit to accelerate environmental...

Dan Andrews commits $43m to battery storage in Vic

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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has pledged $43 million to support the roll out of 100 new community batteries if the Labor Party is successful at the state election on...

Hydrogen leads Queensland’s demand for engineering talent

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A new report by Construction Skills Queensland has found that developing the state’s renewables industry to 2050, with its emphasis on hydrogen, will drive huge new demand for engineering...

$37m for standalone power systems rollout in WA

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The Western Australian government has announced that two local firms will share in $37 million for the rollout of 180 standalone power systems. The rollout will begin in 2023...

WA begins energy reformation as coal phased out by 2030

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All state-owned coal-fired power stations in Western Australia will close by 2030 as the  state government launches a new green industry transition fund and commits the state-owned energy company...

Forrest buys $3b renewables farm, FFI hydrogen hub gets underway

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As the ground broke on the world’s largest electrolyser production facility, Fortescue Future Industries chairman Andrew Forrest announced Tattarang’s $3 billion acquisition of the largest renewables farm in the...