Australia’s main grid achieved a new renewable record share of 78.6%. South Australia reached a peak of 155.3% renewable share, breaking its own record. Rooftop solar generation accounted for over 43% ...

Global renewable energy developer Recurrent Energy has landed a grid connection approval for a massive solar-battery hybrid project in New South Wales’ (NSW) biggest renewable energy zone. The Sundown ...

Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy has unveiled another major wind project, this one located just outside an already crowded renewable energy zone in the south-west of New South Wales. The 558 megawatt ...

Plans for what could be one of the nation’s biggest new gas plants have joined the queue for federal environmental approval, as part of what is being described as a “multi‑stage development” to ...

Snowy Hydro has warned local residents of “odour and plume” as it commissions the diesel component of its delayed, over-budget and controversial Kurri Kurri power station, but promises the impacts ...

Electric trucks are suddenly big news in Australia. We catch up with NewVolt’s Anthony Headlam on its plans for network of large charging stations. Plus: News of the week. Energy Insiders is brought ...

Australia’s newest airport, the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport will be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity, thanks to a large rooftop solar system and a big battery ...

The immense size of wind projects and the rising costs of building them are causing potential funders to look at them carefully – and not just on the size and number of turbines. The focus now is on ...

Victoria’s Essential Services Commission has banned another company from the Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) program because of a number of alleged breaches of the rules. The ESC, the state’s ...

Australia’s first new steel mill in three decades will be unlike any that came before it. Run entirely on electricity, the Greensteel Australia factory to be built in the NSW Hunter region will make ...

Big three Australian utility AGL Energy is building a solar and battery-based microgrid that will supply the majority of power for one of Australia’s largest almond orchards, Koompartu Farms, in the ...

Jet fuel made from used cooking oil will be used at an Australian airport for the first time, giving wings to new technology without frying the planet. The Iran war, which led to the closure of the ...