Energy

  • Bunbury manufacturer expands workforce through wind investment

    12 Sep, 2025

    Bunbury manufacturer expands workforce through wind investment

    A Bunbury-based manufacturer will expand its workforce and pursue new opportunities in the clean energy sector after securing more than $2 million under a state government program aimed at boosting local wind e... more

  • Australia launches new renewable energy tenders

    12 Sep, 2025

    Western Australia launches new renewable energy tenders

    The Australian government has announced the opening of two new Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tenders, promising a cleaner and more reliable energy future for hundreds of thousands of Western Australian house... more

  • Robbins Island wind farm project gains approval

    12 Sep, 2025

    Tasmania’s Robbins Island wind farm project gains approval

    A new wind farm development on Robbins Island in northwest Tasmania has been officially approved by Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water, under national environment law, with a su... more

  • Australia advances Bunbury offshore wind projects

    12 Sep, 2025

    Australian government advances Bunbury offshore wind projects

    The Australian government has moved forward on developing Western Australia’s offshore wind sector, offering three preliminary feasibility licences in the Bunbury Zone. In the southern area of the zone, We... more

  • Australia risks stalling net zero transition due to skills gap
    12 Sep, 2025
  • Australia’s energy markets face transformative change
    10 Sep, 2025
  • Australia advances offshore renewable energy development
    10 Sep, 2025
  • Five new community batteries launched across Perth in clean energy push
    10 Sep, 2025

Bunbury manufacturer expands workforce through wind investment

12 Sep, 2025
Bunbury manufacturer expands workforce through wind investment
A Bunbury-based manufacturer will expand its workforce and pursue new opportunities in the clean energy sector after securing more than $2 million under a state government program aimed at boosting local wind energy capability. RCR Advanced Technologies, part of the half-century-old RCR Mining Technologies, has been named the second recipient…

Western Australia launches new renewable energy tenders

12 Sep, 2025
Australia launches new renewable energy tenders
The Australian government has announced the opening of two new Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tenders, promising a cleaner and more reliable energy future for hundreds of thousands of Western Australian households. The scheme is designed to accelerate investment in renewable energy and firming projects in the south-west region’s Wholesale Electricity…

Tasmania’s Robbins Island wind farm project gains approval

12 Sep, 2025
Robbins Island wind farm project gains approval
A new wind farm development on Robbins Island in northwest Tasmania has been officially approved by Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and Water, under national environment law, with a suite of stringent environmental conditions attached to safeguard protected species and ecosystems. The project is a significant…

Australian government advances Bunbury offshore wind projects

12 Sep, 2025
Australia advances Bunbury offshore wind projects
The Australian government has moved forward on developing Western Australia’s offshore wind sector, offering three preliminary feasibility licences in the Bunbury Zone. In the southern area of the zone, Westward Wind and Bunbury Offshore Wind South have resolved an overlap between their projects. They join a third proposal, also owned…

Australia risks stalling net zero transition due to skills gap

12 Sep, 2025
Australia risks stalling net zero transition
Australia’s transition to net zero risks stalling without a substantial increase in the skilled energy trades workforce, warns the Powering Skills Organisation (PSO) in its 2025 Workforce Plan released today at Parliament House, Canberra. The landmark plan, High Load, Short Supply – Bridging the Gap to 2030, highlights the complex…

Australia’s energy markets face transformative change

10 Sep, 2025
Australia’s energy markets face transformative change
Australia’s energy markets are undergoing a major transformation amid the shift toward decarbonisation, the decentralisation of energy services, and advances in technology, according to the Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) State of the Energy Market 2025 report. The report, the AER’s 18th edition, provides an overview of national electricity and gas…

Australia advances offshore renewable energy development

10 Sep, 2025
Australia advances offshore renewable energy development
The federal government is advancing Australia’s offshore renewable energy sector by introducing new guidance to support technology development and attract investment. The recently released guidelines aim to assist developers, researchers, and scientists in applying for Research and Demonstration licences in declared offshore zones, promoting both renewable energy research and commercial…

Five new community batteries launched across Perth in clean energy push

10 Sep, 2025
Perth launches five new community batteries
The federal and Western Australian governments have officially launched five new community batteries across Perth to help reduce energy bills, lower emissions, and improve local power reliability. The initiative, funded through the federal government’s $200 million Community Batteries for Household Solar program, allocated $2.5 million to Western Power to develop…