Energy

  • TotalEnergies acquires major UK renewable portfolio

    19 Jun, 2025

    TotalEnergies acquires major UK renewable portfolio

    TotalEnergies has announced the acquisition of a significant portfolio of renewable energy projects from Low Carbon, a leading UK-based renewable energy company. The deal includes eight solar projects with a... more

  • Renewables surge, solar and wind dominate

    17 Jun, 2025

    Renewables surge, with solar and wind dominating

    The global power sector is undergoing a seismic shift, with renewable energy sources — particularly solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind — poised to dominate electricity generation in the coming decade. Acco... more

  • UNSW engineers accelerate green tech commercialisation

    17 Jun, 2025

    UNSW engineers accelerate green tech commercialisation

    A pioneering team of engineers at UNSW Sydney is transforming the path to commercialisation for Australia’s green tech startups, providing critical late-stage engineering support through the newly launched Te... more

  • AEMO’s distribution focus enables community participation

    09 Jun, 2025

    AEMO’s distribution focus enables community participation

    Community Power Agency has welcomed the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) engagement with Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs), describing it as a promising and much-needed development in n... more

  • TotalEnergies acquires major UK renewable portfolio
    19 Jun, 2025
  • Renewables surge, with solar and wind dominating
    17 Jun, 2025
  • UNSW engineers accelerate green tech commercialisation
    17 Jun, 2025
  • AEMO’s distribution focus enables community participation
    09 Jun, 2025

Australian engineers unveil safer, cheaper solar battery

06 Jun, 2025
Australian engineers unveil safer, cheaper solar battery
Australian engineers have unveiled a breakthrough water-based battery that could transform how households store rooftop solar energy — offering a solution that is safer, cheaper, and more efficient than existing lithium-ion systems. Developed by researchers at Monash University, the next-generation “flow battery” leverages a new membrane technology that overcomes the…

Bechtel to deliver three Mammoth phases

06 Jun, 2025
Bechtel to deliver three Mammoth phases
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, construction, and project management, has been awarded the delivery of three critical phases of the 1.3GW AC Mammoth Solar facility in Indiana, US. The project, commissioned by domestic developer and renewable energy operator Doral Renewables, is set to boost Indiana’s total solar capacity by…

China installed 60 GW solar at the start of 2025

06 Jun, 2025
China installed 60 GW solar in Q1 2025
China has set a new benchmark in solar energy deployment, installing a record 60 gigawatts (GW) of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the first quarter of 2025 — the highest first-quarter addition in the nation’s history, according to Rystad Energy research and analysis. Rooftop PV systems accounted for 36…

WA Premier travels to Asia to strengthen trade ties

06 Jun, 2025
WA Premier heads overseas to strengthen ties
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has departed for Indonesia and Singapore on his first overseas mission since the state election, aiming to deepen strategic and economic ties and reaffirm the state’s vital role in the region’s energy transition and decarbonisation efforts. During his visit, Premier Cook will meet with senior…

NHOA Energy and ENGIE break ground in Kallo

04 Jun, 2025
NHOA Energy and ENGIE break ground in Kallo
NHOA Energy and ENGIE marked a major milestone with the groundbreaking of a 400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Kallo, Beveren, Belgium, a project set to play a pivotal role in the country’s energy transition. The ceremony, attended by Federal Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet, Beveren Mayor Marc…

Labor pledges rapid, ambitious clean energy transition

27 May, 2025
WA unveils $34m funding boost for clean energy projects to drive job creation
Australia’s re-elected Labor government has reaffirmed its commitment to a rapid energy transition, pledging to uphold ambitious renewable energy targets and introduce new policies to boost energy storage and critical mineral development following the 2025 federal election. The administration has doubled down on its goal of 82 per cent renewable…

Irby launches 320MWh battery storage project in  Houston

26 May, 2025
Irby launches Houston battery storage project
Irby Construction Company, in partnership with SMT Energy and CenterPoint Energy, has launched construction of the SMT Houston IV project, a 320MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) designed to strengthen the reliability of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The facility, located in Houston, will provide fast-response power…

Snowy 2.0 workers strike over pay disparity

20 May, 2025
Snowy 2.0 workers strike over pay disparity
Snowy 2.0 workers have launched a 24-hour strike, halting operations at Australia’s largest renewable energy project in protest over pay disparities with their counterparts in Melbourne. The industrial action comes after Italian contractor Webuild refused to match the pay rates it offers to tunnelling workers on Melbourne’s North East Link…