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  • HyTerra raises $6.1m for Kansas hydrogen exploration

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    HyTerra raises $6.1m for Kansas hydrogen exploration

    HyTerra (ASX:HYT) has announced a significant development in its quest to unlock the potential of natural hydrogen — the company revealed plans to raise $6.1 million to fund a multi-well exploration drilling ... more

  • TotalEnergies and SINOPEC partner on sustainable aviation fuel in China

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    TotalEnergies and SINOPEC partner on sustainable aviation fuel in China

    TotalEnergies and China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) have signed an agreement to jointly develop a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production unit at a SINOPEC refinery in China. The planned ... more

  • APA launches Australia's largest remote solar farm at Dugald River

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    APA launches Australia’s largest remote solar farm at Dugald River

    APA Group has officially launched the Dugald River Solar Farm (DRSF) — Australia's largest remote grid solar farm — supporting MMG, Mount Isa Mines, and New Century with solar energy backed by gas from APA... more

  • Jemena delivers industry first Green Finance Framework

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    GreenPower certifies Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas plant

    Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas-network injection plant has been certified by GreenPower — a government-managed renewable energy certification program — marking a significant milestone for Australia... more

  • HyTerra raises $6.1m for Kansas hydrogen exploration
  • TotalEnergies and SINOPEC partner on sustainable aviation fuel in China
  • APA launches Australia’s largest remote solar farm at Dugald River
  • GreenPower certifies Australia’s first biomethane-to-gas plant

RACV completes its largest solar panel installation in Victoria

RACV Solar has completed its largest solar panel installation in Victoria to date, at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)’s Australian Synchrotron in Clayton, Victoria. Offsetting enough power to light up the whole MCG for more than five years, over 3,000 panels cover an area of nearly 6,600m², including the large and iconic circular roof of the main research facility. The panels will save ANSTO over two million kilowatt hours per year while also reducing its carbon footprint by over 1,680 tonnes per year. RACV General Manager Energy Greg Edye said RACV Solar is delight... more

ACCIONA Acquires Kwinana Waste-to-Energy Facility

ACCIONA has acquired 100 per cent ownership of Western Australia’s Kwinana Waste-to-Energy project in an agreement reached with Macquarie Capital and Dutch Infrastructure Fund. ACCIONA's investment provides certainty for the ongoing construction and future operation of the facility, its workers, and the local community. The facility is on track to be operational in the last quarter of 2024 when it will divert up to 460,000 tonnes of waste per annum from landfill and deliver 38 megawatts of baseload power to the Western Power grid, sufficient to power more than 50,000 households. ACCIONA Australia Chie... more

Monash University to install EV charging stations across its campuses

Monash University is set to install cutting-edge Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across its campuses, promoting sustainability and encouraging environmentally friendly transportation options. The charging infrastructure will be accessible to university workers, students, and the general public, increasing awareness of the benefits of low-emission travel. Monash University is committed to environmental responsibility and continues to innovate in its attempts to reduce its carbon impact. With the growing popularity of EVs, the institution understands the importance of accessible charging infrastru... more

QLD to double turbine count for wind farm project

The Queensland government intends to almost double the Wambo Wind farm in the state’s southwest, adding enough generation to the overall project to power the equivalent of 312,000 homes with renewable energy once complete. This announcement means that the state government intends to add a further 41 wind turbines to its previous commitment to a 42 wind turbine farm. The Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan, as well as other renewable projects such as Wambo Stages One and Two, are expected to save households approximately $150 per year by 2032, and small companies approximately $1,495 on their annual power bi... more

Australian households could save significantly on water and energy bills

An in-depth review of over 20,000 Melbourne households revealed significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, energy consumption, and associated costs that may be lowered through greater water efficiency. Water use in Melbourne houses accounts for 3.8 per cent of GHG emissions, which is comparable to total domestic and international travel in Australia. Researchers from Monash University and The University of Queensland have indicated that a Melbourne-wide program entailing a simple shower head retrofit could reduce customer bills by $160 and lower GHG emissions by between 98 and 226 kilo-tonnes per year, wh... more

Transforming wastewater treatment for a greener Victoria

Wastewater treatment in Melbourne’s west is about to be transformed thanks to a $711 million investment to modernise the plant to ensure the health and sanitation needs of Victoria’s growing population are met for generations to come. VIC Minister for Water Harriet Shing recently announced the start of works on a new Resource Recovery and Re-Use Complex — the first major milestone in the modernisation of the Western Treatment Plant. “Innovation and efficiency in wastewater treatment has enabled Victoria to lead in adaptation to climate change, our circular economy and delivering large-scale improve... more

Hybrid design revealed as lowest carbon footprint for new Kyklos building in Luxembourg

UNStudio, with local partner HYP Architects, were recently announced by the Atenor, Arhs group and Agora Luxembourg as the winners in the competition for the design of the Kyklos building in Belval, Luxembourg, and have found a hybrid steel-concrete design would provide the lowest carbon footprint. Belval is a redevelopment project that has successfully transformed an old industrial site in Luxembourg into an urban centre that now houses a university and technological centre, residential and office spaces, in addition to hotels and retail. The Kyklos building will be the last building to shape the Central Squ... more

Building’s adaptive reuse saves on embodied carbon

The 1960s industrial precinct formerly owned by Philip Morris has been sustainably transformed into a $200 million commercial community, the adaptive reuse process included the retainment of the existing structure throughout the build. This has resulted in savings to date of 19 million kilograms of embodied carbon — which is the equivalent of 400 rail cars full of coal. After the completion of Building 4, the project’s builder — Kapitol Group — delivered a construction program in which these embodied carbon savings contributed to the developer’s overall goal for the site to increase energy effici... more

Lab tests reveal green helium reservoir’s high concentration

An ASX-listed Australian-based junior believes it may have come across one of the largest untapped green helium reserves in the world. Earlier this month, Noble Helium Ltd confirmed that lab testing of the substance from the Mbelele prospect at its North Rukwa project in Tanzania had returned high helium concentrations of 2.46 per cent. The results are in line with the company’s initial field calculations based on the gas recovered from helium-enriched fluids across multiple reservoirs during a two well drilling campaign conducted during the December quarter. Moreover, these numbers compared favourabl... more

Axpo partners with Infinite Green Energy to develop the Valle Peligna hydrogen project

Axpo Holding and Infinite Green Energy (IGE) have entered into a binding joint development agreement to develop the commercial-scale Valle Peligna hydrogen project in Abruzzo, Italy. The JDA describes the strategic partnership between IGE and Axpo, including the key terms, and milestones to successfully reach a final investment decision. The Project launched more than 18 months ago is consistent with the Italian Government's ‘Hydrogen Valley’ strategy, which seeks to enhance brownfield sites. Leveraging the industrial area in the Abruzzo municipality of Corfinio, the project is expected to deliver a... more

Woodside to fund $12.5 million university-led decarbonisation project

Rice University and Woodside Energy have announced a five-year technology collaboration aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing lower carbon solutions. Woodside will provide $12.5 million to fund the creation of the Woodside-Rice Decarbonisation Accelerator — an initiative that aims to bring breakthrough decarbonisation technology from the Rice labs to market. Rice University President Reginald DesRoches said: “This collaboration is a testament to the power of merging academic expertise with industry insight and support.” The goal of the accelerator is to fast-track the commeciali... more

Feasibility study launched for hydrogen pipeline in Southern Europe

Wood will deliver a scope for an undisclosed energy company in Southern Europe that will assess the feasibility of converting 125 kilometres of natural gas pipelines for hydrogen transportation along the Mediterranean coastline. The feasibility study will advance the energy company’s decarbonisation goals and its ambitions to become a hydrogen enabler — linking European production to demand. Wood President of Decarbonisation Dan Carter stated that the European Hydrogen Backbone (EHB) initiative has underlined the critical role hydrogen and its associated infrastructure will play in the transition to ca... more