Projects

  • Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding to spearhead Tasmania's green hydrogen production

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    Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding for green hydrogen production

    Countrywide Hydrogen, a subsidiary of ReNu Energy, has made a historic stride by becoming Tasmania's first major green hydrogen producer. This achievement comes on the heels of an $8 million funding agreemen... more

  • Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery

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    Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery

    The Queensland government is doubling down on its commitment to renewable energy by supercharging Stanwell’s Central Queensland battery energy storage system. This move is said to be part of the state's br... more

  • Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence

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    Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence

    Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind, a consortium including Mainstream Renewable Power, Reventus Power, AGL Energy, and DIRECT Infrastructure, has been awarded a feasibility licence by the Federal Minister for Climat... more

  • SCEE Electrical awarded $160m contract for Synergy's Collie battery

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    Synergy awards $160m contract for Collie battery project

    Synergy has awarded SCEE Electrical a $160 million contract to undertake crucial works for the Collie Battery Energy Storage System (CBESS1) in Western Australia. The Collie battery, with a capacity of 500 m... more

  • Countrywide Hydrogen secures $8m funding for green hydrogen production
    15 May, 2024
  • Queensland government doubles capacity of Stanwell battery
    14 May, 2024
  • Gippsland Skies Offshore Wind project granted feasibility licence
    09 May, 2024
  • Synergy awards $160m contract for Collie battery project
    03 May, 2024
Woolooga

Queensland brewery to be powered by Woolooga Solar Farm

Queensland’s favourite beer will be brewed using 100 per cent renewable electricity after an agreement to power the iconic XXXX brewery at Milton with electricity from the Woolooga Solar Farm. The 214MWp project in Lower Wonga, Queensland began construction in June 2021 and consists of three sites (i.e. Woolooga 1 and Woolooga 2 Site B, collectively known as ‘Woolooga North’ and Woolooga 2 Site A, known as ‘Woolooga South’) forming one project which will have an export capacity of 176MW AC. The whole of the solar farm covers approximately 500 hectares of land, which has predominantly been used for g... more
Network battery

Network battery to improve grid reliability in the Sovereign Hills

Essential Energy has partnered with AGL Energy to install its first network battery, designed to help improve the reliability of the grid in the Sovereign Hills area of Port Macquarie, New South Wales. The 2 MWh network battery will sit between houses in the region and is designed to absorb extra solar energy produced during the day, which will then be directed into the energy network at times when it is needed. Connected to an 11 kV high voltage distribution wire on the Essential Energy network, this is expected to provide grid voltage regulation support, stabilise frequency and reduce demand on the netwo... more
neighbourhood

Queensland launches its first neighbourhood batteries

Neighbourhood batteries are the latest technology being rolled out in a $10 million Queensland first initiative to deliver the renewable energy revolution. The partnership between publicly owned Energex and retailer Origin will deliver 35 neighbourhood batteries across Ipswich. Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Minister Mick de Brenni said the neighbourhood batteries offered numerous benefits to communities including increased energy reliability, reduced energy costs, and a cleaner energy supply. “Queensland has all the ingredients needed to lead the renewable energy revolution–we’re already doing i... more
Solar Thermal

Project selects solar thermal power to make fuel of the future

The selection of Solar Thermal as the technology solution to make green methanol has been praised by the Australian Solar Thermal Research Institute (ASTRI), which says Solar Thermal is a technology that could help Australia reach net-zero by helping to decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.   Last week the Australian and German governments announced a consortia under the German-Australian Hydrogen Innovation and Technology (HyGATE) Incubator Program, to receive funding for a green methanol demonstration plant at Port Augusta, South Australia. The HyGATE plant will use Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP... more
Australian households could save significantly on bills

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
Adaptive reuse saves up to 400 rail cars full of coal - Morris Moor

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
clean energy future fund

WA’s first Clean Energy Future Fund project now operational

Nomadic Energy's five megawatts of solar installation at Northern Star's Carosue Dam gold mine near Kalgoorlie, partly funded by the Clean Energy Future Fund, is complete, generating clean energy for the mine and reducing emissions by displacing diesel and natural gas use. The project was a recipient of $1 million in the first round of the WA state government's Clean Energy Future Fund, which supports innovative clean energy projects and technologies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nomadic Energy used the funding to employ an innovative Maverick mounting system from Australian company 5B, which sees ... more
North American

Chevron’s North American assets achieve top environmental scores

Chevron Corporation’s North American upstream assets have earned Project Canary’s highest ratings on operational and environmental performance. The analysis was conducted on Chevron’s assets in Texas and Colorado. As a result of the certification process, 82 wells achieved ‘Platinum’ status and three wells received ‘Gold’ status, Project Canary’s highest ratings and confirmation of Chevron’s industry-leading practices, including continuous monitoring. Chevron plans to market responsibly sourced gas (RSG) from the certified assets in the second half of 2022. Steve Green, president, Chevron... more
hydrogen project

New hydrogen project to green Tasmanian industry and transport

A proposed green hydrogen project supplying Tasmania’s industry, gas users, public transport and trucking sectors is now one step closer, with developer Countrywide Renewable Hydrogen (CRH) identifying a site and entering into an option to lease land for the project. CRH - a subsidiary of ReNu Energy Limited – is completing the design of its Hydrogen Tasmania Brighton Project, a green hydrogen electrolysis production facility on land adjacent to the Brighton Transport Hub near Hobart. Expected to be producing hydrogen in early 2024 (subject to final investment decision), CRH is modelling the generation... more
Gladstone

Queensland Government funding fast-tracks Gladstone hydrogen hub

The Queensland Government has committed $15 million to support development of a publicly owned, large-scale hydrogen export facility in Gladstone. Deputy Premier Steven Miles – who just returned from Japan to promote investment opportunities in Queensland’s renewable energy – says the funding will support development of a large-scale electrolysis and liquefaction project in Central Queensland. “Queensland is powering ahead in the new, global renewable energy era, in fact we are setting the pace,” he said. “And today we are taking another significant step towards cementing Queensland’s stan... more