Projects

  • 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

  • ### **WA schools virtual power plant project reaches milestone**

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    WA school virtual power plant project reaches milestone

    The Western Australian government's Schools Virtual Power Plant (VPP) project has reached a significant milestone, with the installation of VPP technology at schools in Geraldton and Kalbarri. VPPs are netwo... more

  • Hiringa Energy launches Australasia's first zero-emission green hydrogen refuelling network

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    Hiringa Energy launches zero-emission green hydrogen refuelling network

    Hiringa Energy (Hiringa), a green hydrogen company, has partnered with investors and partners to launch Australasia's first zero-emission green hydrogen refuelling network. The Hiringa Refuelling New Zealand... more

  • Qld researcher awarded fellowship to enhance rail energy efficiency

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    Researcher awarded grant to enhance QLD’s rail energy efficiency

    Dr Qing Wu, a leading researcher at CQUniversity's Centre for Railway Engineering, has been awarded an Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowship worth $360,000 over three years by the Queensland governmen... more

  • Synergy awards $160m contract for Collie battery project
    03 May, 2024
  • WA school virtual power plant project reaches milestone
    30 Apr, 2024
  • Hiringa Energy launches zero-emission green hydrogen refuelling network
    30 Apr, 2024
  • Researcher awarded grant to enhance QLD’s rail energy efficiency
    29 Apr, 2024
AAPowerLink

AAPowerLink developer enters voluntary administration

Sun Cable Pty Ltd has announced it will enter voluntary administration, with the aspiration to unlock access to additional capital for continued development of its Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project. The decision is a consequence of the absence of alignment with the objectives of all shareholders. Whilst funding proposals were provided, consensus on the future direction and funding structure of the company could not be achieved. Sun Cable says it still represents an opportunity to deliver the largest renewable energy project in the world, with the AAPowerLink project to supply power to the Nort... more
Star of the South

Gippsland’s Star of the South achieves major project status  

Bass Strait off the Gippsland coast has today been declared as an offshore renewable energy zone, a move welcomed by Australia’s most advanced offshore wind project, Star of the South. Star of the South Chief Executive Officer Charles Rattray said the declaration puts Gippsland on course to become the home of Australia’s offshore wind industry. “With strong winds, existing grid infrastructure and a skilled workforce, Gippsland is ideally positioned to capitalise on the jobs and investment offshore wind will bring to the region,” he said. “This announcement means greater certainty for the indus... more

Celebrations over WA’s first pumped hydro solution in Walpole

Energy Minister Bill Johnston has announced construction has officially begun on a pumped hydro renewable microgrid, the first in Western Australia. A collaborative project between WA-based engineering company Power Research and Development (PRD) and Western Power, the self-sufficient renewable solution will significantly improve power reliability for homes and businesses in Walpole. It will be used as a blueprint for other parts of the State, and possibly nationally and internationally. The 1.5-megawatt pumped hydro facility will use two farm dams to store 30MW hours of energy and works by pumping wat... more
shopping centres

Cairns facilities to be 100 per cent powered by renewables

In a leap towards achieving its commitment to net zero, Cairns Regional Council has signed an historic agreement with publicly owned CleanCo Queensland that will see 80 of the Council’s largest facilities acquire 100 per cent of their electricity requirements from renewable sources from July 2024. Member for Cairns and Assistant Minister for Tourism Michael Healy said this was exactly the type of initiative that would push the Far North to net zero by 2050 and will be enabled by the Palaszczuk Government’s Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan. “By 2032, it means 70% of Queensland’s energy supply will be... more
Graphite Energy begins work on $29 million sustainable energy project

Graphite Energy begins work on $29 million sustainable energy project

Graphite Energy, known for its proprietary thermal energy storage system for the decarbonisation of industrial and manufacturing operations, has today begun development on the first stage of its $29 million Lake Cargelligo facility in New South Wales. Graphite Energy’s Lake Cargelligo facility has now commenced construction, marking the first stage of the company’s Lake Sustainable Energy Precinct masterplan, which will generate renewable energy to power sustainable agriculture and create a robust circular economy. The project aims to demonstrate how renewable energy and agriculture can coexist, using ... more
CDU’s city campus stays cool under Darwin heat

CDU campus contributes to sustainable urban development

The façade of Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) new city campus is completed ahead of the wet season, capping off the building’s main protection against Darwin’s tropical heat and humidity. Standing 40 metres tall, with a combination of vertical and sloping design features, the building includes curtain wall with porcelain tiles, horizontal aluminium louvres, and various types of cladding to reflect the harsh Darwin weather, while ensuring the iconic Boab tree is not overshadowed. The façade is primarily made of porcelain cladding, which is engineered to endure — it is non-combustible, absorbs mi... more
Recycled glass and reclaimed asphalt used to revamp Clarence Street

Recycled glass and reclaimed asphalt used to revamp Clarence Street

Around 120,000 glass jars and more than 200 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt were used to refresh a one kilometre stretch of Clarence Street in Sydney. This means nearly a quarter of materials used to renew more than 8,000 square metres of road surface is recycled. The City of Sydney resurfaces around 35,000 square metres of road each year. Since July 2021, the City of Sydney has used around 1.5 million recycled glass jars and more than 6,000 tonnes of reclaimed asphalt in its road renewal program. Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore AO said: “What was once considered waste is now being seen as a resource. T... more

Billbergia lodges DA for Rhodes most sustainable ResidentialTower

Leading developer Billbergia has lodged a Development Application with City of Canada Bay for a sleek new 37-level mixed-use residential tower at 9-13 Blaxland Road, Rhodes in Sydney’s inner-west. The proposed new tower features a striking slender form designed by architects GroupGSA in collaboration with innovative Singaporean landscape studio Salad Dressing - whose exterior design concept earned them first place in a design excellence competition for the site. Aligned with the principles of the Rhodes Place Strategy, the proposed new tower sits within the Rhodes Station Gateway East precinct that was r... more
ATCO Australia grant to help decarbonise WA’s gas network

New $500 million biorefinery planned for Gladstone

Gladstone has been selected as the location for a new $500 million renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery. Acting Premier Steven Miles said Oceania Biofuels selected a site within the Yarwun Industrial Precinct in the Gladstone State Development Area for their new biofuel refinery, which is now under contract with Economic Development Queensland. Miles said: “The proposed $500 million project will be Australia’s first commercial sustainable aviation fuel biorefinery, creating around 60 direct jobs and indirectly supporting an estimated 500 regional jobs during construction and opera... more

Next gen solar battery manufacturing plant to be built in Australia

Australian renewable energy company Zero Emissions Developments (ZED) has developed the technology to build longer lasting, greener, more efficient, and more affordable solar and electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The company is seeking $30 million in private investment to build a manufacturing plant that will produce PowerCap batteries in South-East Queensland through the entity PowerCap Un Ltd. Unlike lithium-ion batteries which are made entirely from mined components, PowerCap batteries utilise recycled waste converted to graphitic carbon to create its anodes. The company will use the waste garnered ... more
certified

Australia’s first green hydrogen project certified

ActewAGL’s hydrogen refuelling station in Canberra has been certified with renewable green hydrogen produced from 100 per cent renewable energy and with zero carbon emissions, thereby making it the first project to be certified under the Smart Energy Council’s Zero Carbon Certification Scheme. ACT Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury, said renewable hydrogen is the only hydrogen that should be produced in Australia. “Any investment in the hydrogen industry should be green hydrogen, that is hydrogen made using renewable electricity. That is why the Smart Energy Council’s sch... more
WasteSorted Awards

Technology investment in VIC to transform recycling into new products

An extra 137,000 tonnes of Victoria’s plastic, glass, and tyre waste will be transformed into new products every year due to a $36.5 million funding boost for local recycling facilities. Thirteen funded projects to build or upgrade our state’s recycling infrastructure will create more than 200 jobs, reduce the amount of material going to landfill, and support the creation of innovative new products from recycled materials. Victorians will see more recycled content used in the items and infrastructure they use every day, from recycled glass in road construction, to recycled plastic bottles, garden pot... more