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

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

Panasonic and ATCO Australia join forces to promote renewable energy through hydrogen initiative

Panasonic has announced a partnership with engineering, logistics and energy company ATCO Australia, trialling a new fuel cell that is being used to convert hydrogen to electricity. The installation – at the ATCO Clean Energy Innovation Hub (CEIH) in Jandakot, Western Australia – is the first Australian test demonstration of the capabilities of Panasonic Hydrogen Fuel Cells, delivered at a time when the nation is accelerating its shift towards renewable forms of energy production. When established the CEIH was Australia’s first commercial scale, renewable hydrogen supply chain, a significant technol... more

Victoria’s biggest wind farm reaches financial close

Construction is set to commence on Victoria’s largest approved wind farm after Stage One of the Golden Plains Wind Farm 1,300MW mega-project in Rokewood near Geelong reached financial close. With all agreements now in place, building the $2bn, 756MW Stage One development featuring 122 turbines will begin early in 2023, with the project expected to start producing green energy in the first quarter of 2025. TagEnergy has entered an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract with global turbine supplier Vestas, appointed AusNet Services to undertake the grid connection works on a build, own an... more

Canberra will be home to Australia’s first all-electric public hospital

Australia will soon have its first renewable-powered hospital with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Government announcing that the Canberra Hospital Expansion will run on 100 per cent renewable electricity. The ACT Government is expanding Canberra Hospital to include a modern, purpose-built and state-of-the-art 40,000 square metre emergency, surgical and critical healthcare facility at the existing hospital campus in Woden. The new building will include more operating rooms, more treatment spaces and more intensive care beds to expand the overall capacity of the hospital. Marking the largest heal... more
furniture

Norway’s new sustainable furniture factory commits to a greener future

Together with Vestre, the Norwegian manufacturer of urban furniture, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group unveils The Plus as the world’s most sustainable furniture factory tucked in the heart of the Norwegian forest. Envisioned as a village for a community dedicated to the cleanest, carbon neutral fabrication of urban and social furniture, The Plus aims to be a global destination for sustainable architecture and high-efficiency production. As Norway’s single largest investment in furniture in decades, the 6,500m2 open production facility will double as a public 300-acre park for hiking and camping while serving as a ... more
City

City of Geelong’s new office features the highest sustainability ratings

Development plans for the City of Greater Geelong’s new Civic Precinct has been given the green light, paving way for an economic and employment boost in Melbourne's Geelong. The $220 million city-defining project designed by Cox Architecture will include a new centralised head office for the City of Greater Geelong, a separate building owned and managed by Quintessential Equity, as well as a 2,600 square metre public precinct. Located at 137 Mercer St, the delivery of the mixed-use project is expected to achieve more than 60 per cent local procurement throughout construction, initially creating around 9... more
Rod Laver Arena

Rod Laver Arena awarded LEED Gold Certification

Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena is the latest Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED Gold® Certified building in Australia. Located within the Melbourne & Olympic Parks precinct, Rod Laver Arena is one of the top entertainment venues in the world by ticket sales and attendance levels, averaging more than 200 event days annually. The world-class sport and entertainment venue recently underwent an extensive upgrade, designed by Cox Architecture, and has just received LEED Gold® Certification for sustainable building practices, use of materials and technology. The internationally recognised g... more
Egypt

Egypt project to produce 300,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year

H2-Industries has embarked on a revolutionary project in Egypt to create green hydrogen using proprietary technologies by using organic wastes as feedstock for its energy production while capturing CO2 and commercialising it, achieving carbon neutrality. While creating green hydrogen has historically proven uneconomic, H2-Industries has developed a process to create large amounts of green hydrogen from organic waste at competitive costs. The green hydrogen produced from that process can be transported and stored, using other H2-Industries technologies, and released on demand for use in industry applications. ... more
hydrogen

Japanese energy giant increases Queensland green hydrogen investment

ENEOS, Japan’s largest oil company, is set to significantly increase its production of green hydrogen in Queensland. From next year ENEOS will produce up to 20 kilograms of green hydrogen daily at its Bulwer Island site in Brisbane. The green hydrogen will be produced using ENEOS’ patented electrolysis technology, powered from renewable energy generated by a dedicated on-site 250-kilowatt solar system. The hydrogen will be produced in the form of methylcyclohexane (MCH), allowing it to be stored and transported as a liquid before being refined back to hydrogen in Japan. This is the first project sup... more
New South Wales

First green hydrogen for New South Wales homes and businesses

Green hydrogen from Jemena’s $15 million Western Sydney Green Hydrogen Hub, co-funded by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), is being blended into and stored in Jemena’s gas distribution network, the first of its kind in New South Wales. Jemena’s Managing Director Frank Tudor said the ‘living laboratory’ was intended to demonstrate how the systems and technology required to generate green hydrogen and store it in the existing gas network could work at scale. “Green hydrogen emits no carbon and is a 100 per cent renewable gas. By blending it into our gas distribution network we are d... more
Mount Isa

New solar farm to supply Mount Isa mine

A new solar farm of up to 88 megawatt will power the Mount Isa North West Minerals Province under a two staged plan with an initial investment of more than $80 million. APA has announced it will commence building the 44 megawatt stage one of the Mica Creek Solar Farm. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said the project is an excellent example of the demand for renewable energy, from all sectors of business and industry. “We’re backing businesses, backing renewable energy, and the North West Minerals Province as we keep delivering Queensland’s plan for economic recovery ... more