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

IKEA’s parent company acquires NSW solar portfolio

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, has acquired a 195MW Australian solar PV portfolio from Australian arm of German solar PV developer, ENERPARC. The total investment in the solar PV portfolio will amount to approximately AU$250 million.    The deal includes two operational solar PV parks in Peak Hill and Trundle, near Parkes, in central-west New South Wales and a third solar PV park currently under development which is expected to start producing electricity at the end of 2025. The expected installed capacity of the solar PV parks equals 195 megawatts. The total production of the thr... more
Arkaroola

Microgrid project enables iconic Arkaroola site to cut diesel

Designed and installed by Apex Energy, South Australia’s Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary Microgrid provides critical energy security to power decades of global science and environmental research at the multi-award-winning site, slated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Listing. Backed by a $1.3 million grant from the Australian government and located 600 kilometres north of Adelaide, the entire microgrid project will power the eco-tourism hot spot, a landmark of global significance within the global science community. Arkaroola showcases unique wi... more
wind farm

Court rules Latrobe Valley’s first wind farm can proceed

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Delburn wind farm is valid and can go ahead, after its approval was challenged by the Strzelecki Community Alliance (a group of Victorian residents). The Delburn wind farm will be the first wind farm in the Latrobe Valley, it will also be the first wind farm built in a plantation in Australia. The 33-turbine farm was approved by the Victorian Planning Minister Richard Wynne in March after a planning panel assessed the project last year. It is to be built in pine plantations close to the site of the former Hazelwood coal-fired power station, which closed in 2017. Fr... more

Emerald set to supercharge by joining CQ big battery blitz

Emerald has been selected for Central Queensland's next large-scale network-connected battery site, which will provide eight megawatt-hours of energy with 4 megawatts of power for up to 2 hours. The new battery, part of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan, is second in Central Queensland after Tanby switched on last year, and will be publicly owned by Ergon Energy. The new battery is one of the next 12 large-scale, electricity network-connected batteries that will help Queensland communities reap even more benefits from rooftop solar. Emerald is home to over 1,920 solar systems, and the battery will all... 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
H2-Hub

Queenslanders to have their say on Gladstone H2-Hub project

Queenslanders can now have their say on the H2-Hub™ Gladstone proposal to develop a $4.7 billion green hydrogen and green ammonia production and export facility at Yarwun, near Gladstone. Queensland’s Coordinator-General has now released draft terms of reference for the H2-HubTM Gladstone project’s environmental impact statement (EIS). Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development Steven Miles said it is an exciting project for Central Queensland and for the state’s future as an emerging hydrogen superpower. “H2U estimates the project will create over 550 jobs during construction, with up ... more
Goondicum

Goondicum mine remediation continues to protect river

Work is underway on the latest $2.5 million stage of a Queensland Government project to remediate the Goondicum Mine site. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said contractors started work in June at the abandoned mine site near Monto on a remediation plan developed with Goondicum Station landowners Rob and Nadia Campbell. “Queensland’s resources industry has generated jobs and prosperity for decades, but it has also left us with a legacy of old and abandoned mines,” Mr Stewart said. “Our abandoned mines team works around the state to make these sites safe and manage their environmental impacat. ... more
New York

New York lithium-ion battery plant begins commercial production

Commercial production has commenced at the Imperium3 New York (iM3NY) lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Endicott, New York. Magnis Energy Technologies Ltd, along with its joint venture and technology partner Charge CCCV LLC (C4V), are the major shareholders in iM3NY - North America’s only pure home-grown battery plant. iM3NY CEO Chaitanya Sharma said, “Despite a challenging global environment and supply chain issues, we have successfully started production close to schedule which is a major achievement. We now look forward to increasing production rates toward and over the gigawatt hour mark.” ... more

Flagship LNG and hydrogen research facility announces FEED

The Kwinana Energy Transformation Hub (KETH), a key project being undertaken by the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC), has achieved a significant milestone entering into its Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) stage. Luth Eolas Pty Ltd, which has been established to develop and operate the KETH, announced it had awarded the FEED contract to a partnership of Valmec Australia Pty Ltd and Kent. FEnEx CRC Chief Executive Professor Eric May said the FEED process is an essential step ahead of a Final Investment Decision (FID) for the project, which is expected in 2023. May sai... more