Category: Renew Economy

Transgrid names winners of nearly $3 billion worth of contracts for HumeLink, where work is going ahead in the face of community criticism and ahead of final project approvals. The post Transgrid hands out multi-billion dollar contracts for controversial HumeLink build appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield’s bold bid for Origin Energy and its plans to spend $30 billion on new wind, solar and storage voted down by shareholders more interested in dividends than climate changes and green energy. The post Greed trumps climate as Origin bid voted down by dividend hungry shareholders appeared first on

A 12 MW solar and 8.8 MW/2.1 MWh battery will power Rio Tinto’s new mine near Weipa and reduce diesel energy consumption by a third. The post Rio Tinto plans new solar, battery project for its newest Weipa bauxite mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar installs smash monthly records in November, as system sizes reach nearly 10kW and the coal industry faces another big bite out of its midday market lunch. The post Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

COP host says abandoning fossil fuels will send us back to caves, Exxon flies in to boost CCS, NZ does a back flip on oil and gas exploration, and Forrest’s green ammonia push blocked at the port. The post Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs

Forget about cars and homes, Australia’s hydrogen strategy should focus on ammonia manufacturing, high-temperature alumina processing, and green iron production. The post Time to bring hydrogen hype down to earth and focus on three possible industries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A. government to spend $220 million to ensure failed coal mine stays open long enough to build replacement wind, solar and battery storage capacity. The post W.A. to spend $220 million to keep failed coal mine on line till 2026 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia and 117 other countries sign pledge at COP28 to triple renewables by 2030 and double energy efficiency. The post Australia signs up to COP pledge to triple renewables by 2030, double efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report finds residential gas use could decrease to zero by 2042, and industrial gas use by 63%. The post Looming gas supply shortfall could be eradicated by electrification and energy efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The biggest solar project entirely dedicated to a green hydrogen production centre about to begin construction. The post Biggest solar farm contracted for green hydrogen to begin construction appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Giant battery in Melbourne partly funded by SEC is looking at adding 12-hour storage using flow battery technologies for its next stage. The post Giant Melbourne battery may triple in size with plans for 12-hour flow battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There will be enough wind, solar and battery storage to fill up the Eraring sized hole in the grid. But will NSW Labor be governed by the dictates of radio shock jocks and newspaper headlines? The post Do we really need Eraring when we’ll have more big batteries by 2026?