A solar and battery storage system using “left over” PV modules has been installed at the site of a solar farm being built in Victoria, to slash the use of diesel in the construction of the large-scale project. Enel Green Power Australia along with contractor Beon Energy Solutions are developing

Bridget McIntosh from EnergyLab on South-east Asia’s energy transition and the role being played by Australian experts. Plus: Battery storage gets really big. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Energy Insiders Evergen is a proud sponsor of Energy Insiders

One of the world’s biggest coal ports, the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, has put its hand up to become an offshore wind hub, to service the up to 5 gigawatts of floating turbine projects expected to – one day – populate the Hunter development zone. The

Queensland’s ambitious renewable energy and climate targets, including to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2035, have been written into law after being voted through parliament on Thursday, although without the full support of the Opposition LNP. The Miles Labor government says the two “landmark pieces of legislation” have

On 18 April 2024, Victorian energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio gazetted an order under the Gas Industry Act to prohibit Victoria’s gas distribution networks from providing rebates or incentives to purchase new gas appliances. This follows through on the state government’s promise from its Gas Substitution Roadmap Update in December 2023.

For the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme to deliver on its objective of inducing 23 gigawatts (GW) of new variable renewable energy capacity, it will require a dramatic increase in the speed and scale we roll out renewable energy. The government is aiming to have the entire 23 GW

The first shipment of 2,600 battery units for the giant Waratah Super Battery in NSW have arrived in Australia and are being shipped to the project site at the now shuttered Munmorah coal-fired power station. The Waratah Super Battery will be the biggest in Australia once complete, with a capacity

The troubled Australian electric vehicle fast charging company Tritium has collapsed after its directors declared it to be insolvent, voluntary administrators were appointed and its lenders called in receivers. The spectacular collapse of a Brisbane-based start-up that managed to grab a major share of the global EV fast charging market

Global mining giant BHP has revealed plans to add 120 MW of fast-start gas plants in the Pilbara, designed to provide back up and support for the up to one gigawatt of new wind and solar capacity that will lead the decarbonisation of its massive iron ore operations. BHP currently

The Victorian government has banned gas companies from offering cash incentives or rebates to households that install major new gas appliances, or connect to the gas network, in the latest policy move to wean the state’s homes off the fossil fuel. State energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Thursday gazetted an

Australia falls out of global top 10 solar countries. Plus: GridBeyond’s Michael Phelan on the rise of VPPs; and battery rebates. You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.