Hydrogen fuel trials are emerging across Australia, but a project in Tasmania is seeking to create an entirely renewable energy-generated supply chain — from green hydrogen production through to distribution. The state will soon have hydrogen fuel pumps at several service stations as governments and the private sector combine to try fast-track the uptake of […]
Australia Joins Offshore Wind Alliance With Ambition To Become “renewable Energy Superpower” – EQ Mag
CANBERRA : The Australian government has announced it will sign up for an international commitment to build more offshore wind projects. In a speech to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) — also known as COP27 — in Egypt, Climate Change […]
In Australia, firms plan ‘super hub’ to produce green hydrogen using wind and solar – EQ Mag Pro
Fortescue Future Industries says it’s partnering with another firm called Windlab on the project, known as the North Queensland Super Hub. “Energy generated from the project stands to produce green hydrogen as well as feed renewable power to the grid,” FFI says. Hydrogen has a diverse range of applications and can be deployed in a […]
University of New South Wales Sydney Professor, wins Europe’s biggest technology innovation prize – EQ Mag Pro
Scientia Professor Martin Green is the first Australian to win the prestigious Millennium Technology Prize for transforming the production of solar energy. Scientia Professor Martin Green has been awarded the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize for his leadership in the development of the Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC) – the world’s most commercially viable and […]
Repurposing Broken Hill mine for renewable energy storage using compressed air – EQ Mag Pro
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it has conditionally approved $45 million in funding to construct a 200 MW / 1600 MWh fuel-free energy storage facility, developed by Hydrostor Inc, utilising their Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology and repurposing a disused mine at Broken Hill, […]
Australia can slash emissions 81 pct by 2030 using six existing technologies, report says – EQ Mag Pro
Australia could slash its emissions by 81 per cent by 2030 – almost double the 43% target recently legislated by the federal government – using little else but “off the shelf” technologies, a new report says. The Beyond Zero Emissions report argues that the vast bulk of Australia’s emissions reduction task can be met by […]
Hong Kong real estate fund backs $2 billion of battery and solar projects in Australia – EQ Mag Pro
Renewable energy and battery storage developer Maoneng Group has partnered with a Hong Kong-baed real estate fund manager to secure finance and accelerate some $2 billion of big battery and utility scale solar projects in Australia. The deal with Gaw Capital Partners – described as a private equity firm specialising in real estate and “high […]
No justification for the $10 billion monopoly power bill shock in Australia: IEEFA – EQ Mag Pro
Adopting real – not fake – incentive regulation for monopoly networks will reduce inflationary pressure on household budgets. IEEFA’s recent analysis showed that over the last eight years, Australian power consumers paid nearly $10 billion or $1.2 billion a year more than necessary for ‘poles and wires’ distribution and transmission network services in their power […]
Powered By $100 Million Capital, Bluestar Energy To Pursue Global Greenfield Renewables Development – EQ Mag Pro
Declan Flanagan has launched a new renewable energy investment platform with focus on the US, Australia and European markets Nova Clean Energy is Bluestar Energy Capital’s North American renewables platform that is pursuing wind, solar and storage project opportunities For the Australian market, Bluestar Energy Australia is currently focused on wind power but has plans […]
Australia’s Fortescue: 9.2GW Egypt Green H2 – EQ Mag Pro
Executives from Australia’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) on 10 September met with Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to discuss the green hydrogen/ammonia plans for which the firm last month signed an MoU. Whilst the initial MoU was sparse on detail (MEES, 2 September), an FFI press release following the meeting with President Sisi says they […]