TOKYO : Japanese trading house Sojitz Corp (2768.T) said on Wednesday it would conduct a demonstration project to produce green hydrogen in Australia and transport the fuel to Palau for use in small fuel cells as backup power sources and hydrogen fuel vessels. Sojitz, along with Australian power generator CS Energy Ltd and Japan’s Nippon […]
The photo voltaic arm of oil main BP is proposing to build an agri voltaic project in the Upper Hunter area large enough to present 4% of New South Wales’ (NSW) electrical energy demand. The project will embrace 296 MW of storage capability. Lighthouse bp’s 520 MWp Goulburn River Solar Farm with its 296 MWp […]
As the world continues to push towards net zero emissions, more large-scale solar farms will be built in Australia. But why are they being built on productive agricultural land and are how credible are claims about toxic contamination? The Clean Energy Council (CEC) is forecasting a massive increase in the number of solar panels in […]
After struggling to connect to a grid with limited capacity for influx of renewable energy, Neoen SA announced that its Bulgana wind farm and battery project in Australia had been completely switched on two years late on. 104 megawatt wind farm in Bulgana in Victoria, which was launched at limited capacity in 2020, and a […]
India and Australia signed an air bubble agreement, allowing all eligible passengers to travel between the two countries. During a pandemic, a bilateral air bubble is a technique for resuming flights between two countries with preconditions. International flights are currently halted until at least 31st January, 2022. Under bilateral air bubble agreements, dedicated freight flights […]
Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster exit from coal-fired power generation, according to the operator of the country’s main electricity market. About 14 gigawatts of generation capacity using the fuel could retire by the end of the decade, […]
Australia’s accelerating energy transition will see half of all homes installed with rooftop solar in the early 2030s, helping to spur a faster exit from coal-fired power generation, according to the operator of the country’s main electricity market. About 14 gigawatts of generation capacity using the fuel could retire by the end of the decade, […]
Meridian Energy on Monday said it agreed to sell its Australian energy business for A$729 million ($527.80 million) to a consortium of global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell and Australian investment manager Infrastructure Capital Group (ICG). The agreement comes months after the Wellington, New Zealand-based power company kicked off a review https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nzs-meridian-energy-review-ownership-australian-energy-business-2021-06-07 of Meridian Energy […]
A view of the hydrogen refuelling site that Toyota opened at their former car plant in the Altona suburb of Melbourne, Australia, where it is producing hydrogen by using rooftop solar to power an electrolyser to split water. SYDNEY/MELBOURNE : The Australian government on Tuesday pledged A$178 million ($132 million) to ramp up the rollout […]