The government said the state will invest A$171 million in infrastructure for charging EVs. Last year, only 0.7% of battery-powered models were sold out of Australia’s total vehicle sales. Australia’s largest state economy will waive levies on electric vehicles and will offer other incentives, which add up to as much as A$490 million ($366.5 million), […]
Former ASIO Boss Warns on Energy Sector Cyber
Energy experts and a former ASIO chief have warned that Australia’s critical energy infrastructure was growing in complexity and vulnerability to cyber-attacks, but a commensurate uplift in resilience has not occurred. Former ASIO director general and current chair of the Foreign Investment Review Board David Irvine said energy was one of many Australian sectors lacking […]
Australia’s New Deputy PM Casts Shadow Over 2050 Net Zero Emissions Ambition
Australia’s reliance on coal-fired power makes it one of the world’s largest carbon emitters per capita, but its conservative government has steadfastly backed the country’s fossil fuel industries, arguing tougher action on emissions would cost jobs. CANBERRA: A climate change sceptic will be Australia’s new deputy prime minister after a leadership revolt in the coalition […]
Check Your Mirrors: 3 Things Rooftop Solar Can Teach Us About Australia’s Electric Car Rollout
Governments and car manufacturers are investing hundreds of billions of dollars on electric vehicles. But while the electric transport revolution is inevitable, the final destination remains unknown. The electric vehicle transition is about more than just doing away with vehicles powered by fossil fuels. We must also ensure quality technology and infrastructure, anticipate the future […]
Endua Creates Hydrogen-Powered Clean Energy Storage, Using Tech From Australia’s National Science Agency
Hydrogen-based generators are an environmentally friendly alternative to ones powered by diesel fuel. But many rely on solar, hydro or wind power, which aren’t available all the time. Brisbane-based Endua is making hydrogen-based power generators more accessible by using electrolysis to create more hydrogen and storing it for long-term use. The startup’s technology was developed […]
Indonesia Can’t Afford the Luxury of Australia’s Carbon Habit
If you want to understand why Indonesia seems to be turning its back on fossil fuels faster than its richer neighbor Australia, you could do worse than look to the wit and wisdom of David Lee Roth. “I used to have a drug problem,” the hard-living Van Halen singer is supposed to have once said. […]
Woodside Eyes Large-Scale Solar Plant Near Aussie LNG Hub
Australia’s Woodside is exploring the supply of 50 MW of solar energy to its Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility on Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsular as part of its effort to reach net zero emissions. Woodside eyes large-scale solar power project Australia’s Woodside is exploring the supply of 50 MW of solar energy to […]
Australia’s New South Wales Awards $2.5 bln Battery Contract to Shell
Authorities said the battery, to be built by early 2023 and operated by Edify, will ease concerns around energy supply shortages related to the closure of AGL Energy’s aging coal-fired Liddell power station after two years. SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Tuesday it has awarded a A$3.2 billion ($2.5 billion) contract […]
Australia’s First Solar Panel Recycling Plant in Operation
Lotus Energy, Australia’s first solar panel recycling facility in Thomastown, Melbourne, is now in operation. The plant recycles 100 percent of end-of-life solar PV modules using no chemicals. Solar panels typically have a shelf-life of two to three decades, but are very challenging to recycle due to the hazardous metals added to the silicon of the cells to improve their efficacy. Lotus […]
Australia’s Only Solar Panel Manufacturer Assists with Students’ Solar Car
Students from Australian National University have again sought the assistance of Tindo Solar as they build a solar car to race later this year. The biennial Bridgestone World Solar Challenge has been changed to an online challenge in 2021 because of COVID-19, however the ANU Solar Racing Team is staging its own solar car race […]