South Australia is promising cheaper energy bills by commissioning a pumped hydro plant, a solar plant and a battery which will be hooked up to an …
South Australia promises cheaper energy using the sun, wind and pumped hydro
Tasmania Liberal Government will pull out of National Energy Market if re-elected
The Liberal Government in Tasmania has pledged to leave the National Energy Market (NEM) if re-elected in the upcoming election, igniting fears that Victoria could …
South Australia teams up with Elon Musk to build Australia’s largest virtual power plant and battery
Tesla and South Australia’s ‘special relationship’ continued to blossom this week as it announced that a 250-megawatt virtual power plant will be created by installing …
Electricity rates update: December 2017
Electricity rates: Futures prices dropped in all states under review from 1 December 2017 to 10 January 2018. The biggest drops were experienced in Queensland …
South Australia to build world’s largest thermal solar plant as SolarReserve Aurora project is given approval
Not happy with having the world’s largest battery, South Australia will now get the biggest thermal solar plant in the world as the $650 million …
Australia’s energy grid braces for heatwave as AEMO issues heat alert
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has issued a heat alert to safeguard against potential shortfalls in energy supply as much of South and Eastern …
Neoen and Tesla to build renewable energy projects in Victoria
The state government of Victoria has signed an agreement with French renewable energy specialists Neoen to construct a 20 MW Tesla battery storage plant project …
Tesla battery responds in 0.14 seconds to keep Victoria’s lights on
Elon Musk’s Tesla battery in South Australia has been called into action twice to stop power outages since it began operations at the end of …
Blockchain energy trading platform Power Ledger grows on cryptocurrency boom
Blockchain technology-based energy trading platform Power Ledger has seen its value increase 100% as a result of its October Initial Coin Offering being backed by …
China launches world’s largest carbon trading scheme
China has rolled out a tax on pollution with its long-awaited national carbon trading scheme, covering the power generation and heating industries. The new policy …
