West Australia has targeted a staggering 100 GW renewable energy projects to create green hydrogen hubs while New South Wales considers creating Hydrogen Valley in …
How to manage your commercial electricity costs better in 2021
With our vaccine rollouts going on full steam and improving response to the pandemic, restrictions are easing up and businesses are now open. But rising …
Squadron’s Energy’s 850 MW green hydrogen plant under threat by proposed Snowy Kurri Kurri gas plant
EnergyAustralia’s plans to build a hybrid 316-Megawatt gas power station near Port Kembla in New South Wales will not affect Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy $1bn …
April 2021 Energy Market Review
Throughout April 2021, the energy transition continued to send shockwaves through the energy industry – even as low wholesale prices showed signs of reversing. This …
New market rules to reward fast response battery storage plants
New rules have been proposed to reward large-scale fast-response battery farms that can react to frequency changes in under two seconds, highlighting the key role …
March 2021 Energy Market Review
Last month the major electricity players threatened a supply response to the rock-bottom wholesale energy prices and this month they delivered. In early March, Energy …
Bitcoin mining in Australia – Could rock-bottom wholesale electricity prices kickstart the industry?
The recent historic six-year lows in wholesale electricity prices jas suddenly made Bitcoin mining in Australia a very real possibility, especially if mining labs are …
Alcoa’s Portland Smelter gets $160m electricity deal to act as giant virtual battery
Alcoa’s Portland aluminium smelter, which accounts for up to 10 percent of Victoria’s electricity demand, has just signed a demand response subsidy deal which will …
Port Kembla Green Hydrogen power station proposed by Fortescue
Fortescue Metals Group CEO Andrew Forrest is willing to finance a $1bn 850 MW Port Kembla Green Hydrogen Power station. Through Squadron Energy, the WA …
What is Green Hydrogen and can it become a future fuel?
Green Hydrogen has long been touted as a fuel for the future because it is abundant, cheap and burns cleanly, but it does pose some …