Australia’s first major solar battery farm connected to the national grid has been switched on in Queensland. Lakeland Solar and Storage, near Cooktown in the …
South Australia promises cheaper energy using the sun, wind and pumped hydro
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 …
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 …
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 …
Negative energy prices – European businesses were actually paid to use electricity over windy Christmas weekend
It sounds too good to be true and it is unthinkable in Australia, but businesses in Germany experienced negative energy prices over the Christmas weekend. …
Four coal-fired power plants trip in a week as task force says NSW is ill-prepared for blackout scenario
The summer heat is causing a spike in energy demand across Australia and four coal fired power plants have tripped in the space of a …
Wholesale energy prices set to drop by 12% from mid-2018 to 2020 thanks to renewables push
Energy prices are set to fall over the next two years due to an extra 5,300 MW of power generation entering the mix, mostly from …
What is pumped hydro and how can it help Australia’s energy supply?
Pumped hydro power has often been touted as the answer to all of Australia’s energy supply problems. With plenty of suitable sites for pumped hydro …