Sustainability
The latest news and developments relating to sustainability in the Australian energy industry, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and more
Efficiency in the energy sector
Utility Journalist, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, 0Many forms of energy generation equipment are used in the modern world, from wind, water, solar, hydro power, and...
Transgrid and First Nations group partner for NSW biodiversity project
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has announced that it will be partnering with First Nations group Muru Mittigar for a biodiversity project to...
Fed Gov outlines sustainability challenges in new Aviation Green Paper
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Government has released the Aviation Green Paper, which will be used in consultation to develop a policy-setting...
New coal royalty scheme to support the NSW budget
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The New South Wales Government is set to update the state’s coal royalty rates to see a fairer return...
Clean Energy Council calls for renewable project ramp-up
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Clean Energy Council has called for an acceleration of renewable energy projects, following AEMO’s report shining light on...
Intergenerational report: Renewables are the cheapest form of energy in Australia
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1The Treasurer of Australia has released the Intergenerational Report 2023, which outlines how Australia is strongly positioned to benefit...
QLD Gov shares plans for Stanwell Clean Energy Hub
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Queensland Government has revealed the first plans for the future Stanwell Clean Energy Hub, beginning with a facility...
Sustainable hydrogen technology trial to help decarbonise heavy industry
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydrogen, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Hadean Energy, a new company co-founded by CSIRO and RFC Ambrian, is set to commercialise new technology capable of...
Power station unit retirement delayed following AEMO forecast
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Unit 6 at Muja C Power Station in Collie, Western Australia, has had its retirement delayed by six months...
Australia and California sign climate change MoU
Kody Cook, , Disaster Management, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Government, in conjunction with the Government of the US State of California, has announced a new Memorandum...
Gas to play major role in energy transition
Kody Cook, , Energy Efficiency, Gas, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0A new report – The role of Gas Infrastructure in Australia’s Energy Transition – has been released by the...
Banks assessed for net zero efforts in Australia-first report
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1Australia’s largest banks have had their performance towards their commitment to net zero and climate commitments assessed in a...
Queensland halfway to 2030 renewables target
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 1The Queensland Government has announced that the state is well on track to achieve its 2030 target of 50...
CEC responds to wind farm planning environmental conditions
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 1The Clean Energy Council has responded to the planning conditions imposed upon the Willatook Wind Farm, warning that it...
Retiring wind turbines: reuse, repurpose or recycle?
Tess Macallan, , Asset Management, Condition Assessment, Electricity, Features, Sustainability, Wind, 0By Tess Macallan, Journalist, Energy Magazine Wind energy generation is a vital part of Australia’s electricity system and the...
‘Negawatts’ will enable the energy transition in australia
Utility Journalist, , Energy Efficiency, Features, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0Building physical infrastructure to be energy efficient will continue to pay us back for a very long time. This...
A brighter future for the sunny state at Smart Energy Queensland 2023
Energy Journalist, , News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, 0Sometimes society needs a shake-up, wake-up call, and this was hammered home following the invasion of Ukraine which sent...
UNESCO reports Great Barrier Reef still in danger
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Reports, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0UNESCO has released a report warning that the Great Barrier Reef is still under “serious threat” of further degradation...
Future Victorian homes to be all-electric
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Gas, News, Policy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Victorian Government has banned new gas connections in new homes from 2024 and will provide $10 million in...
Hydrogen heavy vehicle refuelling station opens in NSW
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling station for heavy vehicles has been opened in New South Wales. The H2Station, by Coregas,...
Grants awarded for Traditional Owners in renewables adoption program
Kody Cook, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Five Traditional Owner Corporations (TOCs) have been awarded a share of $450,000 in Victorian Government grants to develop renewable...
Biodiversity agreements to offset Transgrid transmission project impacts
Steph Barker, , Company news, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Transgrid has announced it is establishing several Biodiversity Stewardship Agreements (BSAs) – including one of the biggest in New...
Gov agencies sued over poor reporting on fossil fuel projects
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Policy, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Human rights and environmental organisation, Jubilee Australia, has filed legal proceedings against two Federal Government agencies that subsidised new...
Climate Change Minister delivers Net Zero 2050 update
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has outlined updates ahead for the Net Zero 2050...
Vales Point Power Station may postpone closure date
Kody Cook, , Asset Management, Company news, Electricity, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Delta Electricity has advised the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) of a 2033 technical life assessment for the Vales...
Climate Council calls for pause on polluting projects
Kody Cook, , News, Policy, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0As delays continue on reforms to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), the Climate Council has...
Orica’s decarbonisation project cuts emissions by 98%
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Orica has completed its Kooragang Island Decarbonisation Project in Newcastle, which had made use of an Australian-first technology to...
Hunter region declared second offshore wind zone
Kody Cook, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 1The Federal Government has officially declared Australia’s second offshore wind zone in the Pacific Ocean off the Hunter region...
Hydrogen to lower alumina emissions in world-first trial
Kody Cook, , Company news, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that $32.1 million will be invested in a hydrogen calcination technology...