J1. Green Tech Industry & Utilities

Plan to expand the big battery built at the site of what was once the country's most polluting coal plant go ahead after gaining key licence and reaching financial close.

The post Expansion of first coal country big battery reaches financial close as key licence awarded appeared first on Renew Economy.

Andrew Forrest's iron ore miner says a demo plant in Brisbane that strips arsenic from copper is doing so at a fraction of the energy used in other processes.

The post Fortescue claims technology breakthrough to unlock potential of copper key to green energy transition appeared first on Renew Economy.

Queensland LNP's first major energy tender in a long time - for fossil gas generators - attracts 10 bidders with four short-listed.

The post Queensland LNP gets excited as it shortlists companies competing in its first energy tender – for fossil gas appeared first on Renew Economy.

South Korea unveils a $A1.1 trillion energy transition strategy, aimed at expanding renewables and transforming the country’s heavy industry, and the opportunities for Australia are huge.

The post South Korea unveils trillion-dollar green energy transition plan, and the opportunities are huge for Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

State to introduce bill allowing mine at centre of High Court ruling to continue with its planned expansion, increasing its annual production limit to 16.5 million tonnes.

The post Coal lobby applauds, Greens horrified as premier promises to protect mine from High Court ruling appeared first on Renew Economy.

Join Envision Energy and Renew Economy for a webinar exploring the technologies shaping Australia’s next-generation energy system.

The post Webinar: How integrated wind, storage and grid technologies are shaping Australia’s energy future appeared first on Renew Economy.

Updated: South Australia unveils project proposals totalling 13 GW of new wind and solar which it says can underpin the next phase of green industry development.

The post Almost 13 gigawatts of new wind and solar projects flagged to propel state way beyond 100 pct net renewables appeared first on Renew Economy.

Australian developer snaps up portfolio of operating and developing wind and solar projects as a major European player decides to focus on its core markets.

The post One of Australia’s largest wind and solar portfolios sold as European developer retreats to core markets appeared first on Renew Economy.

A massive 244-tonne transformer has completed a 2,165 km road trip to the site of Australia's biggest solar project.

The post A massive 244-tonne transformer completes 2,165 km road trip to Australia’s largest solar project appeared first on Renew Economy.

“The only current restriction on getting American gas is our ability to get the gas to market and the infrastructure bottlenecks,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.

CALGARY— DAVID PICKUP, director of the Electricity program at the Pembina Institute, made the following statement in response to new offshore wind investment by the federal government and a new data centre project powered in part by onshore wind:...

The battery industry is about to witness another change in chemistry and technology. Valo Energy CEO Peter Fath explains why. Plus: All the news from a busy week.

The post Energy Insiders: Grid scale sodium batteries are on their way appeared first on Renew Economy.

Fossil fuel interests spent $1.2 million on Meta ads in the last three months, a wall of money the renewables industry met with near silence.

The post Anti-renewables groups still spending big on Meta – and met with near silence by green energy industry appeared first on Renew Economy.

Australian Renewable Energy Agency says the country can still become a major solar PV manufacturer, says deal with new supplier in the pipeline.

The post Australia can still become a giga-scale solar manufacturer, says Arena, as it flags new local PV maker appeared first on Renew Economy.

Plans for a massive wind farm with 92 turbines and an up to eight-hour battery have been lodged, adding another hybrid to the list of projects lining up to replace coal.

The post Approval sought for another huge wind and battery hybrid as state prepares to move beyond coal appeared first on Renew Economy.

Search begins for new ARENA CEO, changes at the SEC, new CEOs for Momentum, CS Energy, CER, and moves at GenusPlus, Battery and Mobility, GHD.

The post Grid Connections 2026: Who’s going where and doing what in Australia’s green energy transition appeared first on Renew Economy.

The utilities moving first on AI-powered grid planning are delivering faster approvals, fewer outages and lower costs, writes Amazon Web Services’ head of energy and utilities, Joseph Santamaria.

The decision clears the way for the Department of Commerce to finalize anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from the three countries.

Separately, American Electric Power expects to spend about $4 billion on a 702-MW Bloom Energy fuel cell project in Wyoming that is under contract to Google.

The retailer deployed electric yard switchers as part of its efforts to curb emissions and will gauge future deployment potential across its supply chain, it said.