Nadia Howland

Brisbane

Associate Publisher at Energy Source & Distribution

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Climate change activists protest at Woodside AGM

6 days ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Climate change activists staged a massive protest on Thursday during the annual general meeting of oil and gas giant Woodside Energy at the Crown Towers in Perth. Greenpeace Australia Pacific urged shareholders to reject Woodside’s plans to drill for gas near Scott Reef.
AEMC rule to make grid more resilient to weather events

6 days ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has made a final rule determination to help make the electricity grid more resilient to extreme weather events. The final rule is in response to a request from Victorian Energy and Resources Minister, Lily D’Ambrosio, after separate severe weather events left hundreds of thousands of people without power, in some cases for several weeks.
Queensland-first microgrid project launched in Mossman Gorge

6 days ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Ergon Energy has unveiled its plan for a high-voltage network-connected microgrid in Mossman Gorge in Queensland, designed to boost reliability, power quality and community resilience at the fringe of the grid. Ergon general manager renewables and distributed energy Glenn Springall said the centrepiece of the pilot project was a network-connected battery that could be used to support the community during outages.
La Trobe switches on Victoria's largest urban solar farm

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Victoria’s largest urban solar farm has been officially switched on at La Trobe University’s Melbourne campus. The $10 million, 3.5ha solar farm marks a major milestone in the University’s ambitious journey towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2029 and is the landmark project in its Net Zero program.
10 renewables projects to connect to Central-West Orana REZ

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Ten renewable energy projects have been given the green light to connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), through agreements that will deliver enough power to supply more than half of the homes in New South Wales. The NSW Government has awarded groundbreaking ‘access rights’ to renewable energy companies, which pave the way for wind and solar farms and large-scale batteries to connect to the incoming transmission line in the REZ.
Origin brings electricity provider choice to regional Queensland

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Origin Energy has launched electricity offers for residential and small business customers in the Ergon network, providing a choice of electricity retailer that has previously been unavailable for many regional Queenslanders. Origin is expanding its electricity offering to parts of regional Queensland, which is almost wholly serviced by the government-subsidised retailer Ergon Retail.
AGL acquires two Upper Hunter pumped hydro projects

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

AGL will acquire two pumped hydro energy storage projects in New South Wales’ Hunter region from Upper Hunter Hydro Top Trust and its trustee (UHH). On current designs, the projects at Glenbawn and Glennies Creek plan to provide 770MW 10-hour and 623MW 10-hour pumped hydro energy storage capacity respectively with the future opportunity for integrated wind farms.
Pacific Energy to build new hybrid power system for Iluka

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

Pacific Energy has been awarded the contract to deliver a 30MW hybrid power generation facility by Iluka Resources for its new Balranald mineral sands mine in south-western New South Wales. The system is the second of its kind to be delivered in New South Wales by Pacific Energy, just one hour south of its new hybrid facility at Tronox’s Atlas-Campaspe mine.
AEMO announces leadership changes, with York to retire

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced the impending retirement of its highly respected executive general manager system design Merryn York. York intends to retire from executive roles from late August, after a distinguished 30-year career that includes eight years as CEO of Powerlink Queensland and two years as a Commissioner with the Australian Energy Market Commission.
Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton to step down

1 week ago | esdnews.com.au | Nadia Howland

After 15 years of leadership at the Clean Energy Council, and over 10 years as CEO, Kane Thornton will step down from the role on 1 August 2025. Thornton has been instrumental in leading the organisation and Australia’s clean energy industry through a period of transformational growth, progressing from an emerging sector to becoming a cornerstone of Australia’s energy future. Clean Energy Council chair Ross Rolfe AO paid tribute to Thornton’s incredible legacy.