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1 month ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Ben Potter |Sarah MacNamara
By rights, so called ‘renewable gases’ should have an uncontroversial role in Australia’s energy transition. But nothing is simple in the energy transition. The major players – gas pipeline owners, energy companies, energy consumers and the natural environment – have conflicting interests in how the transition unfolds. So the role of renewable gas – biomethane, synthetic methane or low carbon hydrogen – has become contentious.
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1 month ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Annelies Gartner |Sarah MacNamara
A new project on Western Australia’s south coast is leading the way in the development of a strong wave industry in Australia. Girt by sea, Australia is uniquely well-placed to decarbonise the economy by leading offshore renewable energy generation, including wave energy. In November 2024, the Moored MultiMode Multibody device – or M4 – was deployed about 1.5km offshore in King George Sound, on the outer harbour of Albany in Western Australia.
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
New South Wales’ South Coast is set to become a new manufacturing hub for electric public transport, once a new electric bus manufacturing facility is complete. Australian-owned bus manufacturer Foton Mobility Distribution is set to build a 6000m2 facility in South Nowra from late 2025, subject to council approval.
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $20.8 million in funding to Western Power to develop an end-to-end commercial solution to integrate distributed energy resources (DER) into the SWIS (South West Interconnected System). Dubbed Project Jupiter, this new initiative builds on the recently completed Project Symphony and is being undertaken over three years in partnership with Western Power, Synergy, Energy Policy WA (EPWA) and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
The Australian Energy Markert Operator’s (AEMO) Quarterly Energy Dynamics report for Q4 2024 has revealed a surge in renewable energy contributions and record-breaking demand levels in the National Electricity Market (NEM). Driven by higher temperatures and a growing electrification shift from gas to electricity, the NEM experienced a new December quarter maximum demand record of 33,716MW and an average quarterly total demand record of 23,737MW, a 2.4 per cent year-on-year increase.
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
Victoria’s $7.5 million Energy Resilience Solutions (ERS) program is now complete, aiming to keep the lights on and services running if a fire or storm damages local power lines. Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited the energy resilience hub at Cockatoo to announce the completion of the ERS program.
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
EnergyCo has signed a commitment deed to position Transgrid as the preferred network operator for the Hunter Transmission project, marking a key milestone for the project’s development. The State Government said that the Hunter Transmission Project is critical for New South Wales’ energy security, involving a new high-voltage powerline that will transport affordable and reliable electricity from the state’s largest renewable energy zones to homes and businesses across the state.
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2 months ago | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has unveiled its commitments from the six months to December 2024, revealing a record $3.5 million in new investments. Together with co-investors, CEFC said its commitments in the six-month period are on track to deliver $13.3 billion in investment across the clean energy economy. The sustained pace of CEFC investment activity saw the completion of 28 transactions to December 2024, averaging just over one each week.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, has used the statutory ministerial referral powers to request that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) considers funding more community electrification demonstration projects across the country. The Federal Government said the funding could help thousands of households, including renters, secure their homes from bill spikes with more solar, batteries, energy efficient appliances and shared community energy storage.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
energymagazine.com.au | Sarah MacNamara
Extreme weather conditions in Western Australia are affecting the power supply to around 38,000 homes and businesses in the state, with Western Power crews working around the clock to battle dozens of pole top fires. Western Power said its crews are working as quickly and as safely as possible to make hazards safe and assessing poles for replacement. The utility said its priority is attending to safety hazards before commencing any repairs and restoration.
