energy

GE has announced that Clarke Energy, GE’s distributor and service partner, will provide 11 of GE’s Jenbacher J624 gas engines to Australian energy infrastructure business, APA Group, for its new 45-megawatt (MW) Yamarna Power Station in Western Australia, which is being constructed to supply power to the Gruyere Gold Project. Clarke Energy will engineer, procure and … Continue reading APA chooses Clarke Energy for Gruyere Gold Project →

Swinburne researchers have joined forces with the Federal government to help determine the future of Smart Cities in Australia after Minister for Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, toured the University’s newly-launched Smart Cities’ Research Institute. Mr Frydenberg joined Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation, Angus Taylor, in taking part in a discussion with Institute leaders … Continue reading Collaboration for the future of Smart Cities →

Works officially kicked off today on the $53.32 million Kennedy Developmental Road (Hann Highway) upgrades between Mount Garnet and Hughenden, with the project set to deliver a more reliable freight and tourist route for North Queensland along with roughly 130 jobs in local communities. The Australian Government is contributing $42.66 million and the Queensland Government … Continue reading 130 jobs created for Kennedy Developmental Road upgrade →

Chemistry Australia CEO Samantha Read has said that manufacturers in the Australian chemistry industry are not seeing an end to rising east coast gas prices. “While there has been some important Government action, the crisis is not over,” said Read. “If anything, there appears to be continued upward pressure both on the cost of gas … Continue reading Gas prices still rising for manufacturers →

Redflow CEO Simon Hackett has welcomed today’s announcement that the South Australian Government has awarded a contract to deploy a 129 megawatt hour (MWh) battery farm to help solve the State’s power problems. Mr Hackett said the ambitious Tesla project demonstrated the growing maturity of energy storage systems. “We believe that batteries have an integral … Continue reading Redflow welcomes Tesla battery project →

Utilities, including electricity, gas, nuclear power and water treatment, are the most critical industries in the world according to a new report from Vertiv, formerly Emerson Network Power. In Ranking the World’s Most Critical Industries, Vertiv convened a panel of global critical infrastructure experts to systematically quantify and rank the criticality of multiple industries based on … Continue reading World’s most critical industries ranked →

Temporary power generation and temperature control specialists, Aggreko, have introduced Aggreko Remote Monitoring (ARM) to Australia. ARM has been designed to improve productivity and reduce costly downtime for customers. It provides real-time asset monitoring and dedicated diagnostic support from technical experts, preventing issues, improving uptime and helping customers keep operations running at maximum efficiency. An … Continue reading Remote monitoring solution →

ABB has achieved almost 100 per cent energy efficiency with its synchronous motor. Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 percent greater than the 98.8 per cent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement could save approximately … Continue reading ABB motor sets world record in energy efficiency →

Australian Paper has received a combined $5 million from state and federal governments, to be used for a feasibility study into a plant to turn waste into energy at its Maryvale paper mill. If approved, the $600 million project could support 800 jobs during construction, with 46 ongoing. This would provide economic assistance to the … Continue reading Australian Paper’s waste to energy plan for Latrobe Valley →

An in-principle agreement by Hydro Tasmania to buy electricity from the proposed Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast is gathering momentum. According to a press release by Hydro Tasmania, the in-principle Power Purchase Agreement with Westcoast Wind Pty Ltd has been reached in consultation with the Tasmanian Government. The agreement sees Hydro Tasmania … Continue reading Granville Harbour wind farm proposal gathers momentum →

From July 1, South Australia will surpass Denmark as having the most expensive power in the world. Energy companies AGL, EnergyAustralia and Origin Energy will all be increasing their electricity prices this Saturday. On average, AGL will be increasing its prices by 18 per cent, EnergyAustralia by 19.9 per cent, and Origin Energy by 16.1 … Continue reading SA power prices to become world’s most expensive →

AGL Energy has announced that the majority of employees at the company’s Loy Yang A power station and mine in Victoria have this afternoon, by secret ballot, approved a new enterprise agreement. This agreement will now be submitted to the Fair Work Commission for review and final approval, which AGL anticipates will occur within coming … Continue reading Employees at AGL Loy Yang approve new enterprise agreement →

Champions of fossil-fuel generation have long complained that job losses have been one of the biggest detriments to the decommissioning of coal-fired power plants, and that renewable energy sources do nothing to help replace those jobs. Not so, according to a panel of experts at the recent Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition held at … Continue reading Renewable jobs market underplayed →

In an Australian first of its kind, Yarra Valley Water has constructed a waste to energy facility linked to a sewage treatment plant. The purpose built facility provides an environmentally friendly disposal solution for commercial organic waste. The facility will divert 33,000 tonnes of commercial food waste from landfill each year. The waste is delivered by … Continue reading New waste-to-energy plant for Victoria →

South Korea’s JB Asset Management has put in its bid alongside private equity firm Newlake Alliance for the Arrium Australia assets which include the Whyalla steelworks, according to a report by the AFR. The report mentioned that the Korean consortium is also proposing a 200 megawatt gas-fired power plant be built as part of the proposal which would not … Continue reading JB Asset Management $5.3b backing of Newlake’s Arrium bid →

Australian chief scientist Alan Finkel will today profess his support for a clean energy target, which he believes will have the lowest impact on power prices compared to other schemes. According to Finkel, doing nothing about climate change will end up being the most expensive option. He will be recommending that the operators of all large … Continue reading Alan Finkel warns over lack of action on climate →

Australia’s biggest manufacturer, steel giant BlueScope, has controversially backed a clean energy target for the energy sector. It is unreasonable to favour the provision of affordable and reliable energy over reducing carbon emissions, according to BlueScope chief executive Paul O’Malley. Therefore, he has called for politicians to get behind a clean energy target as a … Continue reading Australia’s biggest manufacturer backs clean energy target →

AGL has announced plans to invest $295 million to develop a 210mW gas-fired power station alongside the company’s Torrens Island plant, near Adelaide. Construction of the Barker Inlet power station is scheduled to begin later this year, with full operation expected to be underway in early 2019. “Our decision to move ahead with this development reflects … Continue reading AGL announces development of $295m gas-fired power station →

The development of a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility off Victoria has been suggested as a means to address rising energy costs. The Andrews government is allegedly in talks with energy provider AGL to build the LNG import terminal close to Melbourne, potentially in Western Port. The facility would supply to the east-coast … Continue reading Plans for offshore LNG facility to address energy crisis →

In light of rising energy prices, questionable security and ever-changing policies, some manufacturers are turning to renewables to ensure reliable production, writes Stephanie Stefanovic. As energy prices continue to soar, manufacturers are increasingly being pushed out of Australia. The Federal government seems to believe reducing wholesale gas prices is the answer, with Prime Minister Malcolm … Continue reading Renewables light the way to success in manufacturing →