Details have emerged of the Murchison Hydrogen Renewables project proposed for near Kalbarri in Western Australia, including more than 5 gigawatts of wind and solar, a big battery, a 3GW electrolyser and the production of roughly 2 million tonnes a year of green ammonia. The huge project, initially proposed by Hydrogen Renewables Australia in 2019, […]
Massive big battery and solar farm proposed for NSW coal country – EQ Mag Pro
Australian renewables developer Maoneng has unveiled new plans for a massive 400MW, four-hour battery, which the company hopes to build alongside a 550MW solar farm in the New South Wales Upper Hunter region, a centre for coal mining. Maoneng, which recently gained planning approval to build what could be South Australia’s biggest battery, says the […]
Igneo Infrastructure to buy Elliott Green Power Australia – EQ Mag Pro
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has bought an Australian solar business from US investment firm Elliot Management Corporation, for an undisclosed sum but believed to be about A$500m (€333m). Igneo’s Australian renewables arm Atmos Renewables has won a bid to buy Elliott Green Power Australia (EGP). EGP’s portfolio consists of the Childers, Susan River and Nevertire solar […]
Flaws of carbon offsets, it’s time to get real about climate change: Australia – EQ Mag Pro
Last month former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh blew the whistle on Australia’s carbon offset market. He described the scheme as a “rort” with up to 80% of carbon offsets “markedly low in integrity”. While these allegations reignited debate over carbon offsets, the issues are not new. Integrity issues have plagued carbon trading schemes and […]
Greens pledge billions in loans and grants to boost battery uptake and get off gas – EQ Mag Pro
The Australian Greens have announced a massive plan to incentivize the uptake of solar and battery systems through the supply of grants and loans, along with the previously announced promise to create a 100 per cent publicly owned non-profit electricity retailer. Greens Leader Adam Bandt said the party’s plan will include grants for householders and […]
IPA’s laughably hysterical and completely wrong net-zero “analysis” – EQ Mag Pro
The far right are at it again. Not content with energy minister’s Angus Taylor mysterious and quickly debunked “analysis” of Labor’s energy policy released earlier this week, the Institute of Public Affairs has followed it up with a doomsday document looking at the impact of net zero targets. The short summary of its “analysis” is […]
Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows – EQ Mag Pro
Australia is not on track to meet its weak Paris Agreement commitments, with a lack of meaningful national climate policies resulting in emissions cuts that are too slow to achieve the Morrison government’s 2030 target, new analysis shows. New analysis from consultancy Ndevr Environmental says that if Australia’s emissions trajectory remains on current trends, Australia […]
Charging towards an EV future: how powerful is your postcode? – EQ Mag Pro
Electric car ownership has become increasingly popular as Australians look for greener modes of transport, but the availability of charging stations will test the state’s ability to cope with the emerging technology. There is no definitive source for the location of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations but data from PlugShare.com shows there were 192 postcodes […]
CS Energy Appoints Ihi To Construct Renewable Hydrogen Plant – EQ Mag Pro
CS Energy has appointed IHI Engineering Australia (a subsidiary of IHI Corporation Japan) to construct the Kogan Renewable Hydrogen Demonstration Plant near Chinchilla, with work to start on site in six months. Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen Mick de Brenni made the announcement in a media release today. Mr de Brenni also announced that […]
Victoria sets 9GW offshore wind goal in Australia – EQ Mag Pro
State government also plans interim targets of 2GW by 2032 and 4GW by 2035 The Australian state of Victoria plans to have 9GW of offshore wind capacity installed of its coast by 2040. The state’s Labor Government today published the ‘Victorian Offshore Wind Policy Directions Paper’, which also set interim targets of 2GW by 2032 […]