The power station has a nameplate capacity of 1.6 gigawatts, which represents 22% of the coal-fired generation capacity in Victoria, and 6% of the total coal-fired capacity in Victoria, Queensland...
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Workers on the Sunshine Coast’s largest construction project are fearful of losing their jobs if they speak out about safety issues, according to the Electrical Trades Unions. The worker concerns...
Wind and solar may be currently leading the way in Australia’s renewable energy race, but there’s another contender lurking in the nation’s oceans. Australia arguably possesses the world’s largest...
A world-leading project combining solar, wind and battery storage is set to be built near Hughenden in North Queensland. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed up to $18 million...
Electricity transmission to OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill mine is expected to be progressively restored in the next seven to 10 days, following recent severe storm damage to South Australia’s...
Malcolm Turnbull has seized on the massive South Australian power failure to condemn Labor states for aggressive attitudes to renewables and call for a nationwide target. This is despite the fact...
Could a mix of renewable energy completely and independently power Garden Island off the coast of Perth? With $2.5 million in support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) local Perth...
Over the weekend Fairfax media reported that the Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe valley could close as early as next April. Senior management at Engie, the French company which is the majority...
A $400 million lithium processing plant in Western Australia has been given the green light. The Tianqi Lithium Australia project, located in Kwinana, is expected to create up to 500 jobs during the...
Twelve new large-scale solar PV plants are set to be constructed across Australia, tripling the amount of energy produced from big solar. The 12 projects have been chosen as part of the Australian...
In a national first, the Victorian Government today announced a permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas, including fracking and coal seam gas. The permanent...
The mining industry risks wasting millions of dollars if greater scrutiny is not placed on its energy use, according to global non-profit Rocky Mountain Institute-Carbon War Room (RMI-CWR), the goal...