15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (219+ words) Japan’s ENEOS Corporation has opened its new large-scale green hydrogen facility at Bulwer Island in Brisbane, where it will produce methylcyclohexane (MCH), a hydrogen carrier, using its proprietary low-cost electrochemical synthesis of organic hydride method. Green hydrogen produced from renewable…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (522+ words) Highly skilled helicopter and drone pilots are spearheading a precise aerial operation to string thousands of kilometres of cabling across hundreds of steel towers as construction of the nation-critical HumeLink transmission project progresses. Using helicopters and Australian-invented drone technology, aerial…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (291+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen have announced a funding commitment of $7.29 million to improve Pacific nations’ uptake of renewable energy at a pre-COP31 climate change conference. The Commonwealth says the funding will…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (948+ words) Australia’s energy transition has been thrown a curveball in the form of a rapidly expanding data centre sector—a behemoth that has its sights set on deployment Down Under. How we feed this power-hungry beast, and how it will behave…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (781+ words) A new report says Australia should embark on a swift phase-out of fossil fuels—improving energy security, bolstering its position as a Pacific leader, and helping to combat climate change. The report from global research institute Climate Analytics models a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (456+ words) The National Press Club is not the very first source of useful engineering information when it comes to a better way of constructing Australia’s electricity networks, but here goes anyway. Kevin Rudd—erstwhile Prime Minister, lately the Ambassador to the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) By Mingming Cheng, Professor, School of Management and Marketing, Curtin University and Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent. Ageing coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (572+ words) Australia’s energy ministers have agreed to work towards making plug-in solar and batteries available to all Australians, exploring pathways to support their safe deployment. This will see Australia follow Great Britain, Germany, and many American states in allowing renters, low-income…...