Origin Energy signs up for hydrogen partnership with Korean steel giant
Leading South Korean manufacturer Posco has signed a watershed deal with Australian power company Origin Energy to use our hydrogen to create green steel. The two companies have entered into a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on producing and supplying green power to Korea. The announcement comes as operations worldwide seek to decarbonise their industries, […]
The rapid decline of fossil fuel power sources
Not only was 2020 a big year for renewables, but it also saw many coal and gas-powered plants decommissioned across the planet – including places where they had never been decommissioned before. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released its annual Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report, showing that fossil fuel additions fell 60 GW last […]
How much solar energy are we NOT capturing?
The potential for using energy from the sun is virtually limitless. In a single year, the Earth is bathed in enough sunlight to power the entire planet for 8000 years, based on our current consumption level. But how much of this are we capturing? Despite all of the world’s advancements to adopt solar power, that […]
Australian oceans to power floating wind and wave project
The Land Downunder is well known for its beaches, its sunshine and its oceans. We are the country that is ‘girt’ by sea, after all. Now we are set to harness the power of our oceans in a significant floating wind and wave project that will generate 6 MW of power. The offshore platform is […]
How much solar energy are we NOT capturing?
The potential for using energy from the sun is virtually limitless. In a single year, the Earth is bathed in enough sunlight to power the entire planet for 8000 years, based on our current consumption level. But how much of this are we capturing? Despite all of the world’s advancements to adopt solar power, that […]
Victoria Bitter to allow people to use their excess solar energy to buy beer
A partnership between famous Australian brand Victoria Bitter and marketing firm Clemenger BBDO Melbourne will see thirsty Aussies able to redeem their excess solar power for cartons of beer. Best of all, consumers will be getting the VB at a significantly reduced price. The new Solar Exchange program will allow people to swap $30 in […]
Queensland is launching five new solar battery storage sites
As solar installations continue to boom in sunny Queensland, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced the trial of five new battery storage sites. The Premier said the five network-connected sites in Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Townsville, Yeppoon and Toowoomba would have the capacity to store 40MWh. She said it was a necessary move, with Queenslanders putting PV […]
Eurobodalla Shire Council to be 80 per cent powered by renewables
Eurobodalla Shire Council in New South Wales will soon be 80 per cent powered by renewables after recently signing a Power Purchase Agreement with ENGIE-backed Simply Energy. The arrangement will see Eurobodalla Shire Council draw power from solar farms at Parkes and Griffith and wind farms currently under construction in New England, which will be […]
$2 billion renewable biofuel project given the green light in Australia
Australia’s first major biofuel project has been launched, with the waste from maize fields in northern Victoria to be converted into renewable energy. The $2 billion project is a collaboration between green energy company AgBioEn, La Trobe University and technology company LAB3. It will see the agricultural waste from maize crops create biofuel. The first […]
World sets new renewable records in 2020 despite COVID-19
Despite all of the carnage caused to industries worldwide during the COVID-19 global pandemic, green energy adoption has continued to surge – breaking new records in 2020. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released its Renewable Capacity Statistics 2021 report, which showed that the world added 261GW of green energy capacity. This is a rise […]
