It has been pretty well established that solar – just as the Queensland state owned coal generators had predicted more than a decade ago – has taken a multi-gigawatt bite out of the fossil generators’ midday lunch, as it has in most other state grids. Now, however, the state owned

A 19-year-old wind technician from Wyoming has tragically fallen to his death while working on a wind turbine near the town of Medicine Bow. Liam Cobb, from Douglas, Wyoming, graduated high school in 2024 and had gone straight to work as a wind turbine technician, a job that stemmed from

Macquarie backed battery energy storage developer Eku Energy has acquired renewable energy developer Bluestone Energy’s portfolio of planned battery storage projects in the United Kingdom. Eku Energy, which is jointly owned by a Macquarie Asset Management managed fund and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), says the purchase ...

Until recently, the federal government owned energy utility Snowy Hydro had a close to 50 per cent market share in the non-coal dispatchable generation segment of the key electricity markets in NSW, Victoria and South Australia. Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia were distant seconds, with about 15 per cent each and

Two senior executives from the state government owned CS Energy have left the company – with immediate effect – just days after the new LNP government announced a surprise life extension for the ageing Callide coal fired power generator, and after news of a new “explosion” at one of its

NSW Independent Allegra Spender on her plan for permanent energy bill relief and what’s missing from federal Labor’s battery rebate. Plus, dispatches from the Smart Energy Conference. You can find previous episodes of Solar Insiders here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Australia’s only surviving newsprint paper producer has been extended a new lifeline, with the promise of a $24 million federal grant that will help to wean it off coal. In a joint pre-election announcement from prime minister Anthony Albanese and federal energy minister Chris Bowen, federal Labor has committed $9

In October 2018, severe winds hit the Oakey 2 solar farm, which was still under construction in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland. The storm damaged 2,000 of the site’s modules, delaying its completion. Then, in January 2020, the same site was hit by yet another severe storm, which

Despite the new Queensland LNP government’s about-face on renewable energy, developer Cubico is doubling down on the state with the announcement of another major wind and battery project. another 792 megawatt (MW) wind farm proposal. It has unveiled plans for the Marmadua energy park, would erect up to 110 turbines

We’re deep into what’s been described as “debate season”, and for a political party that began this election campaign on shaky ground, there are increasing signs of desperation and weirdness coming from the Coalition. Part of the party’s plan to keep coal and gas at their maximum levels over

The South Korean industrial giant Samsung has unveiled plans for yet another big battery – its third – to be built in the increasingly congested south-west region of NSW. The new plans are for the 80 MW, 320 MWh South Coree battery, located just 1km from the existing 175 megawatt

Adelaide will host the 2026 United Nations climate conference if Labor wins back the federal government, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed today.  The joint Australia-Pacific Islands joint bid is up against Turkey, which has so far resisted lobbying to drop out of the running to host the 31st climate Conference