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ARENA is shifting its Driving the Nation program to decarbonise small-scale freight operators, targeting a road transport sector responsible for 85% of industry emissions.
ARENA is shifting its Driving the Nation program focus toward small-scale freight operators to decarbonise a road transport sector responsible for 85% of industry emissions. The agency aims to fund aggregator models that provide owner-drivers with integrated financing, maintenance, and charging solutions to overcome the high productivity and cost barriers facing heavy vehicle electrification.
The International Energy Agency reports that Australia successfully mitigated recent global gas price volatility by utilizing a strategic combination of renewable energy generation and battery storage as a market buffer.
The ESEM is expected to become Australia's enduring energy investment framework. Like the CIS, its design must continue to support First Nations outcomes.
The Clean Energy Investor Group (CEIG) has published a report calling on the Australian government to prioritise consistent and timely implementation of the reformed Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
Rapid data centre expansion presents a dual outcome for the Australian energy transition, potentially providing essential demand for stalled wind projects while simultaneously threatening national emissions targets.
World’s first commercial factory to manufacture wooden wind turbine blades takes important step closer to realisation, after being awarded funding.
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has appointed Paul McCartney as its new Chief Executive Officer. McCartney will lead the federal green bank's investment strategy as Australia seeks to replace retiring coal-fired generation and accelerate progress toward national renewable energy and emissions targets.
The New South Wales government is providing grants to telecommunications providers to upgrade mobile and internet infrastructure within a designated Renewable Energy Zone. This initiative forms part of a broader community benefits package designed to address regional connectivity black spots during the transition.
illegal exports of used solar panels are still a major threat to efforts to establish a solar PV recycling industry in Australia.
The Genesis GV60 has received its biggest update since launching in Australia. Can it tempt buyers away from its traditional European luxury rivals?
Tesla is now pulling in more than $US100 billion in revenue per year, but its margins are being crunched by its big bets on AI and FSD and robots.
James Petesic from PV Industries on the struggle to stay afloat with the federal PV recycling pilot paused and panel smugglers chipping away at feedstocks. Plus, news of the week.
Net Zero Commission says Australia's biggest state economy is falling well short of targets, despite a lot of talk and available technologies.
Regulator says it has suspended 21 companies from the scheme supporting rooftop PV and home batteries due to false statements and incomplete installations.
Xpeng gives first view of the right hand version of its not-so-small L03 electric fastback, but who decided to put the charging port on the driver's side?
Spain has allocated €165 million in funding to support seven pumped hydro storage developments totalling 2.1GW, while Portugal has established a 1.4GW deployment target for the technology by 2040.
European developers are increasingly pairing solar assets with battery storage to mitigate price volatility, despite hybrid power purchase agreements carrying a 24% price premium over standalone solar contracts. These integrated structures are gaining corporate interest by offering enhanced revenue potential and protection against negative electricity price intervals.
Spanish operational solar asset valuations have leveled out at €596,000/MW after a 50% decrease over two years. Investors are shifting focus toward projects secured by power purchase agreements, regulated income, or battery integration to mitigate risks from declining merchant electricity prices.
Brookfield has reached an agreement to purchase battery storage developer and operator Aypa Power from Blackstone for an enterprise value of approximately US$7 billion.
Brazil has introduced a compensation framework for wind and solar generators affected by curtailment, covering eligible grid-related and reliability-driven cuts from 2023 to 2025.
Argentina's distributed solar capacity reached 159.5 MW in June 2024, representing a 34.5% increase from the 118.6 MW recorded at the end of 2023. The total number of users feeding surplus electricity back into the distribution grid grew by 25.8% during the first half of the year to exceed 4,700 participants.
Eni has reported the initial production of industrial electricity from the 120MW gas power facility, a central part of the 247MW Mangystau Hybrid Power Plant Project in Kazakhstan.
Tesla’s energy storage deployments rebounded in the second quarter of this year, but factors, including a decline in ASPs, had a significant impact on the company’s energy division's gross margins.
The European Commission (EC) has initiated an in-depth probe into the previously announced merger between rival offshore engineering and construction services providers Saipem and Subsea 7.
System integrator and project developer ON.Energy and AI data centre infrastructure developer Crusoe have partnered to deploy 5GW of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) technology across multiple US hyperscale campuses.
US-based EnerVenue has launched its Energy Rack, a 150 kWh plug-and-play DC storage system using NASA-derived Aqueous Metal Cell technology.
GlobalData warns that Italy's solar PV sector faces potential budget blowouts and project delays unless the national government streamlines permitting processes. As rising electricity demand positions solar and hybrid renewable plants as critical infrastructure, regulatory bottlenecks threaten the country's energy transition targets.
RWE has commenced power generation at its Nordseecluster A offshore wind project in Germany following the commissioning of the site's initial turbine. This milestone marks the first injection of electricity into the German transmission network from the multi-phase development.
Germany will have its first capacity market (CM) auction in September this year, following confirmation from the country's energy regulator.
The latest in a series of articles on energy markets in Southern Africa explores the liberalization of the Southern African Power Pool and emergence of South Africa’s wholesale electricity market.
ESN Premium speaks with Bryen Alperin and Sophie Brkovic of Foss & Company about the tax equity investor's entrance into microgrids.
BESS has huge potential to be deployed alongside AI data centres, but how are industry players positioning themselves to capture this opportunity?
MN8 Energy has agreed to acquire Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company in a cash-and-equity transaction valued at up to $375m.
Poland-based ML System has launched PhotonRoof, a BIPV solar tile designed to combine photovoltaic generation with traditional roofing aesthetics.
The quality assurance provider reported India-based Waaree Renewable Technologies retained the top position in its Altmann-Z score-based quarterly ranking. Its analysts noted the number of companies with healthier scores remained stable at 14.
Fox ESS’s Power Beast platform integrates H3 Plus hybrid inverters with CQ7 high-voltage battery stacks, featuring LFP chemistry, IP65 protection, up to 98.5% inverter efficiency, and more than 95% battery round-trip efficiency.
A severe hail storm in Italy's Marche region damaged several PV systems, with industry representatives reporting a rise in hail-related losses in recent years.
Mercedes-Benz says the all-new electric GLC 400 4Matic electric SUV is now available to order in Australia, starting from $112,200.