Press Releases

Jet Charge has completed one of Australia’s biggest electric delivery vehicle charging projects in partnership with IKEA Australia, installing 59 chargers across seven locations across the country. Supporting the retailer on its path to reach 100% zero-emissions deliveries, the project provides the essential infrastructure that enables delivery partners to shift to zero-emission vehicles at scale.

Ecotone Partners’ Planet Fund has subscribed for half of Electric Future’s $10 million debt and equity raise, in a round which values the company at $40 million pre-money.

Transgrid continues to lead the Australian energy industry in reducing its network carbon footprint, trialling new eco-friendly transmission switchgear as part of its target to reach net zero by 2050.

As coal-fired power stations retire and renewable energy ramps up, Australia’s electricity grid faces new stability challenges. SMA Australia has welcomed the release of AEMO’s 2025 Transition Plan for System Security, which outlines a clear, staged roadmap to address these challenges and secure the grid’s future. 

Australia’s first Cat 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks have arrived at BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara, marking the start of on-site testing, in collaboration with Rio Tinto, of Caterpillar’s battery-electric heavy haulage technology in the region that powers the nation’s economy.

Accelerating the buildout of renewable generation, transmission, and battery storage is essential to keep residential electricity prices affordable over the next decade, according to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s latest Residential Electricity Price Trends report.

The Australian Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Tony Mahar has released a position statement addressing concerns held by landholders relating to public liability insurance and renewable energy infrastructure.

Batteries to store excess solar at sporting fields, more electric vehicle charging and the community pool going electric are just some of the projects the Albanese Government is backing with its $100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund.

NSW has reached the milestone of 100,000 Electric Vehicles on our roads, signalling strong consumer demand and helping cut emissions with an estimated 121 million litres of petrol saved every year, equal to nearly 145,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

Victorian energy retailers have surrendered over 6.5 million energy efficiency certificates to meet 2024 energy efficiency obligations. The certificates are valued at over $540 million.*