Sale plans put end to Fortescue green hydrogen project
Fortescue’s plan to build a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia complex at Gibson Island in Queensland appears to have been officially abandoned with the site owner revealing its intent to sell the land.
12-cell lithium sulfur battery pack powers aerial vehicle on maiden test flight
Brisbane-headquartered battery technology company Li-S Energy has successfully completed test flights of an uncrewed aerial vehicle powered by a twelve cell, lithium sulfur battery pack.
Pacific Blue gets green light for 300 MW solar expansion and 400 MWh big battery
Pacific Blue Australia has secured council planning approval for a 300 MW expansion of its existing 100 MW Haughton Solar Farm and the construction of a 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage system at the north Queensland site.
Rooftop solar generation exceeds 20 GW in the NEM: state of the market report
The Australian Energy Regulator’s State of the Energy Market report has found, in the FY 2023-24, rooftop solar exceeded 20 GW in the National Electricity Market making up a quarter of the maximum electricity that can be produced in the grid.
Queensland eyes smaller options after pulling plug on 120 GWh pumped hydro project
The new Queensland government says it is investigating opportunities to build multiple smaller, more manageable pumped hydro projects after formally scrapping the 5 GW / 120 GWh Pioneer-Burdekin pumped hydro project slated for the state’s central coast.
Mount Isa copper mines earmarked for gravitational energy storage system
New South Wales-based gravitational energy storage technology company Green Gravity will repurpose shafts in two Queensland copper mines scheduled to close in 2025, to store renewable energy.
Battery start-up opens ‘Australian first’ factory on Gold Coast
Elumina has officially opened a manufacturing and development centre in Queensland’s southeast that it says will be the first in Australia capable of producing both community-scale lithium batteries and electric vehicle chargers.
AnteoTech lands $4 million boost for homegrown battery tech
Queensland-based energy tech company AnteoTech has secured almost $4 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to help fast-track the development of its silicon-dominant lithium-ion battery anode technology.
Li-S Energy nears 500 Wh/kg with lithium-sulphur battery tech
Australian battery tech company Li-S Energy has announced a major improvement in the performance of its lithium-sulphur battery technology with its latest iteration achieving an energy density close to 500 Wh per kilogram.
Election signals pumped hydro and renewable energy transition inevitable
Solar and wind have won the global energy race. They accounted for 80% of new global power capacity installed in 2023. In Australia, 99% of new capacity is wind or solar.
