Renewable Energy

Government claims offshore wind industry will create thousands of jobs in Tasmania, including roles in engineering, construction, and marine operations.

‘The climate’s changing, and we are obviously in a transition when it comes to energy,’ the premier said.

An expert believed complete reliance on renewables was dangerous and would threaten Australian species.

Climate Council’s reiteration of this advice came as the IEA said that escalating tensions in countries highlight the importance of energy security.

An electric ‘Bushmaster’ infantry vehicle could be deployed by the Australian Army as part of plans to transition.

Australia’s infrastructure needs development—although solar and wind are useful resources in the clean energy transition, they produce considerable waste.

ARENA is delivering the funding to AEMO.

‘There is pretty extensive damage.’

Building more generation capacity is going to impose significant costs on consumers, and nuclear is not the answer, Alinta Energy CEO Jeff Dimery says.

‘This finding contradicts earlier forecasts, which predicted significant volumes of PV waste would not appear until post-2030.’

Nuclear energy expert Oscar Archer suggested the CSIRO had ’made errors that misrepresent the costs of nuclear versus other energy sources.'

The research body claims renewable energy is still cheaper than nuclear, Coalition Leader Peter Dutton disputes this.

All renewable projects will be treated as a significant economic development—removing the planning panel process and third party appeals at VCAT.

The works around were originally planned to stretch from Warrnambool in Victoria up to Port MacDonnell in SA, an area of more than 5,000 square kilometres.

‘With $9 billion at stake, it’s very important to be transparent and follow the process.’

Upper Hunter Hydro will investigate developing 2 pumped hydro energy storage systems in New South Wales.

Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has opened a consultation into a proposed offshore wind project on the coast of Bunbury, Western Australia.

‘It’s a snapshot of the economic and energy transformation underway in Australia, particularly in regional Australia.’