Coal-fired power generation has fallen below 50 per cent of Australia’s power mix for the first time ever, according to a report from Bloomberg.
GE Vernova has been selected by the South Australian Government to supply the turbines for what will be the world’s largest green hydrogen power plant to be built near Whyalla, South Australia, Australia.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and EnergyAustralia have announced that the 320 MW Tallawarra B power station in New South Wales, Australia has opened.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business has announced it has won an order from CS Energy, an energy company owned by the Queensland government, for 12 LM2500XPRESS gas turbines for a new power station in the Western Downs Region, west of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia.
The New South Wales Government in Australia said that it will discuss the possibility of keeping Australia’s largest coal-fired power station open beyond its planned closure in 2025.
The Queensland government has identified 12 renewable energy zones across the Australian state that will underpin its $62 billion plan to decarbonise its electricity supply.
Neoen, the French renewable energy provider, has started construction on one of Australia’s largest batteries at Collie, a town south of Perth in Western Australia.
The West Australia government will spend nearly $3 billion on a renewable battery storage system and wind generation as part of a major overhaul of its energy network as it prepares for the retirement of its coal-fired power plants.
AGL Energy has shut down its Liddell coal-fired power station in New South Wales, Australia, ending fossil fuel generation from the site after 52 years.
Transgrid has placed the first orders for supplies to build the transmission lines necessary to transition Australia away from fossil fuels, following the federal Government’s agreement to underwrite a planned $385 million spend.