A new way for businesses to access EV charging is set to roll out nationally, with a new business model supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). Melbourne-based EV charging company JET Charge has launched the $24.9 million Charging as a Service Project, offering a new way for fleet operators to pay for EV…
Nova Systems appoints Dean Rosenfield as CEO Defence engineering firm and consultancy Nova Systems has appointed Dean Rosenfield as CEO, following the departure of Jim McDowell to the role of Deputy Secretary Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment. Rosenfield is an experienced senior business leader with over 20 years working the defence industry. Prior to joining Nova,…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $10 million in funding for RayGen Resources’ Solar Power Plant Two: Phase 1 project, progressing a “hi-tech solar and thermal storage technology” closer to commercialisation. According to a statement from ARENA on Thursday, the funding will help RayGen improve its design, achieve material cost reductions, and conduct…
Alcoa of Australia, the majority owner of Victoria’s Portland Aluminium Smelter, has announced a nine-year agreement with AGL, effective July 2026 and covering half of the power required for the site to run at capacity. According to the announcement on Friday morning, the agreement covers 300 megawatts of power, with Alcoa “pursuing options for the…
Energy storage company MGA Thermal has announced the raise of a further $8.25 million, including from existing investors Main Sequence, Varley Holdings and Melt Ventures, as it prepares to commission a demonstration unit for its thermal energy storage system. “We’re proud of our work and support received to date from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency…
Melbourne’s oldest independent brewer, 3 Ravens is setting the standard for efficient, electrified and, yes, sustainable brewing processes. An energy upgrade to its Thornbury, Melbourne brewing facility should enable 3 Ravens to quadruple production without increasing its energy consumption. In addition to upgrading the building fabric and installing 74 kW of solar panels and a…
While solar PV is already sufficient for domestic use a step change in efficiency and cost is necessary for it to be the solution to future access to energy for industry, according to a new report. A white paper on the potential of ultra low-cost solar (ULCS) launched today by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $3.7 million in funding to energy demand response specialist Enel X to demonstrate and scale flexible energy demand solutions in the commercial and industrial refrigeration sector. The ‘Unlocking Flexible Demand in the Commercial Refrigeration Sector’ project is seeking to recruit 440 supermarkets and 13 refrigerated warehouses to…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today opened a $30 million funding initiative to reduce emissions in the aviation sector. Australia’s aviation industry accounts for roughly one per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions and is viewed as a hard to abate sector – most of these emissions are from medium to long haul…
Renewable biomethane is being injected into Sydney’s gas distribution system following the completion of an upgrade to Sydney Water’s Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant. The eastern suburbs facility has seen gas distributor Jemena’s Malabar Biomethane Injection Plant producing biomethane from waste and added to its gas distribution network. The plant previously processed organic material in wastewater…