Copper to go into electric cars, copper for the grid, copper for solar panels and the innards of power generators, copper for the thick, long cables taking power down from wind turbines. Nearly everything comes back to the red metal. However, copper has always been an afterthought when it comes to what lies under the … [Read more…]
North West Queensland is one step closer to being connected to the grid with the engineering and geotechnical contract awarded for CopperString 2032. CIMIC Group companies UGL and CPB Contractors will complete the work, which will lay the foundations for the $5bn project. The CopperString project, which was initially developed by CuString, will connect the … [Read more…]
Energy consultancy company Rystad expects a 10-fold increase in global battery storage capacity by 2030. Meanwhile, Queensland is making massive moves. Specifically, the state government has set aside $7 billion for two state-owned pumped hydro projects while the six public energy providers have committed to spending just under $5.5 billion on various renewable energy projects, … [Read more…]
It has been more than a month since contractors were given the news to pack up tools – but Squadron Energy has remained tight lipped on when work will restart. Work ceased at the construction site 150km northwest of Rockhampton in early May, in the wake of Squadron Energy acquiring CWP Renewables. It is understood … [Read more…]
An ASX truck manufacturer has gone in to bat early for Australia’s new partnership with India, citing ‘growing openings’ for Aussie companies. They’d signed up for a joint hydrogen task force and expanded a co-operation on clean energy. They’d also inked a headline deal on migration designed to lift the exchange of students, researchers and … [Read more…]
First part of 2023, when the hugging was done and prime ministers Narendra Modi and Anthony Albanese had got down to brass tacks, the two captains had forged a partnership on trade, defence and renewable energy. They’d signed up for a joint hydrogen task force and expanded a co-operation on clean energy. They’d also inked … [Read more…]
An ASX truck manufacturer has gone in to bat early for Australia’s new partnership with India, citing ‘growing openings’ for Aussie companies. They’d signed up for a joint hydrogen task force and expanded a co-operation on clean energy. They’d also inked a headline deal on migration designed to lift the exchange of students, researchers and … [Read more…]
Landowners in the path of potential high-voltage power lines connecting the Borumba Dam hydro project to the state power grid want an inquiry into the impacts of renewable energy infrastructure on rural and regional Australians. “We need the federal Senate to be drowning in thousands of submissions so they have no choice but to call … [Read more…]
The electricity network has been exposed going into a peak demand period, the head of one of the biggest energy companies warns. Queensland is set to legislate its 80 per cent renewable energy target by the end of the year. The state is moving towards phasing out coal-fired power by 2035. Renewable energy consumption is … [Read more…]
The 2000-megawatt pumped hydro storage project in New South Wales is a key pillar of Australia’s plan to wean its $2 trillion economy off fossil fuels. The 2000-megawatt pumped hydro storage project in NSW is a key pillar of Australia’s plan to wean its $2 trillion economy off fossil fuels, but it has been beset … [Read more…]