Tag: energy

NRF backs local smart meter technology with $100m loan

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A Sydney-based company developing smart meters and virtual power plant software will receive a $100 million loan from the National Reconstruction Fund, in its first debt investment targeting renewable...

$50.4m in CRC-P grants backs 21 new industry collaborations

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
The federal government has awarded more than $50 million in new Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants, funding 21 industry-led collaborations across sectors including energy, biotech, defence, aerospace, manufacturing...

Nuclear still twice the cost of renewables, CSIRO finds

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Renewables are the lowest cost new electricity generation technology in Australia, the national science agency has reaffirmed, while nuclear would be from two to six times as expensive. The...

Gig Guide: Stephen Jones appointed Australia’s OECD ambassador

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer...

Southeast Asia in race for more gas to power AI demand

Posted on   |  by Florence Tan
Energy majors are pouring money into gas exploration and production in Malaysia and Indonesia to meet rising power demand from growing populations and a proliferation of data centres in...

MGA Thermal takes clean steam leap over valley of death

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Energy storage innovator MGA Thermal has turned its sights to large scale commercial projects after proving up its proprietary technology as a clean steam alternative to gas for industry....

US grapples with power demands of Big Tech data centres

Posted on   |  by Laila Kearney and Seher Dareen
US electric utilities are fielding massive requests for new power capacity as Big Tech scours the country for viable locations for new data centres to keep up with the...

DeepSeek unearths Australia’s AI opportunity

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The arrival of a Chinese challenger shows Australia isn’t out of the AI arms race and could even carve out a dominant position in powering the technology, according to...