End of an era: final day of coal-fired power generation in Port Augusta
The final day of coal-fired power generation at Port Augusta is described as "bittersweet" for the region.
View ArticlePort Augusta's coal-fired power station closes in South Australia
The coal furnaces at Alinta Energy's Port Augusta power station in South Australia's north will go cold today as it goes offline.
View ArticleGeothermal power project closes in SA as technology deemed not financially...
Energy company Geodynamics closes its geothermal power test project in the Cooper Basin, with the technology working but revenue failing to outweigh the cost.
View ArticleSA weather: Homes still without power in South Australia as Arrium counts...
There could be more power outages in South Australia's north and west in coming days while the loss of production at Whyalla's Arrium steelworks may cost up to $30 million.
View ArticlePower supplies in SA's mid-north stabilise after repairs to toppled...
Repairs to powerlines have stabilised electricity supplies in South Australia's mid-north, electricity utility ElectraNet says.
View ArticleFederal Government, SA Opposition push for reopening of Port Augusta power...
The Federal Government and South Australian Opposition push the State Government to consider reopening the Northern Power Station at Port Augusta to help avert future statewide power outages.
View ArticleSA blackout: Wind farm industry 'hung out to dry' by energy market operator AEMO
The organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.
View ArticleHazelwood closure: Comparing Morwell and Port Augusta, communities without...
Port Augusta in South Australia's mid north, and Morwell in Victoria's Latrobe Valley, have a couple of things in common.
View ArticleSteelmaker Arrium warned of rising power prices during interconnector work
Whyalla steelmaker Arrium emailed the South Australia Government to ask that maintenance work on Victoria's Heywood interconnector be delayed, days before power shortages caused black-outs and high...
View ArticleLeigh Creek residents left without phone, internet reception during heatwave
Residents in the outback South Australian town of Leigh Creek say problems with phone and internet coverage are not just inconvenient, but putting locals at risk.
View ArticleSA power: Elon Musk's Tesla proposal for battery storage has rival in Zen Energy
Tesla boss Elon Musk may have grabbed headlines with his pitch to solve South Australia's energy crisis by building a battery storage farm, but a local renewable energy company headed by economist Ross...
View ArticlePort Augusta power station giveaway 'a bad deal', South Australian Treasurer...
Alinta Energy offered to give the Port Augusta coal-fired power station to the South Australian Government but it was rejected because the state would have got "a coal mine that had no coal" and an...
View ArticleSA power: Premier Jay Weatherill unleashes on AGL after company shelves...
Remember the energy company executive who stood there awkwardly while SA Premier Jay Weatherill delivered a stinging assessment of federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg at a particularly memorable...
View ArticlePort Augusta power station: A year on from the closing of 'the powerhouse'
The state of Port Augusta, a year after Alinta Energy closed the South Australian coal-fired power station.
View ArticleStench from former Alinta Energy site disrupting life in Port Augusta
Bird Lake, at the entrance to Port Augusta in South Australia's north, used to be filled with water from Alinta Energy's power station. But the power station closed more than a year ago, the lake is...
View ArticleReport suggests filling in parts of smelly lake near former SA power station
A report into the future of Bird Lake at Port Augusta finds odorous problem could cost $3.2 million to fix.
View ArticleSA power: Eyre Peninsula's electricity reliability 'deteriorates' but...
Eyre Peninsula's power problems, which have left the region without electricity for several days in the past year, could potentially be solved by relatively cheap infrastructure upgrades.
View ArticleTesla battery being built in SA could bring tourists to Jamestown, Elon Musk...
The South Australian farming community of Jamestown could become a tourist hot spot after Tesla builds the world's largest lithium ion battery nearby.
View ArticleTimeline of milestones (and mishaps) in South Australia's electricity story
Electricity held the promise of a better, cleaner life, where everyone could be a marvellous housewife who could cook and clean with ease. Have a look at South Australia's love affair with electricity...
View ArticleBeating the blackouts: Power bill discount offer for customers who agree to...
South Australian and Victorian customers may get cheaper power bills, but there's a catch.
View ArticleOilseeds and crop stubble two agribusiness solutions to sustainable energy in...
Running tractors on oilseeds and powering mines with straw are two innovative agribusiness inventions helping South Australian farmers contribute to sustainable energy alternatives.
View ArticleSolar thermal power plant announced for Port Augusta 'biggest of its kind in...
A 150-megawatt solar thermal power plant described as the "biggest of its kind in the world" by the SA Premier will be built just over 130 kilometres from the world's largest lithium ion battery.
View ArticleSolar thermal for Port Augusta
South Australia's energy needs have been given another boost, with a new solar thermal plant to be built in Port Augusta. The SA Premier says the 150MW facility will provide all of the State...
View ArticleFledgling solar thermal power industry '100 times' smaller than wind and...
As Port Augusta continues to celebrate yesterday's $650 million solar thermal power plant announcement, at least one researcher is warning it is a relatively new industry that has so far found limited...
View ArticleSolar thermal power plant supporters and locals welcome greenlighting of Port...
The Port Augusta community and its clean energy supporters have welcomed the news that the world's largest solar thermal power station will be built in the region.
View ArticleSA power: 30MW battery to be built by ElectraNet at Dalrymple on Yorke Peninsula
A 30-megawatt battery to bolster South Australia's power supply network is to be built on Yorke Peninsula, at a cost of about $30 million.
View ArticleWhyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta buys majority stake in renewable firm...
Whyalla steelworks buyer Sanjeev Gupta buys a controlling stake in Adelaide-based energy company Zen Energy, and also takes a swipe at the high cost of power in Australia.
View ArticleMilestone announcement expected from Tesla at site of 'world's biggest' battery
Tesla is set to announce a "milestone celebration" at Jamestown in SA's mid-north this evening, where it has been building what it calls the "world's biggest" lithium ion battery.
View ArticleSA Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis hits back at PM's grand final dig
South Australia Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis hits back at remarks by Malcolm Turnbull who joked the AFL grand final would need to be played in daylight if it were ever held in SA, because of the state's...
View ArticleWhyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta makes $700m power play in SA
Whyalla steelworks owner Sanjeev Gupta is about to invest heavily in renewable projects that, if they go ahead, will deliver a significant chunk of SA's energy needs.
View ArticleElon Musk's giant lithium ion battery completed by Tesla in SA's Mid North
Tesla's giant back-up battery is intended to ease SA's blackout risk this summer, with capacity to keep the power on in about 30,000 homes for more than an hour.
View ArticleTesla's big battery a shining light for SA but storms leave neighbours in the...
The world's biggest lithium ion battery is officially launched in South Australia, with the Premier declaring it an example of SA "leading the world", even as, in an ironic twist, some 250,000...
View ArticleSA's battery is massive, but it can do much more than store energy
With the "world's largest" lithium-ion battery officially open in South Australia, many are watching on in anticipation to see what impact it has on the state's electricity market, and whether it could...
View ArticleSIMEC Zen Energy to build world's biggest battery near Port Augusta,...
Elon Musk's Tesla battery in South Australia's Mid-North will no longer be the world's most powerful with a new, bigger battery being built at Port Augusta.
View ArticleCoal-fired power station closure, ash dam rehabilitation draws scathing...
The Port Augusta City Council has made a powerful submission to a Senate Inquiry, saying there has been a failure from governments and companies to remediate the Northern Power Station.
View ArticleGupta's billion-dollar renewables program the 'ultimate liberator' for...
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta is in Whyalla to launch the first of many renewables projects to be rolled out across Australia, but cautions that fossil fuels must remain part of the mix during an...
View ArticleOpponents plan to fight ambitious Crystal Brook wind, solar and battery project
French renewable energy company Neoen which built the world's largest lithium-ion battery in conjunction with Tesla is awaiting approval for its $65 million Crystal Brook Energy Park project. However,...
View ArticleOwner of Elon Musk's big SA battery escaped taxpayer fine for missing key...
Tesla boss Elon Musk famously delivered on a promise to build a giant battery within 100 days or do it for free, but a new report reveals its owner escaped a government fine for missing a key testing...
View ArticleSolar panels at pension prices sees regional city taking energy into its own...
Low-income residents of a regional South Australian city are using an innovative solar scheme to shave money off their power bills.
View ArticleExtreme heat shouldn't cause blackouts in SA and Victoria despite pressure on...
Households are unlikely to suffer unplanned blackouts today, despite extreme temperatures in southern Australia putting the power system into a "very tight situation" to keep up with demand, the...
View ArticleBlown fuses, not lack of supply, to blame for Adelaide blackouts, SA Power...
The company that manages South Australia's power poles and wires says a lack of electricity supply is not to blame for blackouts that hit Adelaide on its hottest ever day.
View ArticleAustralia on track to meet Paris Agreement targets five years earlier than...
New research from the Australian National University finds the nation is likely to meet its Paris climate target in 2025 five years earlier than expected.
View ArticlePower restored to Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island after blackout
Electricity is restored to about 34,000 properties on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island after a blackout hit the region this evening.
View ArticleMicrogrid plan in Federal Budget to combat soaring power costs, endless...
The Government is expected to announce funding for microgrids in next week's Budget as remote and regional communities continue to grapple with soaring electricity costs and outages.
View ArticlePort Augusta solar thermal power plant scrapped after failing to secure finance
A $650 million solar thermal power plant planned for Port Augusta will not go ahead after the company behind it failed to secure commercial finance for the project.
View ArticleUnderground coal gasification technology, banned in Queensland, holds hope...
A controversial underground coal gasification project could tender for an SA Government electricity supply contract formerly held by a renewable energy project.
View ArticleFuturistic renewable-energy agribusiness Sundrop Farms sells to trans-Tasman...
A world-leading agriculture business that uses sunlight and seawater to grow tomatoes has been sold but the final price is a closely-guarded secret.
View Article'Bold' scheme launches to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar
An ambitious plan to power every property on SA's Eyre Peninsula with solar has been labelled an Australian first but is it too good to be true?
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