The Albanese Government with ARENA and AGL – is investigating the feasibility of retrofitting a gas-fired power station to become an energy storage facility using innovative thermal storage technology, powered by renewable energy.
Through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), the Albanese Government is investing in a ground-breaking 250-megawatt renewable storage project in Broken Hill, NSW
The Albanese Government’s Rewiring the Nation plan will fast-track Victorian Renewable Energy Zones and offshore wind development to create new energy jobs across Victoria, unlock cleaner, cheaper and more secure energy and put downward pressure on prices
The Albanese Government’s first investments from the Rewiring the Nation plan, will fast-track critical Tasmanian projects to unlock cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy and put downward pressure on energy prices.
The Albanese Government will introduce tighter noxious emissions standards for new trucks and buses, saving lives while preventing toxic air pollution and providing significant environmental and economic benefits for communities.
Under our Powering Australia Plan, the Albanese Government is providing $14 million to the Australian Automobile Association over the next four years to test the real-world fuel usage of a range of popular cars, SUVs and utes sold in Australia.
The Australian Government has opened consultation on draft legislation to reward industrial facilities that stay below their emissions baselines, and give other facilities a new, low-cost way of reducing net emissions.
The Albanese Government is helping kick off investment in what could be one of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen production facilities, located in Brisbane, Queensland.
The Albanese Government is looking to make every watt count, with consultations set to begin on the development of a Commonwealth-led National Energy Performance Strategy.
The Australian Government has appointed power industry expert Mr Tony Concannon to the Board of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and reappointed Ms Nicola Wakefield Evans, Ms Samantha Tough and Ms Andrea Slattery.
