Melbourne start up business Relectrify is launching its ground-breaking new technology to repurpose used batteries from electric vehicles for extended use, including in behind-the-meter household energy storage. With a $750,000 equity investment from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund, Relectrify will develop and commercialise control technologies that optimise the use of lithium-ion
Read MoreCEFC finance for Victoria's largest solar farm will help bring stability and diversity to the state's energy supply, demonstrating solar's increasing cost competitiveness, while supporting a low emissions transport future. Construction is about to begin on the 88 MW (AC) 110MW (DC) Bannerton Solar Park, at Almas Almonds in Victoria's Sunraysia
Read MoreThis week Melbourne hosts an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Regional Workshop on the Revised Safety Requirements in Emergency Preparedness and Response. The workshop brings technical expertise from Asia and Oceania IAEA member states to review national emergency preparedness and response frameworks. The workshop will also look at revised concepts and approaches recommended
Read MoreThe Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $4.8 million in support for Victorian company RayGen to continue commercialisation of RayGen’s solar power system PV Ultra, including construction of a 0.5MW concentrated solar PV demonstration project of the Australian developed technology. The site near Newbridge near Bendigo in Victoria will showcase
Read MoreNew research by leading KPMG Demographer, Bernard Salt reveals Bendigo is set to become an entrepreneurial hotspot as a result of greater connectivity and projected population growth driven by the “e-change” movement. Commissioned by nbn, the Bendigo Lifestylepreneur Report reveals while the town has faced a significant shift in its employment structure since transitioning away
Read MoreA study by the Australian National University finds 22,000 potential pumped hydro sites across Australia. Australian National University (ANU) researchers have identified over 22,000 sites across Australia with potential for pumped hydro energy storage, as part of an atlas funded by Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). More than 12,000 sites were identified
Read MoreA 39-year-old male from Melbourne has been sentenced to over two years jail, with a non-parole period of one year, for importing more than 110,000 cigarettes and 93 kilograms of loose tobacco. The man was sentenced in Melbourne County Court this week (13 September 2017) after being found guilty of: One count
Read MoreCommunities along the River Murray in New South Wales and Victoria are advised to expect variable flows during spring and to consider adjusting their activities, pumps and moorings accordingly. Head of River Management at the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Andrew Reynolds, said water levels downstream of Hume Dam would fluctuate as
Read MoreSince setting up in Australia in 1971, Nagoya-based heating-appliance maker Rinnai has traversed the full spectrum of inward investment: from sales offices to manufacturing plants and research and development. Rinnai is pioneering new designs of domestic solar-powered appliances, which is set to take Australia’s renewables technology to global markets. Australian-developed systems
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Three men have been arrested by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Task Force (JOCTF), following an alleged attempt to import 17 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed within a consignment of door hinges. Investigations began in August 2017, after the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) identified a number of Malaysian nationals suspected of
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