Government Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/government/ The voice for Australia's clean energy industry Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:57:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-ECO-Favicon-1-32x32.png Government Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/government/ 32 32 Solar battery rollout hits 43,000 under SRES, 50,000 via subsidy scheme https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/solar-battery-installations-43000-under-sres-50000-via-subsidy/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:57:46 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23600
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Australia’s home battery market has accelerated sharply since July. More than 43,000 new systems have been registered under the Small-scale …

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Australia’s home battery market has accelerated sharply since July. More than 43,000 new systems have been registered under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and 50,000 batteries installed
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]]> $150 million to make solar local https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/150-million-to-make-solar-sunshot-arena/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 22:24:52 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23592
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Australia will inject a fresh $150 million into domestic solar manufacturing. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is opening Round 2 of its $1 billion Solar Sunshot program. The new funding
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]]> Whistleblowers urged to expose fraud in renewable energy schemes https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/whistleblowers-urged-to-expose-fraud-clean-energy-regulator/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:12:57 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23586
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Fraud risks are growing across Australia’s carbon, renewable energy and nature repair markets, and regulators are urging whistleblowers to step forward. The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has launched
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]]> Marinus Link hits financial close, unlocking hydro exports https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/marinus-link-hits-financial-close-unlocking-hydro-exports/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 21:59:47 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23584
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Tasmania’s long-promised role as the “battery of the nation” is moving closer. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has confirmed that $3.8 billion in financing has been secured for Stage
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]]> Local manufacturing push targets turbine supply chain reliability https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/rcr-manufacturing-push-wind-energy-supply-chain/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 22:31:07 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23581
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A Bunbury engineering firm will pilot local production of wind turbine components after securing more than $2 million in government co-investment. RCR Advanced Technologies, part of the RCR Mining Technologies
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]]> Victoria signs off on 400MW south-west wind farm https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/victoria-signs-off-mt-fyans-wind-farm/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:02:51 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23575
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Victoria has approved another major wind project, with the 400-megawatt Mt Fyans Wind Farm set to supply power to almost 250,000 homes in the state’s south-west. Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny confirmed
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]]> $4 billion private investment tipped as WA opens new CIS rounds https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/4-billion-private-investment-tipped-as-wa-opens-new-cis-rounds/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:57:40 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23572
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Western Australia has opened two new Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tenders designed to add 1.6 gigawatts (GW) of renewable generation and 2.4 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of storage to the state’s grid, unlocking
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Australia’s offshore wind sector has taken another step forward, with the federal government issuing three preliminary feasibility licence offers. The offers cover proposed wind farms off the coast of
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]]> Skills crisis looms for net zero works https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/skills-crisis-looms-for-net-zero-works/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 23:30:17 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23547
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Australia’s transition to net zero by 2050 is at risk without urgent action to address workforce shortages across infrastructure sectors, a new report warns. Infrastructure Australia’s
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]]> Grants drive large-user shift from gas boilers to electrification https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/grants-drive-large-user-shift-from-gas-boilers-to-electrification/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:34:34 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23539
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The Victorian Government is funding electrification to slash fossil fuel use. Victoria’s largest horticultural nursery has modelled a switch from gas to high-temperature heat pumps, showing how industrial
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