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Offshore wind, wave and tidal tests coming

Tim Hall — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:28:45 +0000

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Australia has taken another step towards scaling offshore renewables. The Federal Government today released draft guidelines for Research and Demonstration (R&D) licences in declared offshore zones. The
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Genesis Energy’s $1.1b Gen35 boosts renewables

Zihan (Fred) Zhang — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:35:42 +0000

New Zealand’s Genesis Energy is investing $1.1 billion in renewable expansion, aiming to achieve a 95 per cent renewable generation goal by 2035.
Genesis Energy, New Zealand’s third-largest
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Report: Wave energy crucial for future grid

Staff Writer — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:49:18 +0000

New CSIRO research has found the consistency and predictability of ocean waves means the energy it generates could play an essential role in improving the reliability and stability of a renewables-powered
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Future ocean energy innovation hub unveiled in Western Australia

Staff Writer — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 20:00:00 +0000

A two-stage development is in the pipeline for an Integrated Ocean Energy Marketplace in Western Australia, with the goal to accelerate the adoption of ocean energy as part of the nation’s ongoing
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Wave energy carving out a spot in the energy transition

Staff Writer — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 23:33:50 +0000

Wave energy has long struggled to find its feet in the clean energy transition but the tide could be turning for this clean energy technology that
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Buoys plot to overthrow power regime

Staff Writer — Tue, 07 Sep 2021 02:50:24 +0000

A wave-power device developed in a Melbourne university doubles output by turning two ways at once.
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To the limit … ANU lab open for extreme (or mundane) DER testing

Staff Writer — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:41:59 +0000

Dull or extraordinary grid conditions can be conjured to stress test clean energy equipment at the ANU’s laboratory dedicated to distributed energy resources.
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Calling all bright sparks … Australian Technologies Competition opens doors for energy start-ups

Staff Writer — Mon, 10 May 2021 02:51:06 +0000

The Australian Technologies Competition is open to energy start-ups, with applications closing May 24.
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ARENA’s Darren Miller on how to build a risk-filled renewables portfolio … ‘none of our investments are duds – even the ones that fail’

Staff Writer — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:41:00 +0000

As head of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Darren Miller is pushing the technologies that will support and deliver tomorrow’s clean energy grid.
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King Island wave energy trial attracts $4m in ARENA funding

Staff Writer — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 02:36:53 +0000

The funding is part of a $12.3 million pilot by Wave Swell Energy to test its UniWave 200 wave energy converter off the coast of King Island, Tasmania.
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