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EY Oceania accused of potential conflict of interest over government contracts on climate policy

The Guardian: Energy

The firm, which is a member of the oil and gas lobby and audits Santos , insists there was no conflict of interest between its work for industry and government. But a bipartisan group of politicians and transparency advocates is not convinced and has demanded more information.

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Australia tests residentially aggregated flexible demand

Smart Energy International

The project is being called an Australian first, demonstrating aggregated flexible demand in residential settings. On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA is providing AU$6.2 million (US$9.2 million (US$4.1 million) to the Energy Masters project, coordinated by SA Power Networks.

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U.S. Crude Oil Export Surged to New Record in 2023

R-Squared Energy

refiners had a significant demand for crude oil, but they had spent decades investing billions of dollars into processing heavy, sour crude oil. crude oil exports have been Europe, Asia, and Oceania. BPD, slightly surpassing exports to Asia and Oceania, which stood at 1.7 As the shale oil boom rapidly expanded U.S. In 2022, U.S.

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Australian government dedicates AU$3bn to grid upgrades

Smart Energy International

The Australian Government has signed the landmark Commonwealth-Western Australia Rewiring the Nation deal, providing AU$3 billion ($1.9 Stated the Prime Minister: “Today we are joining forces with the Cook Government on a AU$3 billion landmark deal to deliver affordable cleaner energy to West Australians.

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ARENA and Shell Energy to demonstrate commercial flexibility in Australia

Smart Energy International

Shell Energy’s ‘Commercialising Smart Energy Hubs’ project will recruit at least 40 commercial and industrial (C&I) customer sites to demonstrate flexible demand capacity. On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced AUS$9.1 million ($5.7 million ($19.7 million) in total.

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Western Australia contracts 2.8GWh battery storage

Smart Energy International

Western Australia’s Government has awarded more than AU$1 billion ($646.8 The battery will be used to connect renewable energy to the grid, storing wind and solar generated during the day and alleviating congestion stress at periods of peak demand on the power system. China-based Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. billion ($1.8

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Australia’s market operator contracts Enel X for VPP flexibility

Smart Energy International

Enel X Australia has secured a contract from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to provide 120MW of flexible demand capacity to the Western Australia wholesale energy market. The statement outlines the urgency of developing new generation, storage, demand management and transmission projects to reinforce grid reliability.