Turning Queensland into a renewable hydrogen superpower will create 30,000 solar and wind farm construction jobs and 1,800 ongoing jobs in renewable energy operations and maintenance by 2030, according to a new report from...

17 January 2022: North Well-placed to Lead Emerging Hydrogen Industry New research released from Steven Percy from the Victorian Hydrogen Hub demonstrates how exceptionally well-placed Northern Queensland is to lead Australia’s emerging renewable hydrogen...

10 December 2021: Queensland Coal’s Dire Future Exposed Modelling released today from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) shows a dire outlook for Queensland’s coal-fired power stations. In the most likely future scenario modelled,...

3 December 2021: Townsville Hydrogen Cluster Announcement Just the First Step Solar Citizens today welcomes the announcement that National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has named Townsville a hydrogen cluster, but says federal funding is...

23 November: Vanadium Plant Applauded as a Win for Townsville The Queensland government’s commitment to build and own a new vanadium processing plant in Townsville has today been applauded by community group Solar Citizens. ...

22 November 2021: Coal States Record Highest Electricity Prices The recently released Wholesale Markets Quarterly report from the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) shows the most coal dependent States in Australia’s National Electricity Market recorded...

15 November 2021: Last things first: WA Government rushing to cut off solar households The Western Australian Government wants to switch off rooftop solar systems as a ‘last resort’ measure for stabilising the grid,...

16 November: Queensland announces Renewable Energy Zone ambition The Queensland government has announced they plan to unlock 3,300MW of new renewable energy generation in the initial stages of developing their three Renewable Energy Zone...

1 November 2021: Queensland Falls Behind NSW, Vic in REZ Rollout Queensland is estimated to fall short of its 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030 target with new Australian government projections showing the...

29 September 2021: Fair Price for Solar Needed to Keep Cheap Renewable Energy in the Grid Community advocacy group Solar Citizens is calling for all states to introduce government mandated feed-in tariffs to ensure...