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The article reports on the potential of Australia to become an energy leader in the carbon-constrained future. Australian Prime Minister John Howard in 2006 coined the phrase "energy superpower" when he identified the further development and export of energy resources as an ambition to which Australia should aspire. Essentially, the federal government's vision to date for achieving "energy superpower" status has been exporting more of Australia's dominant fuel reserves of coal, natural gas and uranium. uranium. However, the government has also taken quite a few initiatives that show how Australia could help create a sustainable energy future.

The article informs that Horizon Power has started construction on the first renewable hydrogen energy plant of Australia in a remote microgrid, in the Gascoyne town of Denham. It is stated that the microgrid will generate 526 MWh of renewable electricity per year, which is equivalent to the energy required to power 100 residential households in Denham annually.

The article reports on the high concentration tower solar array planned for the National Solar Energy Technology Centre (NSETC). Construction of CSIRO's $1.5 million NSETC is underway at its Newcastle Energy facility In New South Wales, where the latest solar thermal technologies will be showcased and involved in CSIRO's ongoing collaborative research into efficient, low emission energy generation. The NSETC will be the only multi-collector facility of its type in Australia and home to the largest high concentration solar array in the Southern Hemisphere. At peak operation it will generate enough electricity to power more than 100 homes.

Reports on the implementation of outage and service order management system using GE Network Solutions' software products and services by Australian energy distributors TXU Networks. Reason for the implementation; Time frame for the project; Advantages of the system.