Energy Safe Victoria now has the power to issue fines to Victorian electricity companies and councils that do not keep trees safely clear of powerlines. [ + ]

Endeavour Energy has paid seven infringement notices totalling $474,600 issued by the AER for putting vulnerable life support customers in NSW at risk. [ + ]

Power generation company Aggreko has been contracted to supply critical temporary power to enable NASA to launch three suborbital sounding rockets, the first of which successfully took off on 27 June from Arnhem Space Centre in the NT. [ + ]

The 400 MWh battery at Greenbank will be one of 13 large-scale batteries to be rolled out across the state. [ + ]

WorkSafe Victoria has charged a transport company after a worker was seriously injured when a crane truck he was operating struck overhead powerlines. [ + ]

Vehicle-to-grid chargers enable two-way energy flow between the grid and EV batteries, allowing EVs to become mobile batteries that can supply energy to the grid during periods of high demand. [ + ]

Motion plastics specialist igus has developed an energy chain made from recycled material drawn from its own "chainge" e-chain recycling program. [ + ]

Volvo Trucks has built a vehicle that emits only water vapour, produces its own electricity on board and has a range of up to 1000 km. [ + ]

Geelong Sustainability, RACV Solar and Mondo have celebrated the success of the Geelong Community Solar Program, which will see 2.5 MW of renewable energy capacity installed across the region. [ + ]

A new program run by Endeavour Energy and Schneider Electric aims to help NSW residents save on their energy bills and manage consumption. [ + ]

NECA has responded positively to the NSW and Qld state budgets, highlighting investment in infrastructure spending, focus on women and support for apprentices. [ + ]

The ETU is calling for an urgent investigation into the Sydney Metro project after an escalator collapsed and a labourer was seriously injured in two separate incidents. [ + ]

Energy Networks Australia (ENA) has acknowledged the release last week of the Australian Energy Regulator's (AER) draft Rate of Return decision on grid investments. [ + ]

The Clean Energy Council has issued a response to the Energy Security Board's high-level design paper for a capacity mechanism. [ + ]

OpenSolar and Global Sustainable Energy Solutions have announced a new partnership that offers Australian solar installers a one-stop shop for running a solar business while securing and maintaining CEC accreditations. [ + ]