Grok Bails Out Sun Cable
Hope Alive For World’s Largest Planned Solar & Storage Project As Cannon-Brookes Wins Acquisition Bid
Mike Cannon-Brookes led Grok Ventures, along with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has won the bid to acquire Sun Cable Pty Ltd and its subsidiaries which hopefully brings to an end the fracas that stopped the world’s largest planned solar and sto.
NSW Launches RE & Storage Tender
AEMO Services Opens 3rd RE & Storage Tender Under NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap
The State of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia, through AEMO Services, has launched its 3rd tender round for renewable energy generation and long duration storage (LDS) infrastructure, this time seeking a minimum of around 2,500 GWh or 950 MW wind a.
Western Australia’s Gigantic RE Plans For SWIS
Australian State Getting ‘Future Ready’ With More Than 50 GW New Renewable Energy & Storage Capacity By 2042
The State Government of Western Australia estimates up to 51.1 GW new renewable energy and storage capacity to be required by 2042 through its South West Interconnected System (SWIS), including 41.8 GW large scale solar and wind, to meet industrial e.
Australia Completes 1st Roadmap Tender Process
AEMO Services Auctions 1.4 GW RE Projects With Under AUD 35/MWh Strike Price For Solar
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO Services) has announced the results of its 1st competitive renewable energy auction under the 10-year schedule of rolling tenders, selecting 1.395 GW renewable energy generation projects, including 1.12 GW .
New Zealand Accelerating Solar Projects
New Zealand Fast-Tracking Renewable Energy Projects To Speed Up Clean Energy Transition
The Government of New Zealand has referred 2 solar power projects to be fast-tracked as the country seeks to speed up its transition to a ‘clean energy future’ with local media identifying these projects to have been proposed by a company called IGP.
Amp Bags Australian Green Hydrogen Project
Iron Road Selects Amp Energy For 5 GW Cape Hardy Green Hydrogen Facility In South Australia
Canadian energy player Amp Energy has been picked by Australian miner Iron Road Ltd as lead developer for 5 GW Cape Hardy Green Hydrogen Project in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
5B Constructing New Manufacturing Plant
Australian Pre-Fabricated, Foldable PV Array Builder Building Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Line
Australian solar technology company for ground mounted installations, 5B has started constructing its advanced manufacturing pilot line (AMPL) with high automation that’s expected to produce a 50 kW to 70 kW solar array every 30 minutes.
Renewable Energy For Tin Mining In Australia
First Tin Contemplating Solar Power For Taronga Tin Mine Project In NSW’s New England REZ
First Tin Plc, a UK based tin development company, is exploring a tin mining project within the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia to be powered by renewable energy, especially solar power to be used during da.
Australia’s Response To Inflation Reduction Act
AUD 15 Billion National Reconstruction Fund To Back Solar Panels, Battery Production In Australia
After the US, India, and Europe, it is now Australia that’s taking domestic manufacturing of solar PV technology seriously through its AUD 15 billion ($10 billion) National Reconstruction Fund (NRF) that has now passed through the federal Parliamen.
Palisade Sets Up New Renewable Energy Arm
Australian Infrastructure Investor Bundles Solar & Wind Assets Into Intera Renewables With Over 1 GW Capacity
Global investment management firm Palisade Investment Partners has established a new renewable energy company in Australia, bundling its solar and wind energy assets into Intera Renewables, securing superannuation funds HESTA and Aware Super as co-in.
Partnership To Reduce Solar System Costs For Australian Tenants
4 PV Companies Join Hands To Offer Lower Cost Solar Equipment Package For Multi-Tenanted Buildings In Australia
Four renewable energy companies—Allume Energy, AXITEC Energy, Clenergy and Fronius Australia—have come together to announce a Solar Social Housing Package for multi-tenant social housing building residents in Australia that they believe will make.
Research Recommends End-Of-Life Legislation For PV Panels
Australian Researchers Recommend Strong Policy Mandate For Solar Panel Recycling & Propose Product Stewardship Scheme Supported By Financial Incentives
With about 80 million solar panels installed in the country expected to enter landfills 20 years down the line, Australia should consider bringing in an end-of-life (EOL) legislation for PV panels and support an emerging solar recycling industry with.
NSW Opens Up Crown Lands For Wind & Solar Projects
Australia’s New South Wales Offering Agriculture Rich Crown Lands For Renewable Energy Generation Projects
The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia has invited companies to express their interest in leasing land in agriculture rich Crown Lands to develop solar or wind energy projects, in a bid to use the site for revenue generation and reduce the.
Australian State Bats For Solar Panel Recycling Scheme
Queensland To Pilot Industry-Led Solar Panel Recycling Scheme; To Consider Ban On Dumping Solar Panels In Landfills Within 10 Years
The State Government of Queensland in Australia is soliciting feedback from all stakeholders for a draft action plan proposing ban on dumping of solar modules in landfills at the end of their working life as it targets to tackle e-waste as part of a .
Australia’s NSW Declares 5th Renewable Energy Zone
New South Wales Takes Call On Final REZ; Issues Declaration For Illawarra REZ Giving Certainty To Its Development by EnergyCo
The State Government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has issued declaration for Illawarra Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), the last of its 5 renewable energy zones (REZ) announced to promote clean energy in the region, lending certainty for its development by Infrastructure Planner EnergyCo.
Now Australian RE Industry Wants IRA-Like State Support
CEC Demands Australia To Heed IRA Impact To Economy & Announce Appropriate Action To Promote Investment In Clean Energy Space Locally
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) sees US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as having sparked off an international ‘clean energy arms race’ that could be detrimental to the country’s economy and calls for a ‘coherent masterplan’ from the Federal G.
New Zealand’s Solar Power Market Getting Active
Lightsource BP & Contact Energy To Build Largest Planned Solar Plant In New Zealand For Christchurch Airport; FRV Australia & Genesis Energy Acquire 52 MW Project
Things are beginning to happen in New Zealand’s solar power market with Lightsource bp securing contract to build 150 MW under phase I of Kōwhai Park of Christchurch Airport in collaboration with Contact Energy.
Australian Solar Scientists Win Prestigious Engineering Prize
Mentor & Disciples: Prof Martin Green & 3 Of His Former PhD Students Win 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize For Engineering For PERC Solar PV Technology Development
The 2023 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) considered the world’s most prestigious engineering prize and ‘Nobel for engineering’, has been awarded to 4 Australian solar scientists—Prof Martin Green, Dr Aihua Wang and Dr Jianhua .
5B For ‘Largest’ Off-Grid RE Hybrid Power Station In Australia
5B Wins Zenith Energy Bid To Rapidly Install Solar Panels For 95 MW Hybrid Power Station To Power Lithium Battery Project
Zenith Energy has picked bp backed solar technology company 5B to supply its Maverick array systems for what it touts to become the largest off-grid renewable energy hybrid power station in Australia that will supply power to a lithium battery metals project.
