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South Australian city installs rooftop solar arrays on seven public buildings

South Australian solar solutions company Venergy Solar has completed a multi-rooftop solar installation in eight weeks, in partnership with the City of Playford on seven of its council-owned buildings.
Technology

Sky’s the limit for mass produced space-grade solar cell innovation

Extraterrestrial Power has developed a space-grade solar cell thin enough to be mass produced like terrestrial solar cells, and which it estimates to be ten times more affordable than current space solar cells.
Energy Storage

120 MW solar farm planning consent progresses Ruakākā energy park

Aotearoa New Zealand-based Meridian Energy has been granted final consent approval by the the country's environment court to build a 120 MW solar farm in the North Island's Ruakākā energy park.
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Global utility-scale solar additions hit 182 GW in 2024

Utility-scale solar installations reached 182 GW (AC) in 2024, with the top 33 countries now accounting for 765 GW, or roughly 93% of the global total, according to Wiki-Solar.
Markets & Policy

Energy Vault to supply battery storage system for Horsham renewables park

Energy storage solutions company Energy Vault will supply the Victorian government with 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system for its state electricity commission renewable energy park development.
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Australia’s 2024 residential battery installations exceeded 28,000 units

Residential battery installations have grown 30% since 2023 according to a Climate Council emissions reduction monitoring platform that tracks data on the uptake of renewables such as rooftop solar and household battery systems.
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Defective or damaged solar panel recycling mandated for 135 MW project

To avoid thousands of solar panels potentially ending up in a council landfill, damaged panels from the proposed 300,000 panel Muswellbrook solar farm must be recycled according to a mandate issued by the local council.
Energy Storage

$2.4 billion capital investment boosts clean energy developments in Q4 2024

The Clean Energy Q4 2024 report finds solar generation reaching financial commitment or commencing construction totalled 1,139 MW, and overall clean energy investment was at a record high.

Press Releases

Cutting-edge battery tech to power Australia’s future

Safer, cheaper and longer battery storage is being backed by the Australian government, with Allegro Energy the latest recipient of the $400 million industry growth program.  

Hysata signs agreement to operate commercial-scale high-efficiency electrolyser systems in Saudi Arabia

Hysata and ACWA Power sign game-changing deal to unlock green hydrogen in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf with world-leading high efficiency electrolysers.

Sustainable aviation fuel pilot program underway at RAAF Base East Sale

A 12-month pilot program using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) has recently commenced at RAAF Base East Sale.

Unlocking billions of benefits in our energy market

Solar Citizens proposes a comprehensive rethink of the National Electricity Market (NEM) which could deliver benefits worth $19 billion (USD 11. 9 billion) by 2040, in its submission to a Federal review of the National Energy Wholesale Market (also known as the ‘Nelson Review’).

Opinion & Analysis

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Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way

About 400 kilometres northwest of Sydney, just south of Dubbo, lies a large and interesting body of rock formed around 215 million years ago by erupting volcanoes.

Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?

Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised. Different generators produce power at various times and at various costs. A generator might fail and another fills the gap. Demand soars in the evenings and on hot days. In Australia, eastern and southern states trade power across borders. Meanwhile, Western Australia has two […]

Keeping up with curtailment: A little? too much? or much ado about nothing?

I recently came across an article about renewable curtailment that sparked a significant amount of online discussion, stating that a total of 4.5 TWh of energy was curtailed in Australia’s National Electricity Market in 2024.

Top 5 global inverter trends to watch in 2025

Challenges and innovations drive solar and energy storage inverter industry forward in 2025.

Future energy systems must compensate rooftop solar generation fairly

The most important energy cost is not what a corporation pays to produce or generate it, but what a consumer pays to buy it. That’s why the delivered cost of rooftop solar and batteries – and the other benefits these technologies provide to the system – need to be factored in when making investment decisions.

Solar gains across Australia defy seasonal cloud forecast

Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Australia’s summer has been much sunnier than expected so far, with localised weather events only bringing brief disruptions.

Markets & Policy

LCOE of grid-scale solar expected to drop 2% globally in 2025

A report from BloombergNEF said fixed-axis solar levelised cost of energy is expected to fall to $0.035 (AUD 0.56) per kWh, while battery energy storage LCOE is expected to decrease 11%.

China exports 235.9 GW of solar panels in 2024

China exported 235.93 GW of PV panels in 2024, a 13% increase over the previous year. Of this, 68.11 GW of modules were shipped to the Aisa-Pacific region, up 26% from 2023.

Siltrax partners with UNSW to progress silicon-based bipolar plate research

Hydrogen fuel cell innovation company Siltrax has partnered with experts at the University of New South Wales hydrogen lab to validate its silicon-based bipolar plate technology.

ARENA roadmap shines light on vehicle-to-grid charging potential

A roadmap for bidirectional electric vehicle charging in Australia, released by ARENA, is set to play a key role in guiding policy and initiatives for the widespread commercialisation of vehicle-to-grid technologies.

NEM project pipeline nears 50 MW in December quarter

Almost 50 GW of new large-scale solar, wind and battery energy storage projects were progressing through the connections process for Australia’s main grid at the end of 2024, up 36% year-on-year.

CIP begins building 960 MWh big battery in South Australia

Danish renewables giant Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has officially launched construction of a 240 MW / 960 MWh battery energy storage project in South Australia with the system expected to be operational in 2027.

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Jinko exceeds 1 GW milestone in Australian distribution market

JinkoSolar has achieved an historic milestone by becoming the first company to exceed 1GW in distribution shipments in Australia for 2024 on the back of its popular Tiger Neo modules.

PV windows reduce energy consumption in greenhouses by 57%

Developed by a research team including experts from West Australia-based specialist Clearvue, the new PV windows were also able to reduce water usage in a greenhouse by 29%. The group believes that a fully glazed solar greenhouse could offset up to 100% of the energy consumption in worldwide locations by using adaptable and efficient temperature control techniques.

Lighthouse signals battery plans for Emerald Solar Farm

A development application has been lodged with a central Queensland council for a four-hour battery energy storage system to be built alongside the 72 MW Emerald Solar Farm with the plant owner acknowledging the growing demand for firmed renewables.

Deye debuts off-grid inverters for residential PV

Deye said its new single-phase off-grid inverters have an AC output power ranging from 3.6 kW to 6 kW. The systems feature a maximum efficiency of 97.6% and a European efficiency rate of 96.5%.

DS Energy delivers dual solar solution for commercial client

A dual solar installation with a combined 520 kW capacity deployed at Australian insurance company Youi’s Queensland headquarters is now delivering nearly 50% of the facility’s annual energy needs.

Rooftop solar install rates deliver near-record January

The latest monthly data from industry analyst SunWiz shows that about 234 MW of new rooftop solar was registered across Australia in the first month of 2025, a 6% increase on the same time last year.

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Solar thermal developer ticks off final technology milestone

Vast Renewables has successfully completed large-scale testing of a concentrated solar thermal power receiver tower destined to be deployed as part of a 30 MW / 288 MWh solar and energy storage project planned for South Australia.

Swedish startup launches n-type conductive inks for perovskite cells

N-ink, a spinoff of the Linköping University, has developed conductive inks that can be used in the charge extracting layer of organic solar cells and in transport layers of perovskite solar cells.

International partners plan floating solar for Australia

Singapore-headquartered Canopy Power has teamed with Norwegian floating PV specialist Ocean Sun aiming to accelerate the deployment of floating solar technology across Australia’s water bodies.

South Australia leads international rooftop solar cost rankings

A new study of residential solar installation costs reveals South Australia has the lowest costs nationally while even Australia’s most expensive states are about three times cheaper than those in the United States and Canada.

Aiko launches new rooftop solar panel with 24.3% efficiency

Aiko has launched what it claims is the highest-efficiency residential rooftop solar panel available in Australia, a 480 W panel featuring a power conversion efficiency of 24.3%.

Canadian miner acquires European arm of Halocell

Canadian silica mining company Homerun Resources has acquired Halocell Europe, a subsidiary of Australian perovskite solar cell manufacturer Halocell Energy, for the commercialisation of perovskite solar.

Manufacturing

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JinkoSolar sues Longi in Australia in third patent case this year

JinkoSolar has sued Longi for patent infringement in Australia, its third legal action against the company this year, following filings in China and Japan. The lawsuit, filed in the Federal Court of Australia, claims that Longi used an unspecified solar cell technology.

Tesla plans battery ‘re-manufacturing’ plant for WA

Tesla is to expand its presence in Australia with a “re-manufacturing” facility to be built at Collie in Western Australia’s southwest to service its grid-scale and residential battery energy storage products.

China exports 235.9 GW of solar panels in 2024

China exported 235.93 GW of PV panels in 2024, a 13% increase over the previous year. Of this, 94.4 GW were shipped to Europe, down 7% from 2023.

Enphase posts 42% revenue decline in 2024

Solar inverter maker Enphase Energy says full-year revenue fell 42% as the residential solar market slumped, but margins improved and United States manufacturing expanded significantly.

Fronius presents new inverters for C&I projects

The Austrian manufacturer said its new Argeno inverter features an efficiency of 99.1%, a European efficiency of 98.7%, and a rated AC power output of 125 kW.

Scientists build 23.2%-efficient lead-tin perovskite solar cell with improved lifetime

The researchers built the cell with a hole transport layer (HTL) based on PEDOT:PSS and were reportedly able to reduce the losses caused by this compound with the utilisation of a thiocyanate additive. The champion lab-sized device achieved an open circuit voltage of 0.875 V, a short circuit current density of 31.84 mA cm−2, and a fill factor of 83.23%.

Energy Storage

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Green Gold Energy secures approval for 200 MW solar and storage project

Plans to build a 200 MW solar farm coupled with 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage system northeast of Adelaide have won development approval from the South Australian government.

Amp reaches financial close on South Australian battery

Canadian developer Amp Energy has achieved financial close on the first stage of its 250 MW / 500 MWh Bungama battery energy storage and 339 MW (dc) solar project being built near Port Pirie in South Australia.

Potentia nurtures asset portfolio with 1 GW of new acquisitions

Sydney-headquartered clean energy developer Potentia Energy has acquired over 1 GW of Australian renewable assets in agreements with CVC Dif and Cbus Super.

Australian grid-scale battery storage earns $69.5M in Q4, 2024

Net revenue for Australian grid-connected battery energy storage systems more than doubled in year-on-year comparisons of the final quarter.

Breakthrough research boosts Li-ion battery stability, efficiency and density

South Korean scientists have developed a breakthrough lithium-ion battery technology by modifying the LNMO cathodes that enhances stability and efficiency, boosts battery lifespan, and energy density of Li-ion batteries.

EDP Renewables plans multiple solar and storage sites for inland city

Plans to build three “town-scale” solar plants and battery energy storage systems in the central western New South Wales city of Orange have been submitted to the local council by the Australian arm of Singapore-headquartered developer EDP Renewables.

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