Regulator to nominate CEC as solar panel and inverter assurance body
The Clean Energy Council looks set to be reappointed as the product listing body responsible for maintaining and publishing lists of approved solar panels and inverters eligible for use in Australia’s solar rebate program.
Neoen reaches new milestone with Collie big battery
French renewable energy and storage developer Neoen has announced a new milestone for its massive Collie battery energy storage system being constructed in Western Australia with the successful energisation of the 219 MW / 877 MWh first stage.
Indonesia to permit power wheeling
Indonesia’s new renewable energy bill will include legislation allowing power wheeling, enabling private companies to sell electricity directly to end consumers via networks owned by the state-run electricity company.
No room for nuclear power, unless Coalition switches off rooftop solar
Before renewables came along, coal-fired power stations pumped out electricity (and carbon emissions) 24 hours a day. But now, this type of “always on” baseload power is no longer necessary or commercially viable.
Greek developer shops Australian solar and battery portfolio
Greece-based resources and renewables company Mytilineos, now known as Metelen Energy and Metals, is looking to sell its Australian renewable energy generation and storage assets, including six operational solar farms totalling 284 MW.
Longi, Aiko Solar, TCL Zhonghuan, Tongwei to post H1 losses
Longi says it expects a net loss of CNY 4.8 billion ($980 million) for the first half of 2024, while Tongwei is bracing for a CNY 3 billion loss. Aiko Solar and TCL Zhonghuan, meanwhile, are predicting losses of CNY 2.9 billion and CNY 1.4 billion, respectively.
Akaysha lands $650 million to fund 1,660 MWh Orana battery build
Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy has secured a $650 million debt deal that will accelerate the development of what is to be the largest four-hour battery energy storage system in the National Electricity Market.
Potential sites for battery energy storage systems identified in South Australia
South Australian electricity transmission specialist ElectraNet has undertaken a high-level assessment to identify the potential of locations near land it controls as future sites for grid-scale battery energy storage systems.
Genusplus wins Western Power contract to maintain and upgrade SWIS network
State-owned utility Western Power has awarded Perth-based power infrastructure provider Genusplus Group a five-year contract to maintain and upgrade the South West Interconnected System.
Queensland gas-fired ammonia plant to switch to $28 million of renewables
A $28 million hybrid renewable energy system comprising solar and battery energy storage is to replace gas-fired generation at the Incitec Pivot Fertilisers plant in Queensland aided by the Australian government’s Powering the Regions Fund.
