Solar cells built on dots and dashes of silver
A team from the University of New South Wales School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering has reinvented the design of screen-printed contacts to reduce costs and silver consumption, without sacrificing the efficiency of tunnel oxide passivated contact solar cells.
Denmark-backed renewables developer plans multiple solar and battery projects
A 2 GW+ solar and battery project near the New South Wales outback town of Cobar is one of multiple projects planned by new Australian subsidiary, called Voyager Renewables, of Danish clean energy investment company, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Wave energy complimentary to solar and reduces need for energy storage: report
The founder of Perth-based wave energy technology business, WaveX has said its under-development wave power generator can be combined with solar and decrease costs of reaching a given level of dispatchability, a claim backed by a Blue Economy report.
Long-duration storage solution to backup Broken Hill region energy needs
Canadian-headquartered developer and operator of long-duration storage systems Hydrostor is set to install an advanced compressed air energy storage facility at a minesite near the New South Wales outback city of Broken Hill.
GoodWe launches residential solar carport
GoodWe has developed a residential solar carport that features its Polaris building-integrated PV (BIPV) panels. The carport, which is available in 4.8 kW and 8.0 kW variants, is designed to host one or two vehicles, respectively.
Rooftop solar generation exceeds 20 GW in the NEM: state of the market report
The Australian Energy Regulator’s State of the Energy Market report has found, in the FY 2023-24, rooftop solar exceeded 20 GW in the National Electricity Market making up a quarter of the maximum electricity that can be produced in the grid.
EDF Renewables Australia partners with Swinburne clean energy startups program
The Australian arm of France-headquartered utility, EDF Renewables Australia, has partnered with Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology to launch a program driving innovation for the energy transition.
Ausgrid goes big with two 400 MWh battery projects in Newcastle and Sydney
New South Wales electricity distributor Ausgrid is proposing two, 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage systems to be located in the north coast regional city of Newcastle, and Sydney suburb of Homebush.
Newcastle turns tide on energy equity with bulk buy renewables program
The New South Wales coastal city of Newcastle is seeking expressions of interest from relevant service providers for its ‘bulk buy’ community renewables program to supply and install affordable renewable solutions.
Arctech product advancements address key Australian market needs
Arctech’s Technical Support Director Peng Wenhua says the company’s tracker systems are specially designed for the harsh environments in Australia. Additionally, Andrew Holden, Managing Director of Nautech Group, highlights the important data security features of Arctech’s energy management system.
