David Carroll
Neoen to tap new Telsa tech for South Australian battery project
Neoen Australia has launched construction of its third big battery in less than 90 days, helping accelerate the nation’s energy transition with 20 GW of utility scale solar, wind, gas, batteries and pumped hydro now either commissioning or under construction across the National Electricity Market.
European Energy lands tick of approval for 1.1 GW solar project
Danish renewables major European Energy has secured development approval for its plans to build the 1.1 GW Upper Calliope Solar Farm near the industrial city of Gladstone in central Queensland.
Flow Power reaches financial close on first standalone battery
Renewables developer and electricity retailer Flow Power has reached financial close on its Bennett’s Creek battery energy storage project being developed in the heart of Victorian coal country.
Venergy completes 4.4 MW rooftop solar rollout for Stockland
Venergy Solar has completed what it says is one of the largest embedded network solar projects in Australia with 1,120 rooftop PV systems installed across four of property developer Stockland’s land-lease communities in Victoria.
Solar, wind and storage: stable prices, stable grid
The International Solar Energy Society explains how Australia’s rapid expansion of solar and wind energy has not increased wholesale electricity prices, which have remained stable since 2016. Rooftop solar, now widespread and highly cost-effective, provides the country with resilient, low-emission power, making all-electric homes increasingly independent from the grid.
Potentia pushes energisation button on solar-battery hybrid project
The first solar-battery hybrid facility approved in the National Electricity Market, the $190 million Quorn Park Solar Hybrid project developed by Potentia Energy in New South Wales, has been energised.
Renewables remain lowest-cost option says CSIRO report
The national science agency’s latest update on the cost of meeting Australia’s future power needs has again found firmed renewables provide the lowest-cost option for electricity generation.
IND targets global rollout of grid fault detection technology
IND Technology, the electricity grid safety start-up that was spun out of RMIT, has raised $50 million to help accelerate the global rollout of the company’s early fault detection technology.
Incat powers up world’s largest battery-electric ship
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has powered up the world’s largest battery-electric ship – and the largest electric vehicle of any type on the planet – and successfully completed its first e-motor trial in Hobart.
Government pumps $5 billion into home battery program, issues persist
Over the weekend the federal government announced major changes to its $2.3 billion home battery subsidy program. The changes include nearly $5 billion in extra funding and adjustments to the financial support provided for different-sized batteries. They follow recent reporting that the program is subsidising unnecessarily large home batteries and blowing out in cost.
