David Carroll
ClearVue secures global certification for metal-backed solar panels
Building-integrated PV technology company ClearVue Technologies is a step closer to commercial deployment of its metal-backed solar panels after securing global IEC certification for the integrated rooftop system.
Trucking company says fully electric delivery ushers in new era for road freight
Trucking company New Energy Transport says electric road freight is possible now and already commercially viable in Australia after completing what it is calling the country’s first fully electric ‘end-to-end’ heavy road freight delivery.
ElectraNet unveils transmission plans to support demand growth
A multibillion-dollar pipeline of electricity transmission upgrades is being proposed by South Australia’s network operator ElectraNet as it seeks to keep pace with “unprecedented” levels of connection demand.
RayGen rolls out 1 MW concentrated solar power plant in Brazil
Australian solar and thermal energy storage company RayGen says it has achieved a major international milestone with the commissioning of a 1 MW concentrated solar plant in Brazil.
Rooftop solar boom left apartment residents behind. Here’s how to fix it
Most Australians now understand the basic promise of rooftop solar: lower power bills, cleaner electricity and, for some households, the option to charge an electric vehicle at home for far less than the cost of petrol. But that promise was built around a particular kind of housing – the detached house with a privately controlled roof, a private meter board and a driveway or garage where the owner can install whatever equipment they need.
Portable data centres to address rising levels of curtailment
Sydney-headquartered start-up WinDC has partnered with United States-based Armada in a move designed to address rising levels of utility-scale solar and wind curtailment in Australia and also satisfy ballooning demand for energy-intensive data centre infrastructure.
Transgrid shortlists 2 GW of batteries to strengthen NSW grid
New South Wales transmission company Transgrid has shortlisted nine battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 2 GW to provide essential system strength services to the state’s electricity grid from later this year.
Wettest February since 2011 cuts irradiance across most of Australia
As part of its regular update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Australia’s wettest February in 15 years produced solar irradiance deficits of 15–30% across the country’s central and eastern regions.
CSIRO says robots shape as game-changer for solar farm maintenance
Australia’s national science agency says AI-driven robots could reshape solar maintenance across large-scale PV projects after successfully trialing the cutting-edge technology.
Rio Tinto deal to deliver $7.5 billion renewables investment in Queensland
Mining giant Rio Tinto will underwrite $7.5 billion of investment in new renewable energy generation and storage in Queensland after inking a deal with the federal and state governments to secure a long-term future for one of Australia’s largest aluminium smelters.
