A group of Australian researchers say they have confirmed the benefits of combining rooftop solar installations with ‘green’ roofs with new research showing the combination increased solar generation by as much as 107% during peak periods.
The Australian government’s green bank has invested a record $1.2 billion (USD 770 million) in large-scale renewables projects in the past financial year but has warned “a lot more” needs to be done to reach 82% renewables by 2030.
Cimic Group subsidiary Pacific Partnerships has added a second large-scale solar project to its portfolio having purchased the development rights for the 250 MW Hopeland Solar Farm planned for southwest Queensland.
Prefabricated solar that integrates single-axis tracking technology has been deployed in Australia for the first time with United Kingdom-headquartered Cambridge Energy announcing a 2.3 MW system has been successfully installed at a mine site in Western Australia.
Brookfield Asset Management has inked a deal with Chinese multinational Envision Group to explore opportunities for manufacturing of clean energy equipment in Australia to support its plan to develop up to 14 GW of renewable generation and storage facilities in the country within the next decade.
The first pumped hydro energy storage project to be delivered in Australia in 40 years is on track for energisation in 2024 with developer Genex Power announcing that the Kidston pumped hydro project is now more than halfway through construction.
Australian clean energy outfit Atmos Renewables has acquired the 112.5 MW Karadoc Solar Farm in northwest Victoria after striking a deal with German-headquartered renewable energy developer BayWa r.e..
The town of Sandstone in Western Australia’s remote Midwest region is now being powered by renewable energy with state-owned regional utility Horizon Power unveiling a 163 kW solar facility coupled with a 759 kWh battery energy storage system.
Australian energy storage specialist 1414 Degrees has successfully commissioned a demonstration module featuring its thermal energy storage technology that harnesses the high latent heat properties of silicon to provide a potential zero-carbon solution for use in high-temperature industries.
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development, has committed $1.86 million (USD 1.2 million) to support the development of a solar-powered microgrid in Papua New Guinea’s Central province.
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