David Carroll
EDP Renewables plans multiple solar and storage sites for inland city
Plans to build three “town-scale” solar plants and battery energy storage systems in the central western New South Wales city of Orange have been submitted to the local council by the Australian arm of Singapore-headquartered developer EDP Renewables.
Pacific pushes ahead with solar and batteries for off-grid system
A 26 MW hybrid power system being constructed at a remote New South Wales mine site has knocked out another milestone with developer Pacific Energy confirming the power conversion units are all in place and about 50% of the solar farm electrical works have been completed.
NSW solar farms lead way for large-scale generation
Solar farms in New South Wales led the way for Australia’s utility scale PV energy output in January, generating 929 GWh of renewable electricity to drive all Australian large-scale PV and wind generation up 12% on the same time last year.
Ampyr Energy takes control of 1 GWh big battery project
Renewables developer Ampyr Australia plans to fast track the development of a 1 GWh battery energy storage system in central New South Wales after buying out former project partner Shell Energy.
Potentia backs Cohuna upgrade to deliver improved solar farm
Rebranded renewables developer Potentia Energy expects an “improved” Cohuna Solar Farm will recommence generating in the coming weeks after a more than 10-month hiatus that has allowed for an extensive upgrade of the Victorian renewable power plant.
Victorian startup to step up production of lightweight electric motor tech
Victorian startup Kite Magnetics plans to accelerate the development and production of its lightweight electric motor technology with a new advanced manufacturing facility to be established in Melbourne.
Queensland ends support for 3 GW green hydrogen project
Plans to develop a 2.88 GW green hydrogen production facility near Gladstone on the central Queensland coast are in serious doubt after the state government announced it will not commit funding to the $12.4 billion project.
Leapting rolls out PV module-mounting robot in Australia
Leapting will soon deploy a solar module-mounting robot at an Australian project, saying the automatic installation speed of the AI-driven machine can reach one panel per minute, delivering an estimated 30% reduction in installation costs on utility scale solar projects.
Modo Energy forecasts big future for NEM battery fleet
Australia’s grid-scale battery fleet is forecast to grow rapidly in the next three years with market analytics platform Modo Energy revealing 16.8 GW / 42.8 GWh of battery energy storage projects are in the pipeline in the National Electricity Market through to 2027.
Top 5 global inverter trends to watch in 2025
Challenges and innovations drive solar and energy storage inverter industry forward in 2025.
