David Carroll
Key to unlocking Australia’s renewable energy potential
Critics of renewable energy projects are quick to argue that building solar and wind farms on productive farming and grazing land has a deleterious effect on Australia’s agricultural production.
NZ to step up approvals process for large-scale PV projects
Ten large-scale solar farms planned for New Zealand’s North and South islands are among 22 renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 3 GW that have been listed for inclusion in the government’s “one-stop shop” fast-track approvals process.
GridBeyond backs financial benefits of community batteries
A 1 MW community-owned battery energy storage system could earn the operators up to $250,000 in revenue each year in Australia according to new analysis from Ireland-headquartered smart energy company GridBeyond.
Fortescue launches US manufacturing plant with marine battery
Australian mining and green energy major Fortescue plans to launch its manufacturing efforts in the United States by producing a high-voltage battery pack with up to 34 kWh capacity built around the company’s scalable battery module technology.
Energy storage is a solved problem
There are thousands of extraordinarily good pumped hydro energy storage sites around the world with extraordinarily low capital cost. When coupled with batteries, the resulting hybrid system has large energy storage, low cost for both energy and power, and rapid response. Storage is a solved problem.
Stanwell adds 650 MW combined capacity to growing energy storage portfolio
Queensland state-owned generation company Stanwell has boosted its energy storage portfolio with two new developments with a combined capacity of almost 650 MW entering its project pipeline.
Allied Green taps AFRY to engineer solar and battery storage plant
Allied Green Ammonia has awarded Swedish outfit Afry the owner’s engineering assignment for the renewable power plant that is to support its large-scale green hydrogen to ammonia production project being developed in the Northern Territory.
Contracts awarded for concentrated solar-powered green methanol plant
Australian concentrated solar thermal energy specialist Vast Renewables has announced key contracts for its proposed Solar Methanol 1 green fuels project being developed in South Australia.
Rooftop solar install rates dip below straight-line average
Australia’s rooftop solar installation rate has continued to cool for a second consecutive month with national market volumes in September down about 3% on August when 273 MW was installed.
Solar installers chasing millions after aggregator’s registration suspended
Rooftop solar certificate aggregator Emerging Energy Solutions, which has gone into liquidation reportedly owing creditors more than $86 million, has had its registration “permanently suspended” by the Clean Energy Regulator.
