Ev Foley
Hybrid power systems fuel renewable energy pathway for gold producer
Australian renewables infrastructure provider, Pacific Energy, has completed and delivered four solar-BESS-gas hybrid systems, which have a combined capacity of 82 MW, to gold producer Westgold Resources.
CEC finds utility scale financial commitments fall short of target in 2023
A new Clean Energy Council report finds large-scale solar commissioning up but financial commitments below what is needed for the 6 GW annual generation required under Australia’s 82% renewables-by-2030 target.
ACEN and BrightNight to develop 1 GW of renewables in Philippines
Both active in the Australian renewables market, Philippines-based energy company ACEN has partnered with United States-headquartered producer BrightNight to develop the latter’s 1 GW renewable power portfolio in the Philippines.
SafeWork NSW launches blitz on rooftop solar installations
The New South Wales workplace health and safety regulator has commenced a compliance blitz focusing on the safe installation of rooftop solar systems with inspectors to ensure business owners are checking on the safety of subcontractors.
Investor group calls for policy support to deliver ‘critical’ battery storage
A new report published by the Clean Energy Investor Group calls for federal and state governments to financially back long-duration energy storage assets to ensure Australia’s clean energy transition 2030 targets are met.
Vehicle-to-grid tech offers potentially lucrative market for EV fleet owners
Australian electric vehicles could earn up to $12,000 in a single year using vehicle-to-grid technology to provide frequency regulation services to the National Electricity Market according to a report published by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Newstead powers towards 100% renewables with 3 MW solar farm
The central Victorian community of Newstead is one step closer to seeing its solar farm dream realised with gen-tailer Flow Power announcing that it has reached mechanical completion of a 3 MW PV power plant that will generate clean energy to supply the local community,
NSW commits to improve approvals process for renewables projects
New South Wales has committed to reform the planning approvals process for renewable energy developments amid criticism that the current process isn’t fit for purpose and is slowing the state’s transition from coal-dominated generation to a renewables-dominated grid.
‘Compromised’ battery blamed for fatal house fire
Investigators from Fire and Rescue New South Wales have determined a compromised lithium-ion battery was the cause of a housefire north of Sydney last week where two people died.
ACEN teams with Marubeni on 400 MWh New England battery
ACEN Australia and Marubeni Asian Power Singapore have struck a deal to jointly develop a 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage system alongside ACEN’s multi-stage 720 MW New England solar project being constructed in regional New South Wales.
