Airport-based green hydrogen test plant paves way for zero emissions aviation
Aotearoa New Zealand green hydrogen solutions company Fabrum has opened an advanced liquid hydrogen test facility in partnership with Christchurch International Airport to support the development of green hydrogen-powered technologies, primarily in aviation.
VSPC eyes cathode powder global supply chain with $30 million ARENA grant
Queensland manufacturing company VSPC has been granted $30 million non-recourse funding to commercialise a new process for manufacturing cathode powder used in lithium-ion batteries.
Local government solar and battery initiatives win federal funding
The Australian government has released $50 million to local governments across the country to co-fund energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in round one of its community energy upgrades fund.
Pixii community batteries start trading in the national electricity market
Three New South Wales regional towns have switched on 192 kW / 530 kWh community batteries under the federal government’s Community Batteries for Household Solar program and are now trading in the National Electricity Market.
Aviation hydrogen fuel cell research takes to the sky with strategic partnership
The hunt for higher-performance hydrogen fuel cells for aviation has resulted in a research partnership between Australian aerospace company AMSL Aero and Deakin University’s hydrogen hub, Hycel.
GoodWe inverter and battery system helps with local grocer’s green transition
A GoodWe energy storage system has been installed by South Australian commercial solar specialist Solaring to reduce a supermarket’s reliance on the grid and ensure energy security to safeguard products from power outages.
Hybrid solar vanadium battery system withstands Australia’s harsh weather
Energy solutions company Australian Flow Batteries has rolled out its containerised solar vanadium battery system in Western Australia, which can be stowed in less than an hour to protect modules during the region’s annual cyclone season.
YES Group energises 15 MWh battery project and 5 MW solar farm
YES Group kicks off 2025 by energising Stage 1 of a 15 MWh battery storage system in Canberra, and a 5 MW solar farm in South Australia while transitioning the company from contracting to build sub-5 MW projects to a new build, own, operate model.
South Australian city installs rooftop solar arrays on seven public buildings
South Australian solar solutions company Venergy Solar has completed a multi-rooftop solar installation in eight weeks, in partnership with the City of Playford on seven of its council-owned buildings.
Sky’s the limit for mass produced space-grade solar cell innovation
Extraterrestrial Power has developed a space-grade solar cell thin enough to be mass produced like terrestrial solar cells, and which it estimates to be ten times more affordable than current space solar cells.
