Ev Foley
Solar windows, flexible film and PV paint tipped to provide power of future
More than half of Australia’s electricity demand is expected to be met by solar by 2050 but not as we know it with an industry expert tipping solar windows, photovoltaic paint, printed film, and more efficient tandem cells will play a key role.
Budget fuels renewable hydrogen’s future with $8 billion uptick
Budget night unveiled more than $8 billion of support measures to grow the domestic hydrogen industry for its place on the global stage, which energy billionaire Andrew Forrest suggests could make Australia the Saudi Arabia of clean energy.
Siemens teams with Ampcontrol to deliver renewable energy tech solutions
Global industrial company Siemens has partnered with Australian energy solutions provider Ampcontrol to develop technology solutions for storage and grid applications for the Australian renewable energy market.
ACEN inks deal for 400 MWh battery install at New England solar site
Utility-scale energy storage solutions provider Energy Vault has struck a deal with ACEN Australia to build two new battery energy storage systems totalling 400 MWh alongside the 720 MW New England Solar Farm being developed in northern New South Wales.
Pacific Energy lands first NSW PPA and sets up shop in Victoria
Western Australian renewables infrastructure provider Pacific Energy has set up a new office in Victoria with the initial task of managing another first for the company, the delivery of a 26 MW hybrid power system in New South Wales.
Catch Power adds software with Solar Analytics acquisition
Energy management hardware specialist Catch Power has acquired solar monitoring platform Solar Analytics in a move it says will deliver the largest single advanced rooftop solar control and monitoring company in Australia.
New funding puts Hysata on path to giga-scale manufacturing
Australian green hydrogen technology company Hysata is aiming to increase its manufacturing capacity to the giga-scale after securing backing from a syndicate of global investing heavyweights in a record-breaking Series B raise.
Battery technology key to $215 billion domestic revenue boost: new report
Building clean-tech manufacturing in Australia could generate $215 billion in domestic revenue and create 53,000 new jobs by 2035, according to a new report published by independent think tank Beyond Zero Emissions.
Investors look offshore as red tape threatens Australian renewables target
Fast-track approvals legislation in New Zealand is catching the eye of renewable energy investors in Australia amid concerns that bureaucratic red tape is impacting the timely delivery of key clean energy generation and storage projects.
Report shows using buildings as batteries offers 12 GW of new peak capacity
Modelling by The Australia Institute asserts that if the country’s commercial and institutional buildings shifted just one third of their electricity consumption to the middle of the day when there is a peak in solar supply it would deliver new peak capacity in the energy market of almost 12 GW.
