Solinteg launches new residential solar storage systems
Solinteg has developed the IntegOne HSH, a residential solar storage system that combines a single-phase hybrid inverter with one or two batteries. Up to 10 systems can connect in parallel, offering a maximum efficiency of 97.6%.
Pacific Energy delivers 3.8 MW solar farm and BESS to Pilbara iron ore mine site
Remote power specialist Pacific Energy has delivered a 3.8 MW solar array and two battery energy storage systems to mining company Mineral Resources Ken’s Bore mine site in the Pilbara region, 1,300 kilometres north of Perth.
Build starts on 240 MW second stage of Origin Energy’s Eraring battery project
Construction of the second stage 240 MW battery at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station located 120 kilometres north of Sydney and 40 kilometres south of Newcastle in New South Wales, has officially begun.
Bluetti launches new ESS with up to 154.8kWh of storage
United States-based Bluetti has developed a new energy storage system that offers up to 154.8 kWh of storage and 60 kW of output by connecting up to three systems in parallel. It includes an inverter and a voltage controller with up to seven batteries.
Rooftop solar doubles third quarter grid-scale solar supply: AEMO report
Rooftop solar has outshone other renewables in Q3 2024, contributing 38.5% of generation ahead of grid-scale solar, 18.3% and wind,13.4%, while new capacity progressing through the connection phase grew 36% and battery projects, by 87%, compared to Q3 2023.
Mars plans concentrated solar thermal tech for Victorian plant
The federal government will tip more than $17 million into what it said will be Australia’s first commercial concentrated solar thermal heat plant, expanding the application of solar power beyond electricity to heat generation.
Neoen flicks switch on first stage of Collie big battery
French renewable energy and storage developer Neoen has confirmed that the 219 MW / 877 MWh first stage of what will be one of Australia’s largest battery energy storage systems has commenced operations in Western Australia’s coal heartlands.
Battery start-up opens ‘Australian first’ factory on Gold Coast
Elumina has officially opened a manufacturing and development centre in Queensland’s southeast that it says will be the first in Australia capable of producing both community-scale lithium batteries and electric vehicle chargers.
Sofar highlights ‘all-in-one’ shift for Australian market
China-based inverter and battery manufacturer Sofar has identified an increasing shift in the Australian rooftop solar and residential energy storage market, predicting growing demand for fully integrated options.
AnteoTech lands $4 million boost for homegrown battery tech
Queensland-based energy tech company AnteoTech has secured almost $4 million in funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to help fast-track the development of its silicon-dominant lithium-ion battery anode technology.
