UGL kicks off construction of six-hour battery project in WA
Western Australia’s energy transition has reached another milestone with construction of the 164 MW / 905 MWh Muchea battery project – the state’s first six-hour grid-scale battery – moving from “concept to reality.”
Palisade inks deal to buy South Australian big battery project
One of the biggest batteries under construction in South Australia is set to change hands with Australian asset manager Palisade Investment Partners striking a deal to buy the 240 MW / 960 MWh Summerfield project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
6 GW green hydrogen project for WA part of federal fast-track plans
Plans to build a green hydrogen production facility powered by up to 6 GW of solar and wind generation in Western Australia are moving forward with the project selected for accelerated development under the federal government’s new Investor Front Door pilot program.
Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of ‘world first’ renewable energy grid
Australian mining giant Fortescue is fast tracking the delivery of what it says is the world’s first fully integrated green energy grid designed to completely eliminate diesel and other fossil fuels from large-scale industry.
VRF long-duration batteries answer demands of electrification: Eora Energy
Sydney-headquartered vanadium redox flow battery company EORA Energy has launched in Australia with a pipeline of long-duration energy storage projects in mining, data centres and regional infrastructure.
Queensland solar assets top utility PV performance table
Output from Australia’s utility-scale solar assets jumped almost 22% in the past 12 months with new data showing the country’s large-scale PV assets generated 1.82 TWh of clean energy last month.
Spark secures state approval for massive solar and battery project
Spark Renewables has secured final state planning approval for a solar and battery project that will add 800 MW of PV and 356 MW / 1,574 MW of energy storage capacity to the grid in the New South Wales Riverina region.
South Australia opens up new areas for renewable energy opportunities
South Australia has opened up more than 11,000 square kilometres of land for the potential development of renewable energy projects as it continues the march towards its target of 100% net renewables by 2027.
Global LONGi service centre network to support new one-stop-shop strategy
LONGi has launched LONGi ONE, an integrated solar-plus-storage product strategy for grid-scale, and commercial and industrial projects, which will be supported by a growing network of 30 new service centres opening in key locations globally by 2028.
Victorian regional council adopts renewable energy guidelines
A local Victorian council has pre-empted future large-scale renewable energy project proposals by developing a comprehensive clean energy guideline, based on community consultation.
