KPMG appointed voluntary administrators of Vast Renewables
Vast Energy has entered into voluntary administration, with KPMG Australia’s Peter Gothard and Amanda Coneyworth appointed as voluntary administrators to Vast and its wholly owned Australian subsidiary companies.
$1 million raise charges up AVESS vanadium flow battery deployment
Australian energy storage technology company AVESS Energy has completed a $1 million capital raise enabling the progression of projects including vanadium flow battery deployment at the Windimurra Vanadium Project.
Solar and battery agreement signed between EDPR and QIC
Portugese renewable energy giant EDP, through EDP Renewables Australia, has agreed to partner with the Queensland Investment Corporation to deliver the Punchs Creek Renewable Energy Project near Toowoomba.
Ampyr to relocate 270 MW Davenport BESS to decommissioned coal station
Ampyr Australia will relocate the 270 MW Davenport battery energy storage system in South Australia under the new name Northern Battery to a decommissioned, coal-fired power station at Port Augusta, after acquiring it from Green Gold Energy.
Financial close reached on $900 million Blind Creek solar and battery project
Octopus Australia has brought the $900 million Blind Creek Solar Farm and Battery project, a local landholder-partnered agrisolar project, to financial close and into construction
‘Catastrophic failure’ at Waratah Super Battery
A key infrastructure asset at one of the world’s biggest batteries has reduced operations and delayed completion for more than six months, with few details made public regarding the critical asset.
Queensland solar and battery project gets federal approval in 19 days
The federal government has fast-tracked in 19 days environmental approval to Samsung C&T Renewable Energy Australia for its Queensland-based Dunmore solar and battery energy storage project.
Utility batteries draw short straw in Solar Sharer scheme: Rystad analysis
Rystad Energy has released analysis of the federal government’s Solar Sharer scheme saying forecast increased demand from utility and household batteries and a slowdown of rooftop solar could boost utility renewables and coal via increased daytime demand, but impact gas and utility batteries.
Trina Storage, Pacific Green enter 5 GWh memorandum of understanding
TrinaSolar division, Trina Storage and Pacific Green Energy Storage have entered a memorandum of understanding to deliver up to 5 GWh of grid scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Akaysha Energy closes $460 million construction financing for Elaine BESS
Akaysha Energy has closed $460 million construction financing for its 311 MW / 1,244 MWh Elaine BESS in Victoria, where works have also begun, with financing underpinned by a 15-year virtual tolling agreement with Snowy Hydro.
