Investors register 17 GW of renewable energy projects for Illawarra REZ
Renewable energy investors have proposed more than 40 new clean energy projects totalling more than 17 GW of generation and storage capacity for a coordinated renewable energy zone to be established in the Illawarra region on the New South Wales south coast.
Territory targets more solar as work begins on $45 million big battery
Construction has commenced on a $45 million grid-scale battery storage system that will support further uptake of solar PV among households and businesses in the Northern Territory and help the government achieve 50% penetration of renewables into its energy supply by 2030.
Queensland’s biggest battery reaches full commercial operations
The biggest battery yet connected to the grid in Queensland has commenced full commercial operations with developer Vena Energy announcing it has flicked the switch on the 100 MW/150 MWh Wandoan South battery energy storage system in the state’s south-west.
Community solar and storage project wins NSW grant
Regional New South Wales will soon be home to a new solar PV and battery energy storage project with construction beginning on the community-owned Latitude Solar Farm being developed at Boggabilla in the state’s far north.
Magnis Energy begins production at US battery ‘gigafactory’
Sydney-based lithium-ion battery specialist Magnis Energy Technologies has begun commercial production of full-sized cells at its manufacturing plant in the United States with plans to increase production to 38 GWh of battery cell capacity per year by the end of the decade.
US giant BlackRock commits $1 billion to big battery developments in Australia
The world’s largest asset manager, US company BlackRock, has acquired Victorian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy and its portfolio of nine projects in the national grid.
Weekend read: Flowing into the lithium supply gap
Australian-born vanadium redox flow technology and new homegrown electrolyte sources are set to bulk up renewable energy storage options in the Pacific region and plug the gap left by lithium supply-chain issues. Natalie Filatoff reports from Sydney.
Solar on radar as REP unveils large-scale project for southwest Queensland
Australian clean energy developer Renewable Energy Partners will investigate opportunities to incorporate solar PV and a big battery as part of its plan to develop a 600 MW wind farm in the Western Downs region of Queensland.
Origin acquires large-scale solar farm development project in NSW
The owner of Australia’s biggest coal-fired generator has added another large-scale solar PV project to its renewable energy portfolio with the acquisition of the 60 MW Yanco Solar Farm being developed in the New South Wales Riverina region.
MGA Thermal secures federal funding for energy storage project
Newcastle-based clean energy company MGA Thermal has secured federal government funding to develop a 5 MWh pilot plant to demonstrate the generation of steam from stored thermal energy with the capacity to provide a new form of medium-term energy storage.
