Government shift sees Frontier turn to battery for WA solar project
Frontier Energy has revised its strategy for the first stage of the proposed Waroona Renewable Energy Project being developed in Western Australia’s southwest to include a four-hour 80 MW battery energy storage system in a move that is expected to have significantly better economics than solar alone.
Tasmanian hydrogen hub locks in $70 million federal funding boost
The Australian government has formalised a $70 million (USD 49.95 million) investment to help develop the Bell Bay Hydrogen Hub in northern Tasmania with construction of the project scheduled to commence this year with completion planned for early 2028.
Climate Capital achieves Tasmanian first with large-scale solar
The largest solar farm yet built in Tasmania is now online with developer and asset owner Climate Capital confirming that its 4.95 MW Bell Bay Solar Farm is officially exporting renewable electricity to the grid.
Amp Energy buys time for South Australian green hydrogen project
Canadian renewable energy company Amp Energy will push ahead with plans to develop and build a green hydrogen project with up to 10 GW of electrolyser capacity in South Australia after extending its exclusive lead developer deal with Australian minerals company Iron Road.
Forrest promises financing for 14 GW of clean energy projects
Squadron Energy, the private renewables group controlled by the billionaire Forrest family, has pledged to deliver 14 GW of new clean energy generation and storage projects in Australia by the end of the decade.
IEA warns of rooftop slowdown amid rising costs and grid bottlenecks
The International Energy Agency has forecast the rollout of rooftop solar in Australia will drop off “faster than anticipated” with increasing grid integration challenges and saturation of the power system contributing to a revision of expectations for renewable energy growth in the country.
Darwin solar-power green hydrogen plant secures major project status
French renewables developer TE H2’s ambition to be an early mover in Australia’s giga-scale renewable energy generation and hydrogen production industry has received a boost with the Northern Territory government awarding major project status to the proposed Darwin H2 Hub.
Woodside links with South Korean gas giant on ‘lower-carbon’ hydrogen deal
Oil and gas giant Woodside Energy has signed a deal with South Korean utilities major SK E&S to explore the potential development of a “lower-carbon” hydrogen value chain between Australia and South Korea.
3.5 GW of green hydrogen projects make Headstart shortlist
Six green hydrogen projects with a total electrolyser capacity of more 3.5 GW have been shortlisted for the Australian government’s $2 billion (USD 1.35 billion) Hydrogen Headstart initiative that is intended to support the development of 1 GW of electrolyser capacity by 2030 through two to three “flagship” projects.
Green hydrogen gets big boost with Frontier takeover of Waroona Energy
Australian renewable energy company Frontier Energy has completed its acquisition of Canadian firm Waroona Energy. The companies own neighbouring large-scale solar projects in Western Australia’s southwest and intend to join forces to create the state’s largest vertically integrated renewable energy hub.
