Venergy completes 4.4 MW rooftop solar rollout for Stockland
Venergy Solar has completed what it says is one of the largest embedded network solar projects in Australia with 1,120 rooftop PV systems installed across four of property developer Stockland’s land-lease communities in Victoria.
Potentia pushes energisation button on solar-battery hybrid project
The first solar-battery hybrid facility approved in the National Electricity Market, the $190 million Quorn Park Solar Hybrid project developed by Potentia Energy in New South Wales, has been energised.
GoodWe launches new hybrid inverters for C&I solar
The Chinese manufacturer has launched a new series of three-phase hybrid inverters ranging from 80 kW to 100 kW. The new products feature eight MPPTs with up to 42 A input current.
Facilitating DER/CER in Australia’s two-way energy system: report
The Australian Energy Regulator has released its third annual export services network performance report on facilitating consumer energy resources in Australia’s two-way energy system.
1 GW transfer capacity unlocked by existing Hunter region network upgrades
Electricity distributor Ausgrid will unlock 1 GW of transfer capacity from the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone by upgrading its existing distribution poles and wires, instead of building of building new ones.
California winery runs all operations on floating and rooftop solar
A family-owned California winery has replaced grid electricity with onsite solar generation, reducing power costs and providing a live test site for floating photovoltaic research.
First Nations groups encouraged to work with utilities to achieve solar on every household
First Nations Point Pearce Aboriginal Community in South Australia has negotiated with AGL Energy to have rooftop solar installed on every residents’ home, in a template First Nations Clean Energy Network encourages other communities to follow.
Renewables remain lowest-cost option says CSIRO report
The national science agency’s latest update on the cost of meeting Australia’s future power needs has again found firmed renewables provide the lowest-cost option for electricity generation.
New tool tracks Australian government renewable energy investments
The agency tasked with helping manage Australia’s move to a net-zero economy has launched an interactive map featuring more than 800 Commonwealth-supported utility scale renewable energy and net-zero projects, transmission lines, and industrial projects.
Iberdrola achieves connection milestone for Broadsound solar and battery build
The Australian arm of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola Iberdrola is poised to begin early testing of its Broadsound Solar Farm after Queensland transmission network operator Powerlink energised the grid connection to the 377 MWdc facility ahead of schedule.
