Solar eclipses coal as primary fuel source in Australian grid
Australia has been provided with a glimpse of its renewable energy future with solar displacing coal as the number-one fuel source in the national electricity market for extended periods in recent days.
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.
Australia’s largest solar farm begins exporting to grid
A massive 400 MW solar farm being developed in Queensland’s Western Downs region by the Australian arm of French renewables developer Neoen is rapidly advancing toward full production with the project now exporting to the grid.
Solar Philippines to build 4 GW solar farm in Nueva Ecija, Bulacan provinces
Solar Philippines, a Manila-based PV module manufacturer and project developer, is looking to secure at least 2,500 hectares of land to expand its 500 MW flagship solar project to 4 GW.
Tindo unveils Australian-made 410 W solar panel with 20.6% efficiency
Australian module manufacturer Tindo Solar has unveiled a new solar panel based on M10 wafers for residential and business rooftop systems. The new addition to the company’s Karra range has a rated power of 410 W at 20.6% module efficiency and 23.1% cell efficiency.
ACEN’s $100 million funding deal boosts 20 GW portfolio plans
The Australian arm of Philippines-based energy company AC Energy has secured a $100 million loan facility which will be used to accelerate the development of clean energy projects in Australia with the company seeking to grow its renewables capacity to 20 GW by 2030.
The growing demand for off-grid leads to compact, pre-wired systems
With headlines dominated by spiking electricity prices and energy security, the demand for off grid solutions in Australia is booming. “It’s starting to make financial sense, that’s significant,” Matt Miller, the marketing manager for Victorian company Commodore tells pv magazine Australia.
‘Likely to further dilute trust’: misunderstanding community opposition to transmission lines
As community opposition to overhead transmission line grows, the Victoria-based Energy Grid Alliance has released a report imploring the energy industry to better understand why the phenomenon is gaining momentum – positing the ‘talk to them early and pay them more’ approach will only further decay the situation. Instead, the group says real attention needs to be paid to social license and ensuring environmental and socioeconomic impacts of chosen transmission corridors are considered from the get-go.
Total Eren targets 2 GW solar and 1 GW green hydrogen plant in NT
French renewables giant Total Eren continues to advance its green hydrogen ambitions in Australia, teaming with the Northern Territory government to develop a massive renewable hydrogen production facility powered by more than 2 GW of solar PV generation in the far north.
Lightsource bp begins construction on two solar farms in Australia’s east
Lightsource bp will reach financial close on its 400 MW (DC) Wellington North solar farm in New South Wales and its 90 MW Wunghnu Solar Farm in Victoria by the end of 2022, making it one of Australia’s largest solar developers.
