Pacific green transformation project lights up Timor-Leste villages with solar
Through the Pacific Green Transformation Project, the Japanese government has partnered with the United Nations Development Program to install solar panels and solar lights in Timor-Leste villages, which are not connected to an electricity grid.
Neoen lands $1.4 billion debt finance for an additional 1.3 GW of renewables
French renewables developer Neoen has more than doubled its Australian renewable energy portfolio financing by securing a further $1.4 billion of debt for an additional 1.3 GW of wind, solar and storage assets.
Battery storage key to nailing renewable energy target of 82% by 2030: report
Doubts about Australia’s ability to power the National Electricity Market with 82% renewable energy by 2030, have been put to bed by a new report issued from Climate Energy Finance, citing among positive contributors to acceleration, off-the-charts battery storage growth.
20 kW university vineyard agrisolar array tests crop yield and panel efficiency
Victoria-based renewables company Greenwood has answered the call from the University of Melbourne to install 48 solar panels at its Dookie Campus’ working vineyard, to aid research into the impact of deploying agrivoltaics on crop yield.
Lightsource bp bumps capacity of nation’s clean projects starting construction over 8 GW
Lightsource bp has started construction of its million panel Goulburn River hybrid project in NSW and Woolooga battery energy storage system in Queensland, simultaneously bumping the nation’s renewables capacity starting construction over the 8 GW line.
Solar panel degradation under watchful eye of UNSW researchers
Daylight photoluminescence images of crystalline silicon solar panels in utility-scale arrays have been found by researchers to contain unique information about voltage variations between panels, including from degradation.
Shift to 2 kV voltage in solar projects tipped to gain traction
Amid record-low prices for solar modules, the focus of cost reduction for utility-scale solar projects is shifting to non-module balance-of-system (BoS) expenses. A transition from 1.5 kV voltage to 2 kV in solar projects is expected to gain traction through 2030.
PV Hardware’s new solar tracker withstands winds up to 238 km/h
Spain-headquartered solar tracker company PV Hardware has developed a tracker product able to withstand severe cyclonic winds up to 238 km/h, as well as a fixed tilt system which can withstand winds up to 288 km/h.
Plico virtual power plant activates 2,500 home batteries to counter WA heatwave
Western Australia’s clean energy solutions company Plico has seen its virtual power plant activated twice during recent heatwave warnings for the state, operating to stabilise the South West Interconnected System and prevent blackouts.
Rooftop solar trial gives social housing tenants access to cheap, clean energy
Through the Northern Territory Sun Boosters trial, distributed energy resources company National Renewable Network has partnered with electricity retailer Jacana Energy to deliver cheap, clean energy deploying rooftop solar systems on social housing.
