TotalEnergies seeks green tick for 320 MW solar and battery project
French energy company TotalEnergies is seeking Australian government approval to develop a 320 MW solar farm and 320 MW / 780 MWh battery energy storage system in the New England region of New South Wales.
Future clean energy investments stalled by outdated national electricity market
Clean Energy Investor Group research finds the national electricity market is an outdated design – built for an era of coal and gas – and hinders investment in modern large-scale energy projects like wind, solar, and batteries.
Future energy systems must compensate rooftop solar generation fairly
The most important energy cost is not what a corporation pays to produce or generate it, but what a consumer pays to buy it. That’s why the delivered cost of rooftop solar and batteries – and the other benefits these technologies provide to the system – need to be factored in when making investment decisions.
Fronius presents new inverters for C&I projects
The Austrian manufacturer said its new Argeno inverter features an efficiency of 99.1%, a European efficiency of 98.7%, and a rated AC power output of 125 kW.
202 MW New Zealand agrisolar project reaches financial close
The Harmony Energy and First Renewables joint venture have approved the final investment and successfully completed financial close on the 202 MW Tauhei Solar Farm on Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island.
Planets align for Australia’s first live DER integration into wholesale markets
Manager of Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System Western Power has been allocated $20.8 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency for its Project Jupiter, which for the first time in Australia will integrate a live distributed energy resources marketplace with wholesale markets.
Distributed solar on a roll breaking output records nationwide in Q4
Like a gift that keeps on giving across Australia’s electricity markets, distributed solar has punched yet again above its weight to break records in the close out of 2024, according to a new report from the Australian Energy Market Operator.
Testing shows BIPV using patterned glass performs better than expected
Scientists have compared conventional PV modules to self-made BIPV panels with thicker, patterned glass. They tested them both under standard conditions and outdoors under Korean summer conditions. Yield was found to be only 0.5% lower in the textured BIPV module.
Communities hit by outages get solar powered energy hubs for backup
Solar powered energy hubs are ready to help keep the lights on for 24 Victorian communities as part of a $7.5 million state government program to build energy resilience when faced with prolonged outage.
Vena flicks switch on ‘benchmark’ solar and storage facility
Vena Energy is claiming a milestone for the Australian power market with the successful commissioning of a 41.5 MW battery energy storage system as part its Tailem Bend 2 solar-plus-storage project in South Australia.
