Reaping agrisolar success in Australia relies on policy reforms: report
A New South Wales-based Agrivoltaics Resource Centre report reinforces utility-scale developments can successfully co-exist with agriculture but improvements to development application processes could pave the way for better project outcomes.
Sharp unveils 610 W TOPCon solar panel with 22.58% efficiency
Sharp’s new IEC61215- and IEC61730-certified solar panels have an operating temperature coefficient of -0.29% per C and a bifaciality factor of over 80%.
Ratch, Terrain submit plans for refined solar and storage project
Renewables developers Ratch Australia and Terrain Solar have revealed plans for a slimmed down 60 MW solar farm and 40 MW / 80 MWh battery energy storage project to be built in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Construction underway on Viva green hydrogen project
Petrol and diesel supplier Viva Energy has begun building a renewable hydrogen production and refuelling station at its Geelong oil refinery site as it looks to capitalise on the transport industry’s expected transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Solar installer fined $40,000 after worker falls
A solar installation company has been convicted and fined $40,000 after one of its workers was injured when he fell about 10 metres through an asbestos roof in Victoria’s southwest.
IEA calls for stronger solar, wind integration measures
The International Energy Agency’s latest report warns that failing to support integration at the point of deployment could jeopardise up to 15% of solar and wind projects by 2030. This shortfall would reduce their combined share of the global electricity mix by 5%.
New tool optimises ground works, PV tracker planning
Spanish PV company Soltec and Aplitop have partnered to develop a computer-aided design plug-in application aimed at simplifying the planning process and reducing earth-moving operations, measurements, and the relocation of solar trackers in ground-mounted PV projects.
350 kW commercial rooftop installation masters the art of clean energy
Victorian commercial solar installation specialist Energy Aware has designed a unique rooftop solar system for agribusiness group Elders on their 35,000 square metre wool handling hub outside Melbourne.
Australia’s future rooftop solar installs hold key to unlock 103 GW capacity: report
A new Climate Council report suggests the total potential rooftop solar capacity in Australia is 103 GW, or four times more than currently installed, and 1.5 times the capacity of utility-scale electricity generators in the National Electricity Market.
Queensland solar farm levels up with environmental approval
The 300 MW Cambridge Solar Farm and battery energy storage system proposed for north Queensland has received an environmental tick of approval by the federal government.
