The Pilbara urgently needs common use transmission infrastructure: report
Urgently decarbonising and electrifying Australia’s iron ore industry in the Western Australia Pilbara region with common-user transmission infrastructure, is highly recommended by a new Climate Energy Finance report.
Indonesia relaxes local content rules for solar projects
Indonesia has moved to ease local content requirements for electricity infrastructure projects, including solar power plants, in a bid to attract more foreign capital and drive the development of renewable energy projects.
CS Energy powers up 200 MWh Chinchilla battery
The first element of a clean energy hub being built next to the coal-fired Kogan power plant in Queensland is now fully operational with CS Energy confirming its 100 MW / 200 MWh Chinchilla battery energy storage system has commenced commercial operations.
Commonwealth greenlights renewable energy zone transmission project
The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone transmission project has secured federal government planning approval greenlighting construction of infrastructure essential to bridging renewable energy projects to the grid.
GoodWe unveils solar inverter for C&I solar projects
GoodWe has developed a new inverter product line designed for small commercial and industrial PV projects.
Solar cell innovator Sundrive restructures for future commercialisation
Australian solar cell innovator Sundrive has announced job cuts, a change of leadership and restructure of the business to prepare for commercialisation of it’s copper electrode technology.
Neighbourhood uptake of rooftop solar accelerates installations: research
A University of Technology Sydney study has found a ‘neighbourhood effect’ increases adoption of rooftop solar, external to other influences like government rebates, based on socio-economic data.
Big batteries grab major share of new project additions
Battery projects continue to dominate Australia’s large-scale clean energy build-out with 6 GW of new capacity added to the nation’s renewables project pipeline last month, almost 4 GW more than the combined capacity of new solar and wind added during the same period.
Sigenergy aims to conquer commercial PV storage market with AI
Sigenergy was one of the first companies to present a bidirectional DC wallbox that is integrated into a photovoltaic storage system. Co-founder and CTO Samuel Zhang talks about the manufacturer’s story and its plans to expand into the commercial market, integrating AI into its systems and the future of vehicle-to-grid technology.
SunPower files for bankruptcy
United States-headquartered solar company SunPower Corp has filed for bankruptcy, among the largest in a series of major bankruptcies in the industry.
