Behind-the-meter battery uptake glitched by New South Wales battery rebate wait
New South Wales government efforts to stabilise the grid through an incentive scheme offering battery rebates has caused a lull in battery uptake and installations while some consumers wait another four months for the rebate to kick in.
Critical mineral report highlights Australia’s solar panel recycling potential
A new report published by the CSIRO says Australia’s research into solar recycling is second in the world, outside China, but suggests the establishment of mid-stream activities such as the production of metallurgical silicon and polysilicon have big potential.
Northern Territory lands $250 million for new transmission projects and upgrades
The Northern Territory and Australian government have signed a landmark $250 million deal under the Rewiring the Nation fund to upgrade the Territory’s grid and rollout new transmission projects before 2030.
How long do residential solar inverters last?
Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar inverter. In Part 2 of our series, we look at solar inverters.
Frontier Energy lands $215 million to fund Waroona renewable energy project
Western Australia clean energy developer Frontier Energy has been granted $215 million in debt finance for its Waroona Renewable Energy Project south of Perth, from specialist infrastructure fund Infradebt.
Northwestern Victoria earmarked as best potential for renewable energy developments
Victorian transmission infrastructure operator VicGrid has identified over half the state as having potential to host future renewable energy developments, as outlined in its draft Victorian Transmission Plan guidelines.
BrightNight secures grid approval for large-scale solar and battery project
The owner of a 360 MW solar farm and 600 MWh battery energy storage project being developed near Mortlake in southwest Victoria said it has received grid connection approval that paves the way for the next stage of development.
Winter weather highlights bigger role for batteries
The latest quarterly report from the country’s energy market operator shows the role of batteries in supporting demand peaks in the National Electricity Market is on the rise, with average generation in those periods more than doubling since the same time last year.
Western Australia mine site to install hybrid power plant with 65 MW capacity
Zenith Energy will build, own and operate a hybrid power station including a 7 MW solar farm and 12 MWh battery energy storage system that will help power operations at Lynas Rare Earths’ Mount Weld mine site in Western Australia
How long do residential solar panels last?
Multiple factors affect the productive lifespan of a residential solar panel. In the first part of this series, we look at the solar panels themselves.
