Broome International Airport to install 400 kW of solar on carpark structures
Broome International Airport has engaged energy solutions company GenOffGrid to install a 400 kW solar covered carpark at its main terminal, to compliment two more systems in the pipeline with a total capacity of 660 kW.
Power purchase agreement bootcamps roll out in New South Wales
A NSW government program is being rolled out for business and local councils that buy over 1 GWh of electricity per year to explain how to procure clean energy from the state’s renewable energy zones using power purchase agreements.
Enel Green Power buys 1 GW Tallawang hybrid solar and battery project
Renewable energy company Enel Green Power Australia has bought the proposed 1 GW Tallawang solar and battery energy storage project being developed in western New South Wales from British-based global energy company Renewable Energy Systems.
Path cleared for Tasmanian utility to build and partner on 300 MW projects
The way has been cleared for a new generation of solar, wind and hydro projects to be developed in Tasmania with the state government lifting the legislative cap restricting Hydro Tasmania from building or partnering in new large-scale energy generation facilities.
Solar nears 9% of U.S. total electric generation capacity
The monthly energy infrastructure update from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shows solar accounted for nearly 80% of capacity additions in May, continuing its dominance of new-build generation in the United States.
Battery energy storage system en route to remote Tiwi Islands community
A 1.75 MVA battery energy storage system, which is part of a pilot solar and storage project in the Northern Territory governed Tiwi Islands, has passed a testing phase in Darwin and is now bound for the remote Indigenous Wurrumiyanga community to provide 3 MWh of storage capacity.
NZ generator gets green light for 400 MW solar farm
Electricity generator and retailer Nova Energy is moving ahead with what is to be New Zealand’s largest solar farm after receiving the green light to build a 400 MW PV power plant near Taupō in the centre of the country’s North Island.
Adelaide Airport teams with Iberdrola to triple rooftop solar capacity
Adelaide Airport has revealed plans to install a new 2.3 MW PV system on its domestic and international terminal roof, nearly tripling the size of its existing rooftop solar capacity and significantly scaling up its on-site renewable energy generation.
Rio works with traditional owners on Pilbara solar project
Rio Tinto, the nation’s biggest iron ore miner, has reached agreement with Ngarluma traditional owners to pursue the development of an 80 MW solar farm as part of the company’s efforts to decarbonise its vast iron ore operations in Western Australia.
SunCable secures key approval for AAPowerLink project
SunCable’s flagship Australia-Asia Power Link project, the largest intercontinental renewable energy and transmission project in development in the world, is a step closer to realisation after securing the tick of approval from environmental regulators.
