New 5 MW solar and BESS project in South Australia is first of four to get green light
Victoria-headquartered clean electricity retailer Flow Power has secured development approval for one of four identical solar and battery projects planned for South Australia, that will each include a 5 MW solar array and 15 MWh battery energy storage system.
UK researchers trial agrivoltaics with large-scale hydrogen production in Australia
United Kingdom scientists have simulated how a 1 GW off-grid agrivoltaic facility may be used to fuel hydrogen fuel electric cell vehicles across Africa, the USA, China, Europe and Australia showing the proposed combination could provide a levelised cost of hydrogen ranging from $6.05/kg to $12.61/kg.
HMC Capital aquires all Neoen’s Victorian assets for $950 million
France-headquartered renewables developer Neoen has sold its Victorian assets in operation or under development for $950 million to Sydney-based asset manager HMC Capital, which includes the 128 MW Numerkah solar farm and 300 MW Victorian Big Battery.
Local shire gives DA approval for 150 MW First Nations-owned Pilbara solar farm
Western Australia-headquartered renewable energy developer Yindjibarndi Energy Corporation has received development application approval for the proposed 150 MW Jinbi solar farm in the Pilbara region.
Jinko seeks green tick for Queensland solar and storage project
Chinese solar developer Jinko Power has filed an application with the Australian government seeking approval for a 600 MW solar farm and 800 MWh battery energy storage project planned for Queensland ‘s southwest
APA begins commissioning solar farm built for cyclonic conditions
A solar farm designed to withstand sustained wind speeds of almost 300 kph and a co-located battery energy storage system has been officially opened by developer APA Group in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Naturgy offshoot lands $2.3 billion to boost Australian renewables portfolio
Renewables developer Global Power Generation has landed $2.3 billion in financing to boost development of its 1.8 GW portfolio of solar, wind, and battery energy storage projects in Australia.
GameChange Solar releases solar tracker topography design tool
The new TopoSmart+ software enables users to find the most cost-effective topography and design plan to install United States company GameChange Solar’s Genius Tracker solar mounts at a given location.
Proa wins Projects prize at pv magazine Awards 2024
Forecasting efforts which brought Northern Territory projects back online impressed jurors in the highly competitive pv magazine Awards Projects category.
Hydro Tasmania strikes offtake deal for 288 MW solar farm
Tasmania’s first large-scale solar project has been locked in with project developers TasRex reaching a commercial offtake agreement with state-owned utility Hydro Tasmania.
