UK, Indian authorities launch plan for transnational solar super-grid
The International Solar Alliance and the U.K. authorities are leading a global super-grid program that seeks to connect 140 countries to round-the-clock renewable power.
CEFC millions help pave the clean-hydrogen road to a green-zinc supply chain
It all started with Sun Metals 124 MWac solar farm. Once at risk of having its exports curtailed to zero, its owners have now been funded by three Australian government agencies to seed demand for North Queensland’s green hydrogen.
UNSW Exclusive: Heated climate scenarios will adversely affect Australia’s PV generation capacity
Yes, Australia is blessed with an incredible solar resource, but it will be diminished and returns localised by global warming.
Photon plans world’s largest solar+storage project in South Australia
Dutch renewables company Photon Energy has announced it will build “the world’s largest” solar-plus-storage project to date, teaming with Australian technology provider and project developer RayGen Resources to develop a facility that will deliver 300 MW of solar generation and 3.6 GWh of energy storage.
IPO to finance first slice of planned 500 MW-plus solar field in the Philippines
Solar Philippines will tap stock market investors to back the first section of a solar project in Luzon it says will eventually be the largest in the region.
Rooftop solar installations increase 40% from 2020
Australia broke solar installation records across all rooftop sectors in 2020, solidifying its “remarkable” position in the global solar market with the highest per capita capacity at over 810 watts per person.
APA to build 88 MW solar farm in central Queensland
Australian natural gas and electricity company, APA Group, is set to build a 88 MW solar farm at Mica Creek in Mount Isa, central Queensland. The news just as APA was confirmed to have lost its bidding war for Victorian transmission network AusNet.
Trina pivots to meet the needs of challenging utility-scale solar farm sites
Trackers, training and truly big-wattage panels are among the latest Trina Solar offerings. How are these various developments designed to meet the needs of the Australian utility-PV industry?
How giga will interest in NSW’s latest REZ go?
Overwhelmed by interest in its proposed Central-Orana Renewable Energy Zone and then in the New England REZ, the New South Wales Government has now opened the floodgates to the South-West.
WA’s largest solar farm changes hands as SUN Energy rises
Indonesian solar PV developer SUN Energy has announced itself in the Australian market, revealing it will purchase the largest solar farm in Western Australia as part of its bold ambition to become a major player in the APAC renewable energy market.
