Sunshine State leads utility-scale solar chart
The latest data from Rystad Energy demonstrates why Queensland is known as the Sunshine State with the jurisdiction home to the country’s five best-performing utility-scale solar PV power plants in April.
7.15 GW of renewables and energy storage awarded rights to connect to NSW REZ
Ten large-scale solar, wind, and battery projects have been given the green light to connect to the electricity grid in the Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone as the New South Wales government continues to progress the REZ to reality.
Utility-scale solar tipped to reach 50 GW in five years
Australia’s solar sector is poised for significant growth in the next five years with a new report projecting utility-scale PV will exceed 50 GW total capacity by 2030, up from about 10 GW current operational capacity.
Surge in renewables delivers fresh records in NEM
New data released by the Australian Energy Market Operator details the growing reach of clean energy technologies with renewables, including grid-scale and rooftop solar providing 43% of the supply mix in the nation’s main grid during the first three months of the year.
Queensland introduces planning changes for large-scale solar
The Queensland government has introduced laws into parliament marking a major proposed shift in how large-scale renewable energy projects will be assessed and approved across the state.
Green Energy Systems Solar Waves to be included in California solar canal pilot
Sydney-based Green Energy Systems and its innovative Solar Waves system are to be included for trial as part of Project Nexus, California’s first solar canal pilot project, currently underway in California’s Central Valley.
Is solar really root cause of Spain’s massive power outage?
Some media outlets have speculated that Spain’s April 28 blackout may have been caused by a disconnected solar plant, but DNV grid analyst Andrea Mansoldo tells pv magazine that it was likely due to a combination of grid weakness and low-frequency oscillations.
Batteries lead charge in record breaking quarter for new projects
The number of new clean energy and grid firming projects coming on line in the first quarter of 2025 has been the largest to date, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator’s National Electricity Market Scorecard March 2025.
Solar and battery project a game changer says Wärtsilä
The Fulham solar and battery project being built in regional Victoria has been labelled a “game changer” with technology group Wärtsilä Energy Storage saying the project highlights a growing trend toward integrating renewable energy and storage to support grid stability, especially as solar and wind curtailment becomes more common.
AI-powered robotic pile technology speeds up 500,000 solar panel project
Bouygues Construction Australia and Equans Solar and Storage are trialling an autonomous piling system machine to build French renewable giant ENGIE’s 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm in northern Victoria.
