South Australia regions earmarked for large-scale renewable energy projects
South Australia has announced two proposed release areas designated for the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Whyalla and Gawler Ranges regions.
Australia’s clean power growth tops global leaderboard: World Energy Outlook
Australia tops the leaderboard for reducing its use of unabated fossil fuels and increase in clean power through sources like solar energy, and faster than electricity demand, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2024 report.
North Queensland council provides approval for 1 GW multi-stage solar farm
Renewable energy developer Cambridge JMD Australia has received council planning approval to build its first Australian project, a multi-staged solar farm of more than 1 GW in north Queensland.
SolarEdge unveils inverters for smaller solar projects
SolarEdge has unveiled its new TerraMax Inverter, which boasts 99% efficiency and enables 200% DC oversizing. It features an integrated night-time PID rectifier and is paired with the company’s H1300 Power Optimisers.
Longi introduces 665 W HPBC photovoltaic modules
The Chinese PV manufacturer said its new module series has a power conversion efficiency of up to 24.8% and temperature coefficient is -0.26% per C.
NRE presses go on 145 MW Philippines project
Nexif Ratch Energy, a renewable energy-focused platform in Southeast Asia and Australia, has reached financial close on the 145 MWp solar farm being developed in the Philippines.
Traditional Owners seek to take control in energy shift
The road to clean energy for remote communities can be long and hard, but it is possible, and First Nations people are ensuring their communities share in the benefits of Australia’s clean energy transition.
Spanish renewables company to buy Three Springs solar farm in Western Australia
Sydney-based oil and gas company Pilot Energy Limited has received a non-binding $11.5 million offer from Spain-headquartered clean energy developer EDP Renewables to buy its 376 MW Three Springs solar farm, 300 kilometres northeast of Perth, Western Australia.
Australia on track to add 53 GW of renewable capacity by 2030: report
The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2024 report has forecast Australia will add 53 GW of renewable capacity between 2024-2030, with a nearly 65% share being from a mix of utility, rooftop and green hydogen production solar.
4.99 MW Narromine solar farm ownership passes to Ampyr Distributed Energy
Australian renewable energy and battery storage development company MPower Group has sold its 4.99 MW Narromine renewable energy project in New South Wales to Singapore-based Ampyr Distributed Energy via conversion of project funding into equity in the project.
