Rooftop solar rollout powers ahead in remote WA
Households in two remote communities in Western Australia’s Kimberley region are sharing the benefits of rooftop solar as part of a program that has already delivered almost 780 kW of PV generation capacity and will eventually roll out a combined 2 MW.
Bunnings teams with Intellihub on solar, energy storage offer
Hardware chain Bunnings is making a play for a slice of the home energy market with a subscription offer for rooftop solar and household battery energy storage systems.
Victorian ‘grid-forming’ battery now fully operational
The 185 MW / 370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage project in northwest Victoria has reached a major milestone with developer Edify Energy confirming the system, featuring grid-forming inverters, is now fully operational.
Tasmanian shipbuilder lands contract for electric ferries
Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has inked a contract to design and build two 100% battery-electric ferries for Molslinjen, Denmark’s largest passenger ferry company.
New guide to help harness benefits of agrivoltaics
EnergyCo, the authority charged with the rollout of the New South Wales government’s renewable energy zones and associated infrastructure, has launched a new guide to help developers of solar projects and landowners blend renewables with agriculture.
NEM connections pipeline grows to 53 GW
Australia’s energy transition is gaining “real measurable momentum” with the market operator reporting a record wave of new solar, wind, and energy storage projects are progressing through the grid connection process, at a larger scale than ever before.
Trina seeks approval for WA solar, storage project
Solar technology manufacturing major Trinasolar has launched plans to build a 400 MW solar farm and 400 MW / 1.6 GWh battery energy storage system in the northern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
Solar and storage project proffers $15 million for local council
A New South Wales council is set to receive almost $15 million as part of a voluntary planning agreement with the developers of the 1 GW Tallawang solar and battery energy storage project proposed for the state’s central west.
OX2 seeks green tick for Sunshine State solar and battery project
Swedish renewable energy developer OX2 has presented a large-scale solar farm and battery project planned for a former north Queensland sugarcane farm to the Australian government for environmental approval.
‘Mid-scale’ solar forms key part of new JV’s $500 million strategy
Melbourne-headquartered infrastructure and energy investment firm Kai Global and South Korea’s Wide Creek Asset Management have launched a $500 million joint venture dedicated to solar and battery energy storage projects in Australia.
