Strategic Alliances

South Australian company Accolade Wines has entered into a power purchase agreement for its Berri Estates facility with gentailer Origin Zero that will own, operate and maintain a rooftop solar array of 4,800 panels at the regional site.

Zenith Energy will build, own and operate a hybrid power station including a 7 MW solar farm and 12 MWh battery energy storage system that will help power operations at Lynas Rare Earths’ Mount Weld mine site in Western Australia

Western Australia has locked in federal government funding to build a minimum 6.5 TWh of large-scale solar and wind projects and 1.1 GW of new storage to help ensure the electricity grid remains stable as the state continues its renewable energy transition.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners’ plan to build a ‘state-of-the-art’ polysilicon manufacturing plant in north Queensland has taken a step forward with Australian Silica Quartz starting a drilling program at a planned mine site that could provide feedstock for the proposed multibillion-dollar facility.

Broome International Airport has engaged energy solutions company GenOffGrid to install a 400 kW solar covered carpark at its main terminal, to compliment two more systems in the pipeline with a total capacity of 660 kW.

A NSW government program is being rolled out for business and local councils that buy over 1 GWh of electricity per year to explain how to procure clean energy from the state’s renewable energy zones using power purchase agreements.

Operator of Sydney’s Bankstown Airport has partnered with an Australian electric and hydrogen-cell powered aircraft designer and manufacturer to introduce hydrogen as an aviation fuel on site, paving the way for sustainable flight in Australia.

Adelaide Airport has revealed plans to install a new 2.3 MW PV system on its domestic and international terminal roof, nearly tripling the size of its existing rooftop solar capacity and significantly scaling up its on-site renewable energy generation.

The Australian government will underwrite developers to build a minimum of 1.4 GW of new solar and wind projects and storage capacity in South Australia, as part of a new deal signed with the state.

Australian asset manager HMC Capital has signed a $50 million deal to acquire a majority stake in Sydney-headquartered battery project developer Stor-Energy as part of its push into the renewable energy sector.