Electric mine-site graders to be powered by Fortescue Zero battery system
Canadian-headquartered underground heavy vehicle manufacturer MacLean, will deliver 30 electric powered graders to Australian resources giant Fortescue’s Western Australian mining operations toward a shared goal of Real Zero emissions by 2040.
Heavy vehicle energy transfer system to trial at BHP Australian mine sites
Australian mining giant BHP will begin trials at their mine sites of a dynamic energy transfer system on battery electric and diesel electric mining trucks, which can also charge an electric haul truck’s batteries while the machine is on the move.
Prefabricated housing trials ClearVue’s building integrated photovoltaics
Perth-headquartered smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies is providing a combination of its building integrated photovoltaic technology and solar cladding panels in a prefabricated house trial trial.
Central-West Orana renewables zone transmission operator’s licence granted
Australia’s first renewable energy zone , the Central-West Orana, 340 kilometres northwest of Sydney, is closer to delivering electricity to the grid following the granting of a New South Wales transmission system operator’s licence to the ACEREZ Partnership.
First Graphene to supply Halocell’s indoor perovskite solar cell production line
Australian graphene manufacturer First Graphene has tied the commercial knot with NSW-based perovskite cell producer Halocell Energy to supply its production of indoor pervoskite solar cell modules.
Battery-electric locomotive and mining vehicles fast track Fortescue’s 2030 goals
Perth-based mining giant Fortescue has fast tracked its zero emission goals through a $4 billion dollar battery-electric vehicle deal with Swiss company Liebherr and a joint venture to build a battery-electric locomotive, with Sydney-based engineering company Downer.
Reaping agrisolar success in Australia relies on policy reforms: report
A New South Wales-based Agrivoltaics Resource Centre report reinforces utility-scale developments can successfully co-exist with agriculture but improvements to development application processes could pave the way for better project outcomes.
Quinbrook picks GE Vernova for 1 GWh Supernode battery stage
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has tapped United States-headquartered energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova to deliver an integrated battery energy storage system solution for the 250 MW / 1,000 MWh second stage of its Supernode project being developed in southeast Queensland.
$50 million funding to boost clean energy supply chain
The Australian government will in November open applications for a $50 million funding program that is to support the development of more diverse solar PV, hydrogen electrolyser and battery supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region.
IEA calls for stronger solar, wind integration measures
The International Energy Agency’s latest report warns that failing to support integration at the point of deployment could jeopardise up to 15% of solar and wind projects by 2030. This shortfall would reduce their combined share of the global electricity mix by 5%.
