Vanadium battery players partner on Queensland manufacturing supply chain
Australian minerals company Vecco Group will team with Japanese manufacturer Sumitomo Electric and Idemitsu Australia to build an ‘end-to-end’ manufacturing supply chain for vanadium flow batteries in north Queensland.
IGE partners with Axpo on Italian green hydrogen project
Western Australian renewable hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy will team with Switzerland’s largest renewable energy producer Axpo to develop a large-scale solar-powered green hydrogen project in central Italy.
GFG signs green hydrogen deal for Whyalla steelworks
The South Australian government has struck a deal with GFG Alliance to explore a green hydrogen offtake agreement as the company seeks to phase out coal-based steelmaking at its Whyalla iron and steel plant in the state’s Upper Spencer Gulf.
The path beyond 5 TW
With the COP28 climate summit in Dubai resulting in a pledge of at least 11 TW of renewables generation capacity by 2030, Bruce Douglas, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Global Renewables Alliance (GRA), examines the outcomes of the conference and their likely impact on the solar industry.
Amber eyes international market after $29 million raise
Commonwealth Bank-backed energy retailer and technology company Amber Electric has raised $29 million (USD 18.9 million) in capital that is earmarked to scale the business in Australia and to take its battery and electric vehicle automation software offshore.
Melbourne partners with Origin Zero on city-wide battery project
The City of Melbourne has partnered with Origin Zero to deliver three battery energy storage systems as part of its plan to establish a network of co-ordinated community batteries across the city to better manage the increasing penetration of rooftop solar and periods of peak demand on the network.
Genex names EPC contractor for 775 MW solar project
Genex Power has tapped PCL Construction as its preferred engineering, procurement and construction contractor for the up to 775 MW first stage of the Bulli Creek solar project being developed in southeast Queensland.
Atmos, Nomad unveil 400 MWh battery to start 1 GW renewables rollout
Australian clean energy developers Atmos Renewables and Nomad Energy have unveiled plans for a 100 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage project that marks the start of a collaboration that is expected to deliver more than 1 GW of renewable energy projects in Western Australia by 2030.
New joint venture targets 2 GW solar and storage build-out
Hong Kong-based private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has teamed with Asian energy storage business BW ESS in a renewable energy venture that intends to develop more than 2 GW of utility-scale solar and battery projects in Australia.
Rio inks long-term offtake agreement for 1.1 GW Queensland solar plant
Resources giant Rio Tinto has signed Australia’s largest yet corporate power purchase agreement – agreeing to buy 100% of the output from European Energy Australia’s 1.1 GW Upper Calliope Solar Farm to provide renewable power to its aluminium operations in Queensland.
