Lodestone inks 20-year, 100% offset agreement with poultry giant Inghams
Aotearoa New Zealand grid-scale solar developer Lodestone Energy has partnered with leading poultry provider Inghams in a landmark 20-year agreement where energy from Lodestone’s North Island solar farms will 100% match Inghams electricity consumption.
GridBeyond AI platform manufactures optimal grid integration of renewables
Ireland-headquartered technology company GridBeyond has launched an AI-driven platform that optimises manufacturing plant energy costs, asset load and on-site generation or storage technologies.
WA battery recycling specialist to scale up UK ambitions
Australian battery recycling startup Renewable Metals intends to expand by a factor of 10 a demonstration-scale lithium battery recycling plant being developed in the United Kingdom after raising $8.1 million in a seed extension round.
Australian-made commercial indoor perovskite solar cells coming soon
Australian pervoskite solar cell developer Halocell Energy is close to bringing their first indoor solar product to market setting a precedent for battery-powered electronics to undergo an energy transformation.
Telstra inks offtake deal for 200 MW NSW solar project
Telecommunications giant Telstra has added to its renewable energy portfolio, signing up to offtake power from a 200 MW solar farm being built in New South Wales by the Australian arm of Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of Spanish utility Naturgy Energy Group.
New ways to feed world’s lithium habit
Amid significant environmental concern about the impact of more widespread lithium mining, various methods of extracting the battery material from brine could offer a cleaner solution – and reignite a historic Cornish industry.
Australian battery recycler inks deal with Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD Auto
Advanced materials technology company Lithium Australia has signed an exclusive agreement with China-headquartered BYD Auto Industry Company to provide battery recycling services.
Northern Territory’s renewable energy target efforts lag behind rest of country
Think-tank Climate Council of Australia has found of all the state’s and territories, the Northern Territory has the most work to do to achieve its renewable energy target of 50% by 2030.
Sunshine state’s solar recycling plans power up circular economy
The Queensland government has launched a solar panel recycling scheme with the launch of the first of 15 sites collection sites that are to be established across the state. The program is expected to save 26 tonnes of broken or end-of-life solar panels from landfill annually and will inform the possible rollout of a nationwide scheme.
Major South Australian hydrogen project secures development approval
The South Australian Hydrogen Jobs Plan hydrogen power plant has secured development approval for the construction and operation of 250 MW electrolysers, a 100-tonne storage pipeline and a 200 MW hydrogen fuelled power plant.
