AGIG project provides boost for green hydrogen ambitions
Australia’s renewable hydrogen ambitions have received a boost with construction officially starting on a 10 MW green hydrogen project being developed on the border between New South Wales and Victoria.
New recycling deal revs up electric vehicle battery circular economy
Australian battery recycling company Envirostream, a subsidiary of Perth-headquartered advanced raw materials company Lithium Australia, has signed an exclusive recycling agreement with repurposed electric vehicle battery manufacturer Infinitev.
Western Australia gas utility achieves 10% renewable hydrogen blend milestone
Western Australian gas utility ATCO Australia has achieved a network distribution blend of up to 10% solar powered electrolyser-made renewable hydrogen to 3,000 homes.
Trinasolar develops agrivoltaic site with Kiwi clean energy solutions companies
China-headquartered solar and energy storage solutions company Trinasolar is developing a dual-use site with New Zealand-based engineering, procurement and construction company Kiwi Solar and commercial solar solutions company Trilect.
NZ to step up approvals process for large-scale PV projects
Ten large-scale solar farms planned for New Zealand’s North and South islands are among 22 renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 3 GW that have been listed for inclusion in the government’s “one-stop shop” fast-track approvals process.
Synergy’s 2000 MWh Collie battery powers toward 2029 closure of local coal mines
Western Australian government-owned utility Synergy has installed the first 80 of 640 containerised battery units assigned to its Collie battery energy storage system, located 16 kilometres northeast of coal mining town Collie and 200 kilometres south of Perth.
Home solar and battery installs wanted by most Australian households: survey
A new household energy survey suggests 68% of home and property owners would spend up to $10,000 on rooftop solar and residential battery installation costs if it meant they could save $2,000 a year on bills.
Sydney tech company signs digital twin modelling deal with USA utility
Sydney-headquartered climate-tech platform Neara has signed a deal with United States energy provider CenterPoint Energy, to use artificial intelligence and machine learning modelling capabilities, to improve the utilty’s extreme weather infrastructure resilience.
Horizon taps Pacific to power Exmouth with 80% renewables
Remote power supplier Pacific Energy has signed a multi-year agreement with West Australian regional energy provider Horizon Power to supply the popular tourist town of Exmouth with up to 80% renewable energy every year for the next 20 years.
Historic coal mining city makes switch to 100% renewables
The historic Queensland coal mining city of Ipswich has made the shift to renewables with state-owned owned energy company CleanCo striking a deal to power the local council’s infrastructure with 100% renewable energy.
