Storage and solar ‘as-a-service’ venture hits Australia’s C&I segment
Founder and former CEO of SwitchDin Dr Andrew Mears is launching his new venture, Tesseract ESS, at Melbourne’s All Energy today. The proposition expands on his previous technologies to deliver a ‘storage-as-a-service’ model focused on Australia’s C&I segment, providing battery and solar systems at $0 CAPEX to Australian farmers, manufacturers and other businesses. Pv magazine Australia spoke to Mears ahead of the launch.
Australian co-developer of PERC solar cells wins prestigious ATSE award
Australian co-developer of the passivated emitter and rear contact solar cell, Professor Andrew Blakers, wins prestigious award for contribution to the world’s renewable energy transition.
Victorian efficiency certificate returns boost commercial solar investment
Victorian commercial solar system installations greater than 100 kW can access a decade’s worth of energy efficiency certificates up front after the first year, based on greenhouse gas emissions reductions rather than power generated.
Australia’s clean power growth tops global leaderboard: World Energy Outlook
Australia tops the leaderboard for reducing its use of unabated fossil fuels and increase in clean power through sources like solar energy, and faster than electricity demand, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2024 report.
OX2 buys proposed battery energy storage system north of Perth
Sweden-headquartered global renewable solutions company OX2’s purchase of a proposed Western Australia 1 GW wind farm, includes an indicative 100 MW battery energy storage system north of Perth.
Rooftop solar drives up ambient temperatures in urban centres: study
A University of New South Wales, Sydney study, in collaboration with the University of Calcutta, India, has found urban rooftop solar installations can raise daytime temperatures in a given area by up to 1.9 degrees, and lower them at night by up to 0.8 degrees.
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.
