Pacific Green sells South Australian battery park for $460 million
British cleantech solutions company Pacific Green has inked a $460 million agreement to sell its 250 MW / 500 MWh Limestone Coast North battery energy park development to clean energy investor Intera Renewables.
Transmission planning review targets timely delivery to back clean energy
The New South Wales government has launched an independent, expert review into energy transmission planning to ensure timely delivery of developments supporting renewable energy generation, with a focus communities hosting infrastructure.
Local government solar and battery initiatives win federal funding
The Australian government has released $50 million to local governments across the country to co-fund energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in round one of its community energy upgrades fund.
Aviation hydrogen fuel cell research takes to the sky with strategic partnership
The hunt for higher-performance hydrogen fuel cells for aviation has resulted in a research partnership between Australian aerospace company AMSL Aero and Deakin University’s hydrogen hub, Hycel.
Boral trials recycled solar panels as sand alternative in concrete mix
Construction materials company Boral is trialling the use of crushed glass sourced from end-of-life and damaged solar panels as a partial replacement for natural sand in concrete production.
GoodWe inverter and battery system helps with local grocer’s green transition
A GoodWe energy storage system has been installed by South Australian commercial solar specialist Solaring to reduce a supermarket’s reliance on the grid and ensure energy security to safeguard products from power outages.
Defective or damaged solar panel recycling mandated for 135 MW project
To avoid thousands of solar panels potentially ending up in a council landfill, damaged panels from the proposed 300,000 panel Muswellbrook solar farm must be recycled according to a mandate issued by the local council.
Pacific pushes ahead with solar and batteries for off-grid system
A 26 MW hybrid power system being constructed at a remote New South Wales mine site has knocked out another milestone with developer Pacific Energy confirming the power conversion units are all in place and about 50% of the solar farm electrical works have been completed.
ACEN proposes agrisolar project in New England renewable energy zone
Acen Australia is proposing to develop a 320 MW agrisolar and 1,400 MWac two-hour battery storage system project in the New England renewable energy zone with a potential lifespan of 50 years.
202 MW New Zealand agrisolar project reaches financial close
The Harmony Energy and First Renewables joint venture have approved the final investment and successfully completed financial close on the 202 MW Tauhei Solar Farm on Aotearoa New Zealand’s North Island.
