AGL reaches battery milestone at retired coal site
AGL’s 500 MW / 1,000 MWh Liddell battery energy storage system is taking shape with the recent installation of the first of more than of 1,500 battery units planned for the project site in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Victorian urban solar farm to supply 98% of university’s energy demand
Victoria’s largest urban solar farm has been officially switched on at La Trobe University’s Melbourne campus, marking a major milestone in the university’s ambition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2029.
Green Energy Systems Solar Waves to be included in California solar canal pilot
Sydney-based Green Energy Systems and its innovative Solar Waves system are to be included for trial as part of Project Nexus, California’s first solar canal pilot project, currently underway in California’s Central Valley.
Carnegie lands $2.1 million to progress wave power generation project in Spain
Wave energy developer Carnegie Clean Energy reports its subsidiary has received $2 million (USD 1.2 million) from the Spanish government to progress the development of its wave power technology, called CETO.
The rising energy demand from data centres: a global perspective
In recent years, the world has experienced a significant surge in the number of data centres, resulting in a rise in energy demand, posing both challenges and opportunities for the global energy sector.
Three new Victorian community batteries to operate in virtual power plant
Energy from three new community batteries to be built by Melbourne-based Yarra Energy Foundation will be managed by Victorian electricity company Diamond Energy’s virtual power plant.
Solar and battery project a game changer says Wärtsilä
The Fulham solar and battery project being built in regional Victoria has been labelled a “game changer” with technology group Wärtsilä Energy Storage saying the project highlights a growing trend toward integrating renewable energy and storage to support grid stability, especially as solar and wind curtailment becomes more common.
History repeats as Iberian blackout demonstrates urgent need for battery storage
The vast blackout that gripped the Iberian Peninsula on April 28 has echoes of a similar event in South Australia in 2016. The solution in both cases appears to be the same.
Jemena adds community batteries as part of prep for rooftop solar influx
Victorian distribution network service provider Jemena has flicked the switch on the first two community batteries to be installed within its electricity network as it prepares for rooftop solar capacity to more than double in the next decade.
SEC reveals major milestone for 1.6 GWh battery project
The third and final transformer has arrived for installation at the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub in Victoria with the 600 MW / 1,600 MWh first stage of the battery energy storage system (BESS) on track to come online later this year.
