Riding China’s green capital tsunami to harness cleaner future for Australia
As the world races to decarbonise, China is leading the way. It committed more than $145 billion (USD 100 billion) in outbound foreign direct investment since 2023 across decarbonisation sectors including solar, wind, batteries, grid, new energy vehicles, hydro and green hydrogen.
Liontown ships first spodumene from Kathleen Valley
Australian battery minerals company Liontown Resources has shipped the first batch of spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia.
Altech puts sodium chloride battery prototype to test
Western Australian battery technology company Altech Batteries has announced its first Cerenergy ABS60 salt-based battery energy storage system prototype is online and operating successfully across a range of temperatures, confirming its thermal stability and commercial viability.
Federal funding boosts Queensland local renewable energy zone program
The Queensland government’s plan to establish Local Renewable Energy Zones in the regional centres of Caloundra and Townsville has received a funding boost with the federal government to tip in an additional $21.2 million to expand the projects’ solar capacity by an additional 10.6 MW.
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.
EKO unveils new solar monitoring solution
The latest irradiance sensor solution from Japan-based EKO Instruments provides continuous measurements in the field. Well-suited for bifacial PV systems, it supports the measurement of global horizontal irradiance, diffuse horizontal irradiance and direct normal irradiance, even in reflective and cloudy conditions.
South Korea’s biggest battery comes online
Korean utility KEPCO has completed a 978 MW battery project that is billed as Asia’s largest battery energy storage system for grid stabilisation purposes.
Clenergy delivers mounting solution for remote solar install
Solar mounting solutions provider Clenergy has deployed two of its fixed-tilt ground-mounted products as part of a 32 kW PV system that is helping power a mobile communication antenna on a remote mountain peak in Tasmania.
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.
Global average solar LCOE stood at $0.064/kWh in 2023, says IRENA
The weighted average levelised cost of electricity of utility-scale solar PV in Australia was 22% lower than the global average according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
