Indonesia, Singapore partner on solar supply chain in Riau Islands
Indonesia and Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a solar manufacturing supply chain in Indonesia’s Riau Islands province, as part of broader plans to enable cross-border clean energy trading.
Community benefit or bribe? Renewables debate heats up
When a renewable energy developer announces a new project, there’s one big question mark – how will nearby communities react?Community pushback has scuttled many renewables projects. Sometimes, communities are angry landowners hosting infrastructure will be paid, but neighbours and those further afield may not.
WA Budget measures designed to bolster local battery manufacturing
The Western Australian government has committed $50 million to scale up the local battery manufacturing industry to take advantage of an expected surge in demand for household energy storage systems.
UK energy company launches hybrid home inverter battery storage systems
Energy storage solutions company GivEnergy has launched single and three-phase hybrid inverter and modular battery storage systems in Australia, to coincide with the 1 July 2025 kick-off of the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
Sungrow battery energy storage system backs up almond farm solar array
AGL Energy has included Sungrow battery energy storage system technology with a solar array in New South Wales powering an almond farm that seeks to minimise its reliance on diesel fuel or the grid.
New platform enhances grid integration and real time geospatial metering
A Singapore-based energy solutions company has announced its flagship next-generation electricity grid platform, the NEOS Solution, which among many functions can orchestrate distributed energy resources and create live monitoring of meters during blackouts.
Abandoned coalmines could host 10% of global solar capacity
A survey of mines closed since 2020 and those planned to close by 2030 present an opportunity for installing nearly 300 GW solar on already-developed lands, finds a report from Global Energy Monitor.
Tasmanian agrisolar farm gets go-ahead after 20-day approvals process
The federal government has given the go-ahead to a new 250 MW, landowner-led agrivoltaic solar farm in Tasmania, which has been designed to have minimal environmental impact and underwent a 20-day approvals process.
Two utility-scale solar projects reach $130 million financial close
European Energy has successfully reached financial close on a long-term portfolio financing package over $130 million to support the development and construction of two utility-scale solar projects based in Victoria and New South Wales.
Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency boosted by CSIRO breakthrough technology
Researchers at the CSIRO have proven a new full thermochemical hydrogen production cycle – from solar input to hydrogen output – has the potential to achieve a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of higher than 20%, 5% more than many existing systems.
