Gas company opts for solar and battery to support operations
Queensland-based gas business Arrow Energy has turned to solar and battery energy storage to help power it coal-seam gas operations in the Queensland’s Surat Basin.
Solar and wind assets achieve 5 TWh generation mark
Output from Australia’s large-scale renewable energy sector continues to climb with the nation’s utility PV and wind assets generating a total of 5.0 TWh in February, delivering an 11% increase on the same time last year.
Evoenergy completes neighbourhood battery network in national capital
The Australian Capital Territory’s first network of neighbourhood batteries is now complete with Evoenergy powering up a 450 kWh battery energy storage system in Canberra’s inner north to help futureproof the city’s electricity grid.
Singapore raises 2030 solar target to 3 GW
Singapore has increased its 2030 solar target by 1 GW after surpassing the original 2 GW goal before the end of last year.
SERIS builds 22.1%-efficient perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell based on double-sided polysilicon layers
SERIS researchers have developed a 16-cm² perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell with a double-sided TOPCon bottom cell, enhancing passivation, reducing recombination, and increasing voltage and fill factor.
Trucking company tests solar-powered refrigerated trailer on Australian roads
With demand for low- or zero-emission logistics ratcheting up, cold-chain transport specialist Protran Solutions says a refrigerated trailer operating entirely on battery-electric power charged by solar has successfully completed a more than 1,600-kilometre trial run along Australia’s east coast.
Flow Power adds solar and battery project to development pipeline
Victoria-headquartered renewables developer and electricity retailer Flow Power has added another solar and battery project to its portfolio with the acquisition of the Dunedoo Energy Project planned for central west New South Wales.
Premier Energies unveils zero-busbar TOPCon solar cell
Premier Energies has unveiled India’s first zero-busbar TOPCon solar cell, a design that marks a structural shift from traditional 10 and 16 busbar architectures, replacing thick silver busbars with a dense matrix of ultra-fine silver lines to collect current.
JinkoSolar achieves record-breaking 26.66% efficiency for TOPCon solar cell based on M10-size wafer
The Chinese manufacturer claims the new efficiency result sets a world record for industrial-scale TOPCon solar cells on M10-size wafers. The achievement was verified by an undisclosed independent third-party organisation in China.
Regulator ramps up inspections as solar battery installations surge
Solar battery installers have been warned to “do it once and do it well” as the number of batteries installed across Australia under the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program surges past the 250,000 milestone, delivering a combined 6.3 GWh of capacity.
