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CEC warns labour and skills shortages threaten clean energy transition

Australia’s transition to a clean energy future is at risk with a new report indicating the nation’s quickening shift to a grid dominated by renewables has resulted in labour and skills shortages that could deepen as the sector continues to grow.

Polysilicon price relief in 2023 as industry scales to 500 GW

Clean Energy Associates says solar wafer pricing will fall by 23% by the end of 2023, while BloombergNEF sees 500 GW of manufacturing capacity online by the end of next year.

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SolarEdge under investigation for alleged patent violations

The US International Trade Commission has launched a new investigation into SolarEdge, following a lawsuit from power electronics specialist Ampt.

WA company expands R&D to test technology it claims boosts lithium-ion battery capacity by 30%

West Australian company Altech Chemicals has expanded its research and development laboratories to test how its “breakthrough” alumina-coated silicon for lithium-ion battery anodes performs for higher powered applications.

US battery manufacturer enters Australia through 1.7 GWh deal with BlackRock’s Akaysha

US battery company Powin has agreed to deploy 1.7 GWh of energy storage systems in Australia over the next two years after entering a partnership with Victorian developer Akaysha Energy. The news tops a big month for Akaysha which was acquired by US giant BlackRock two weeks ago.

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Decade of unreliability: renewable projects and transmission ‘urgently’ needed as Australia stares down coal closures

The Australian Energy Market Operator warns every Australian jurisdiction in the national grid could see electricity demand outstripping supply within the decade – though only if anticipated renewable projects do not come to fruition.

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Wollongong university green hydrogen breakthrough team awarded grant for cell extracting hydrogen in methane

The University of Wollongong professor behind the capillary-fed electrolyser breakthrough now being commercialised by Hysata has received grant funding to develop a cell for extracting pure hydrogen from methane mixtures.

India’s Reliance Industries presents scaled-up solar, battery ambitions

Reliance Industries says that production will begin at its 10 GW factory for solar cells and modules by 2024. It plans to double the facility’s capacity to 20 GW by 2026 and is aiming for 50 GWh of annual cell-to-pack battery capacity by 2027.

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Hydrostor’s 500 MW/4 GWh compressed air storage project

Hydrostor has selected an engineering company to provide front-end studies for a 500 MW compressed air energy storage project in California.

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NSW solar farm agrees to pay $5.9 million ‘community benefit contribution’ as part of council REZ demands

The 225 MW Oxley Solar Farm, proposed in northern NSW, has agreed to pay $5.9 million as a “community benefit contribution.” The payment links to a recent list of demands from councils within the New England Renewable Energy Zone fed up large-scale projects deliver “significant financial and social costs with little tangible benefit to our regions.”

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