NSW firming tender reaches almost 1 GW with federal scheme support
New South Wales will be the test bed for the Commonwealth-funded Capacity Investment Scheme with the federal government to underwrite investment that will help deliver almost 1 GW of firmed renewable energy capacity to support the state’s rapidly changing energy market.
‘Battery prices are super volatile’
George Hilton, research manager at S&P Global, spoke to pv magazine at the recent Intersolar 2023 trade show about the latest energy storage trends. He said the industry needs easy-to-install products and more efficient supply chains, and noted that battery prices are highly volatile because they fluctuate in response to changes in the dynamic Chinese electric vehicle market.
Solar passports to support PV waste management in India
A new study proposes blockchain-based solar passports to address the PV waste management challenge in India. It says such a framework would enable transparent tracking and verification of PV panels throughout their life cycle.
‘Renewables will eat itself’: analysts’ megatrend prediction
Over the next five to 15 years, batteries will undercut the business case for major transmission and interconnector projects. These assets will nonetheless likely be built, decreasing price spreads and eating into the revenues of batteries, solar and storage analyst Warwick Johnston predicts.
Genex’s energises its 100 MWh Bouldercombe battery in Queensland
Genex Power has energised its 50 MW/100 MWh Bouldercombe Battery Project on Queensland’s central coast, saying the storage system will be operational before summer.
New meaning given to ‘crap’ solar with Melbourne warehouse’s rooftop install
Popular toilet paper company Who Gives A Crap has installed a rooftop solar system on its Melbourne warehouse spelling out the words ‘we give a crap.’
Queensland cuts exploration fees, funds zone design and waste streams in decisive critical minerals strategy
The Queensland government has unveiled its own Critical Mineral Strategy, with a decidedly more focussed policy approach than its recent federal counterpart.
Impact of solar module soiling on grid-forming inverters
New research from Serbia claims air-polluted urban climatic conditions may not only induce maximum power point (MPP) tracking problems in PV systems but also reduce power yield by up to 30%. The scientists also said that soiling may significantly affect the functionality of single-stage inverters operating in grid-forming mode.
SEG Solar leases land for 5 GW cell, 3 GW module production in Indonesia
SEG Solar (SEG), a Texas-based module manufacturer, will lease land in Indonesia for 5 GW of solar cell and 3 GW of PV module capacity.
Aussie entrepreneur launches 6 kW / 7.2 kWh mobile solar generator
Decarbon Venture, a startup cofounded by an outback-living Australian entrepreneur, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first “swappable” solar generator at half the weight and double the power rating of other products on the market.
