Victoria’s first big battery unveiled in Ballarat
The 30 MW / 30 MWh Ballarat Battery Energy Storage System has been officially commissioned by the Victorian Labor government, as the first of the two grid-scale batteries that will provide support to the Victorian grid by the start of this summer.
Another big Tesla battery on its way
South Australia readies to welcome another grid-scale Tesla battery – 25 MW / 52 MWh energy storage system to be installed at the Lake Bonney Wind Farm.
Rystad: Fully-commissioned utility-scale PV capacity to double by July
Australia is set to quadruple its utility-scale PV capacity in 2018, with a 2 GW pipeline. The effects of the expansion are now beginning to show, as projects come online. So far just 0.1 MW of the 2018 pipeline are fully operational, but as of July this is going to change.
March Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data now available
The Clean Energy Regulator has released March 2018 Large-scale Renewable Energy Target market data.
Tesla, Fluence to build 55 MW/80 MWh of battery storage in Victoria
After the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided an extra $25 million to match the Victorian government’s funding offer, the state of Victoria is now in line for two large-scale, grid-connected batteries, one of which will be coupled with an existing solar farm.
ARENA to provide $25 million to jointly fund Victoria’s first large-scale, grid-connected batteries
The Australian Government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced it will match the $25 million by the Victorian Government to jointly fund Victoria’s first two large-scale, grid-connected batteries as part of the Victorian energy storage initiative.
Array Technologies Adds Over 580 MW of Solar Trackers to Australian Portfolio
The six projects will utilize Array’s DuraTrack HZ v3 solar trackers to supply clean energy to 238,000 homes across Australia.
Australia’s CEFC backs 200 MW of large-scale Queensland solar projects
Undergoing a complete transformation, the site of the hotly contested Collinsville coal-fired power station and mine is set to become Queensland’s solar hotspot. The state-owned green lender secures financial backing for two more solar farms, bringing some important new investors.
