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Quinbrook closes first stage of 2 GWh Supernode battery project Australian-owned renewable energy investor and developer Quinbrook Infrastructure has announced financial close and the start of construction on a 250 MW / 500 MWh battery energy storage system that will form the first stage of a $2.5 billion renewables-powered data storage precinct in Queensland.
David Carroll
Apr 11, 2024
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Australia joins global clean energy race with new subsidy policy The federal government has unveiled plans for a Future Made in Australia Act, proposing taxpayer-funded incentives to advance renewable energy industries, manufacturing, and infrastructure to stake Australia’s place in the global clean energy race.
David Carroll
Apr 11, 2024
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Rooftop subsidies and rising costs present roadblocks for large-scale renewables The head of one of Australia’s largest energy generators, retailers and developers has pointed to rising costs and uncertainty about recovering those costs as the cause of a drop in investment for large-scale renewables that threatens Australia’s clean energy goals.
David Carroll
Apr 11, 2024
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S-5! announces new mounting components for rooftop solar Mounting system provider S-5! is to boost the size of its Australian catalogue with the impending launch of two new mounting components for rooftop PV systems, including a new mount that allows for module level power electronics to be attached directly to solar panel frames.
David Carroll
Apr 11, 2024
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New report tips 60,000 jobs from Australian solar manufacturing industry Building a domestic solar panel manufacturing industry based on Australian innovation could generate up to 60,000 jobs and help cement the nation’s future as a renewable energy superpower but access to capital and focused policies are essential if manufacturers are to reach scale where they can be cost competitive internationally.
David Carroll
Apr 10, 2024
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Construction begins on 380 MW central Queensland solar farm Construction has officially commenced at Spanish renewable energy developer Acciona Energia’s 380 MW Aldoga Solar Farm being developed near the industrial centre of Gladstone on the central Queensland coast.
David Carroll
Apr 10, 2024
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Powerlink delivers infrastructure to unlock 2 GW REZ Queensland government-owned network operator Powerlink has completed construction work on the transmission infrastructure that will pave the way for more than 2 GW of renewable energy assets in the state’s southeast to connect to the National Electricity Market.
David Carroll
Apr 09, 2024
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GenusPlus tapped for Pilbara transmission project Fortescue has awarded energy infrastructure provider GenusPlus Group two contracts worth a combined $50 million to deliver transmission infrastructure as the mining giant works to decarbonise its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
David Carroll
Apr 09, 2024
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Traditional land owners push ahead with 3 GW mega project in WA’s Pilbara A Western Australian Aboriginal corporation’s plan to create one of the country’s largest renewable energy projects has reached a new milestone with the registration of the Indigenous Land Use Agreement for the planned 3 GW project by the National Native Title Tribunal.
David Carroll
Apr 09, 2024
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