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Business case brings us closer to realising renewable energy potential
Tasmania is on the verge of becoming the renewable energy battery of the nation as the Project Marinus business case confirms that a 1,500 megawatt Bass Strait interconnector is technically feasible and commercially viable.
Energy Industry Preparations for Summer Peak
The Australian Energy Council and Energy Networks Australia have issued a fact sheet on the potential impacts of extended hot weather on the energy system following the release of the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Summer Readiness Plan.
Storage systems with SMA battery inverters enable stable power supply using renewable energies
Niestetal/Bordesholm, December 4, 2019 – Not a lamp or TV flickered, and the Christmas lights went on
shining. The 7,500 inhabitants of Bordesholm did not notice a thing when their power supply was
completely switched over to renewable energy. Last weekend, Bordesholm became the first ever town in
Germany to be disconnected from the utility grid and supplied exclusively with renewable energy for an
hour, before being discreetly reconnected to the transmission line. The power supply was enabled by a
10 MW storage system and the Sunny Central Storage battery inverters from SMA Solar Technology AG
(SMA).
First Goldwind wind turbine components arrive at Agnew Mine, the first Australian mine to use wind generation as part of a large hybrid renewable microgrid
Goldwind today announced the first Goldwind wind turbine components have arrived on site for the construction of the wind farm for the Agnew Hybrid Renewable Project at Gold Fields’ Agnew Mine, located in Western Australia’s northern goldfields region.
Vena Energy announces 18-megawatt Towada Solar Project achieving commercial operation
Vena Energy, one of Asia-Pacific’s leading Independent Power Producers (IPP), announced today that the 18-megawatt “Towada” Solar Project has achieved complete commercial operation in November 2019.
GreenSync earns Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious 2019 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year award in Demand Side Management
GreenSync has been recognised by Frost & Sullivan, a leading market research and consulting firm, as the 2019 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year in the global Demand Side Management industry.
Emissions stall but not for long
The Climate Council welcomes news that greenhouse gas emissions have stalled over the past year, but the Federal Government can claim no credit for this.
AXA axes coal: New policy sets 2030 phase-out
French global insurer AXA is putting European coal companies on notice that they should publish coal phase-out plans compatible with the UN Paris climate agreement by 2021, announcing today that it will totally phase out its insurance and investment exposure to coal by 2030 in the EU and OECD countries, and by 2040 everywhere else.
Western Australia set to host first & only dedicated microgrid event in APAC region
The International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC) Australia have formed a key partnership with the International Microgrid Association (IMA) to deliver the first microgrid summit in the southern hemisphere, hosted in Perth, Western Australia.
Mike Cannon-Brookes to headline National Smart Energy Summit
Mike Cannon-Brookes, a major renewables investor and CEO and co-founder of Atlassian, will be a keynote speaker at the National Smart Energy Summit at the Sydney Hilton on 10 December.
