Smart Energy Expo: Longi launches anti-dust module for C&I segment
Chinese solar manufacturer Longi has launched a new ‘anti-dust’ module. The feature rests on its design where the frame sit flush with the glass on the short side, allowing water to wash off unimpeded.
ACEN teams with Marubeni on 400 MWh New England battery
ACEN Australia and Marubeni Asian Power Singapore have struck a deal to jointly develop a 200 MW / 400 MWh battery energy storage system alongside ACEN’s multi-stage 720 MW New England solar project being constructed in regional New South Wales.
Redflow secures government grant to drive flow battery development
Queensland-based battery company Redflow has secured up to $1.12 million in government funding to support the development of a large-scale zinc-bromine flow battery prototype and to examine the potential to establish a large-scale battery manufacturing facility in the state.
PM commits $2 billion to boost Southeast Asia’s future 454 GW need
Australia will invest $2 billion into Southeast Asia green energy and infrastructure development as part of a broader economic strategy that estimates the region’s electricity generation needs by 2050 to be 454 GW.
European Energy achieves financial close on Victorian solar farm
Danish renewables developer European Energy has started construction of what it expects will be its first operating solar farm in Australia where it is progressing the development of an 8 GW pipeline of renewable energy projects.
Smart Energy Expo: Trina spotlights system supply
Trina highlights value of single supplier in community solar, agrivoltaic applications along with PV power plant revamping.
NT plans second big battery for Darwin-Katherine electricity system
The Northern Territory government has announced plans to deploy a second large-scale battery energy storage system to allow more renewable power into the Darwin-Katherine electricity system and boost the reliability of the grid.
CSIRO takes solar cell research into space
Printed flexible solar cell technology developed by Australia’s national science agency has been successfully launched into space as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s Space X’s Transporter-10 mission.
Fixing National Electricity Market for renewable energy future
Rooftop solar is Australia’s cheapest source of electricity. The consumer can get electricity from rooftop solar at less than a fifth of the average cost per kWh of buying it from a retailer.
RAPAD search for landholders to play part in 4.2 GW clean energy corridor
The developers of a proposed a “clean energy corridor” in Queensland’s central west that promises 4.2 GW of solar, grid-scale battery storage and a high-voltage transmission line are calling on landholders in the region to now register their interest in hosting renewable energy projects.
