Fire forces 400 MW solar farm offline
Fire forced the shutdown of the Wellington North Solar Farm in central western New South Wales at the weekend but officials expect the 400 MW facility to resume full operations “shortly.”
Research provides cost benchmarking for offshore floating solar
An international team of researchers led by engineering consultancy RINA Australia has completed a preliminary techno-economic study on the global potential for offshore floating PV. The results provide project cost benchmarking, country-specific economic assumptions, and a global assessment of offshore solar’s levelised cost of electricity.
Western Australia renewable energy generation delivers record on the SWIS
For the first time, renewable energy accounted for the majority of energy on Western Australia’s South West Interconnected System in November at 55.78%.
GreenSketch 3.0 fast tracks solar and battery install design and business
Australian solar distributor OSW Group has enhanced its free solar, battery design and installation business tool, GreenSketch version 3.0 with new AI-powered features, that simplify and accelerate workflows.
Salvation Army powers aid efforts with new agrivoltaic solar farm
The Salvation Army Australia has completed an agrivoltaic, and its first, solar farm near Melbourne, with the aim to reduce its carbon footprint while boosting its ability to help those most in need.
FY2029 renewable energy construction spending to peak at $23 billion: report
New industry forecasting company Macromonitor analysis has found renewable energy construction tripled since 2021 and is on track to increase to a peak level of $23 billion in FY2029.
Engineering trackers for Australia’s challenging environments
A mix of difficult terrains and an expensive labor market have challenged continuity in the solar tracker industry in Australia, but GameChange Solar International CEO Vikas Bansal says the company is tackling these challenges and has made the region a priority for the long-term.
Oodnadatta Track off grid project a blueprint for remote installations
South Australian renewable energy systems installer MyEnergy Engineering has been awarded 2025 project of the year over $1 million for it’s 200 kW / 280 kWh microgrid located in the state’s most remote town of William Creek on the Oodnadatta Track.
6 GWh CATL battery in Australia: Stanwell locks in massive gas-plus-storage hybrid plant with Quinbrook
Two Memorandum of Understanding signed within a month of each other are set to see a massive CATL battery delivered to the Queensland state of Australia for Quinbrook and Stanwell.
Zenith reaches agreement for gold mine renewables
Remote power specialist Zenith Energy has signed on to deliver a hybrid renewable energy system – including 138 MW of solar and a 300 MWh battery – to help power Northern Star Resources’ gold mining operations near Kalgoorlie-Boulder in Western Australia.
