VSUN reveals rollout of redox flow battery technology
The suitability of vanadium redox flow battery technology for Australian residential and commercial applications is set to be tested with Perth-based energy storage company VSUN Energy planning to deploy three 5 kW/30 kWh flow batteries.
EGP moves ahead with sale of Australian assets
Renewable energy developer Elliott Green Power is now accepting official bids for its Australian solar PV farms and expanding portfolio of battery energy storage assets as it seeks to exit the Australian market.
Powercor claims 30% increase in rooftop solar export approvals
Victorian network service provider Powercor claims a major works program designed to alleviate grid congestion in areas of high rooftop solar PV penetration has boosted the approval rate for new solar connections to export excess energy to the grid by an impressive 30%.
Solar farms purchase advances MPower’s own+operate ambitions
Renewable energy developer MPower is progressing plans to establish a portfolio of up to 20 small-scale solar PV farms in Australia, confirming binding purchase agreements have been signed for two 5 MW project sites.
AEMO pushes ahead with settlement reform for NEM
A market reform more than four years in the making is set to be introduced in less than 30 days with the Australian Energy Market Operator this week confirming the five-minute settlement period will come into effect on October 1, 2021.
Hydrogen-fuelled ute developed in Australia readies to launch
Hydrogen vehicle maker H2X is set to unveil its Australian-developed fuel cell electric hybrid Warrego Ute in November.
Solar carpark now powering Wollongong’s council
Wollongong council’s administration building is now being powered, at least partially, through a 200 kWp+ solar carpark.
Spinning against a wall: Aussie athletes scold government inaction as enduring country myth disproven
With 370 of its most beloved athletes lambasting the country’s climate inaction on the same day its coal-loving base was revealed to be little more than a mirage, the Morrison government must front up to both its own people and global peers as elections and summits loom.
Victoria opens tender for ‘at least’ 600 MW of renewables in second reverse auction
The Victorian government has launched its second Victorian Renewable Energy Target auction, aiming to attract “at least” 600 MW of new renewable energy capacity to the state.
Land secured from traditional owners for solar + storage, progressing SA’s 1.3 GW renewable hub
Canadian clean energy company Amp Energy has secured a lease agreement with Indigenous landowners to develop a solar farm and storage system in Whyalla, South Australia. The project is one of three sites which make up the company’s proposed Renewable Energy Hub of South Australia, announced in May.
