Spanish developer gets federal go-ahead for 350 MW solar farm in Queensland
Spain-headquartered clean energy developer X-Elio has received approval from the Australian government to proceed with construction of its proposed Queensland-based 350 MW Sixteen Mile Solar Farm and a 120 MW / 240 MWh battery energy storage system.
Queensland pumped hydro facility records highest generation in 40 years
Queensland electricity utility CleanCo has set a new quarterly generation record at its 570 MW Wivenhoe Power Station, which outshines all previous production milestones since the station opened in 1984.
Sydney tech company signs digital twin modelling deal with USA utility
Sydney-headquartered climate-tech platform Neara has signed a deal with United States energy provider CenterPoint Energy, to use artificial intelligence and machine learning modelling capabilities, to improve the utilty’s extreme weather infrastructure resilience.
CleanCo pilots 1.5 MW sodium sulphur battery at Swanbank Clean Energy Hub
Queensland electricity generator CleanCo is piloting Australia’s largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometres southwest of Brisbane.
Enphase microinverter Australia launch comes with series-wide 25-year warranty
Enphase Energy has launched its grid-forming IQ8X™ microinverter in Australia, while extending a limited 25-year warranty on all IQ8-series microinverters activated from 1 October 2024.
Origin Energy banks on renewables and storage, exits all hydrogen projects
Australian utility Origin Energy has withdrawn from its potential development at the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub on Koorangang Island in New South Wales, 170 kilometres north of Sydney, turning its focus to renewables and storage projects.
Photon Energy sells three New South Wales assets to CleanPeak Energy
Netherlands-headquartered Photon Energy has sold two operational Riverina solar farms and an under-development solar and battery project in the state’s north at Boggabri, to Sydney-based developer CleanPeak Energy.
UNSW researchers cook up recipe for better, more sustainable batteries
Researchers at the University of New South Wales have developed a battery component using food-based acids found in sherbet and winemaking, that could make lithium-ion batteries more efficient, affordable and sustainable.
Fast track approval process gives Mortlake Energy Hub green light to start build
The Mortlake Energy Hub in Victoria has received a state government’s green light to proceed with construction after five months in process under a development facilitation program pathway.
Australia’s solar manufacturing future needs skilled expatriate workforce: report
A global renewable energy jobs review has found Australia could achieve a 5 GW module capacity on the back of new domestic upstream facilities but requires a $7.8 billion investment over the next decade, and initially, an expatriate workforce to achieve it.
