Lightsource bp’s million module solar farm gets federal government green light
London-headquartered renewable energy developer Lightsource bp Australia has been granted federal government approval for its 450 MW Goulburn River Solar Farm, located in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, 28 kilometres southwest of Merriwa.
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Australian utility Origin Energy has withdrawn from its potential development at the Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub on Koorangang Island in New South Wales, 170 kilometres north of Sydney, turning its focus to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.
Flow Power plans DC-coupled battery to boost solar flexibility
Australian renewables developer and electricity retailer Flow Power will install a 3 MW DC-coupled battery energy storage system alongside the recently completed Cootamundra Solar Farm in New South Wales in a move designed to improve the flexibility of the facility.
Prefabricated housing trials ClearVue’s building integrated photovoltaics
Perth-headquartered smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies is providing a combination of its building integrated photovoltaic technology and solar cladding panels in a prefabricated house trial trial.
Central-West Orana renewables zone transmission operator’s licence granted
Australia’s first renewable energy zone , the Central-West Orana, 340 kilometres northwest of Sydney, is closer to delivering electricity to the grid following the granting of a New South Wales transmission system operator’s licence to the ACEREZ Partnership.
First Graphene to supply Halocell’s indoor perovskite solar cell production line
Australian graphene manufacturer First Graphene has tied the commercial knot with NSW-based perovskite cell producer Halocell Energy to supply its production of indoor pervoskite solar cell modules.
Ratch, Terrain submit plans for refined solar and storage project
Renewables developers Ratch Australia and Terrain Solar have revealed plans for a slimmed down 60 MW solar farm and 40 MW / 80 MWh battery energy storage project to be built in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Coca-Cola bottles 100% renewables target thanks to 1.2 million-panel solar farm
Coca-Cola has signed a virtual power purchase agreement brokered by France-headquartered energy company Engie, to source renewable energy and associated credits from the Wellington North Solar Farm in New South Wales.
