‘Compromised’ battery blamed for fatal house fire
Investigators from Fire and Rescue New South Wales have determined a compromised lithium-ion battery was the cause of a housefire north of Sydney last week where two people died.
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.
AGL throws weight behind 2 GW NSW energy park
Energy generating and retailing giant AGL has teamed with Australian renewable energy company Someva Renewables to develop a hybrid wind, solar and battery storage facility that could deliver more than 1.5 GW of renewable energy generation capacity to the National Electricity Market.
EDF to drive development of 3 GWh pumped hydro project
The Australian arm of French energy giant EDF Group has acquired and agreed to co-develop the proposed 300 MW / 3 GWh Dungowan pumped hydro energy storage project being progressed in the New South Wales New England region.
X-Elio strikes million-dollar deal with NSW council
Spain-headquartered renewables company X-Elio has committed to make a $1 million community contribution as part of its plans to develop a 90 MW solar farm and 25 MW battery energy storage system in the New South Wales central west.
Federal approval delivers project first for Virya Energy
Belgian developer Virya Energy has secured its first project approval in Australia with the federal government giving its tick of approval to the Yanco Delta project being developed in the New South Wales Riverina region.
NSW announces $275 million in green manufacturing grants
The New South Wales government has launched a $275 million initiative to stimulate local production and manufacturing of renewable energy generation, storage and transmission components as it seeks to deliver on the state’s clean energy ambitions.
Turnbull lands deal for pumped hydro projects in Upper Hunter
Former Australia prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has been awarded a contract to develop two large-scale pumped hydro projects on water reservoirs owned by the New South Wales government in the Hunter Valley.
NSW council reduces grid electricity consumption, costs with solar, energy efficiency
Tweed Shire Council says its grid electricity consumption has dropped by 11% last year because of improved energy efficiency and additional solar projects. Together, both contributed to an overall emissions reduction of 19%.
More than 2,500 low-income homeowners in NSW take up rebate swap for solar offer
The NSW state government’s Rebate Swap for Solar program has attracted 2,700 households to the scheme, which it says will take $600 a year off energy bills. The energy, environment and climate change ministry announced the scheme’s progress this week.
