Australian solar pioneer wins top UK engineering prize
Pioneering solar researcher Martin Green has received arguably one of the world’s top awards for engineers and scientists in recognition of his achievements in photovoltaics and driving the global shift to renewables.
Researchers trial AI-enabled wireless thermal runaway sensing system
Researchers from the University of New South Wales are building and validating a prototype of their AI-enabled wireless sensing system that can spot dangerous heat in lithium-ion batteries before it progresses to thermal runaway.
Ark Energy wins planning approval for 435 MW Richmond Valley solar farm
The New South Wales government has granted planning approval to the 500 MWdc / 435 MW solar farm componant of Ark Energy’s Richmond Valley hybrid project, which will be co-located with a 475 MW / 2,200 MWh battery energy storage system.
Project Southgate to support 5.1 GW of solar, storage, hydro and wind
Developers of a series of artificial intelligence factories being built across Australia at a cost of $73.3 billion, say they will be 100% powered by renewable energy and could stimulate 5.1 GW of solar, storage, hydro and wind projects.
5 GW renewable generation sought in Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 7
Bids have opened for the Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 7 seeking 5 GW of generation in the National Electricity Market, with caveats to be operational by 31 December 2030 and have a forecast generation profile that displaces more fossil fuel generation.
ACEnergy gets planning approval for 1.1 GWh battery project
Australian renewables developer ACEnergy has won approval from the New South Wales Independent Planning Commission for a 250 MW / 1,100 MWh battery energy storage system to be built in the state’s southwest.
Silver prices surge, yet ‘thrifting’ poses little threat to solar cell, module quality
With silver prices nearing $75 per ounce, researchers from the University of New South Wales and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems tell pv magazine that efforts to reduce silver use in solar cells will not compromise module quality if properly engineered.
Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts might be OK if the scheme stored power more cheaply than batteries. But it won’t
Two years ago, Snowy Hydro announced a reset for its troubled Snowy 2.0 giant pumped hydro project amid cost blowouts. The supposed final cost was $12 billion.
Australian-made solar thermal system deployed at iconic Sydney pool
Sydney technology startup Coolsheet has begun a commercial-scale pilot of its PV-thermal system, a patented aluminium heat exchange panel that converts a standard solar module into a PVT hybrid for new installations as well as retrofits.
Hybrid developments make clean sweep of Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 4
Investment confidence in solar and battery storage development is clear-cut given over 50% of 20 successful Capacity Investment Scheme Tender 4 bids are for large scale hybrid projects.
