Sicona signs $15 million licensing agreement with Indian chemical giant
New South Wales-based battery materials specialist Sicona has signed a $15 million licensing agreement with Indian chemical conglomerate Himadri to accelerate the global commercialisation of its flagship silicon carbon anode material.
AEMO provides connection approval for DC-coupled solar and storage project
Construction of a 300 MW solar farm and 486 MWh battery energy storage project planned for southeast New South Wales is scheduled to commence later this year after developer Octopus Investments Australia received critical grid connection approval.
Australia Post backs rooftop solar to support services
Australia Post is expanding its commitment to renewable energy with a combined 300 kW of rooftop solar to be installed across six new parcel processing facilities being developed throughout regional New South Wales.
NSW solar and storage project gets state planning approval
A 90 MW solar farm and 360 MWh battery storage project proposed for northern New South Wales has secured planning approval as the state government continues to transition the electricity sector from coal and gas-fired power to renewable energy.
Off-grid solar street lighting delivers control of energy assets for local council
Melbourne-based off-grid public solar lighting provider Leadsun has collaborated with a New South Wales local council to install off-grid public solar street lighting in a new residential development.
New biodiversity toolkit helps solar farm developers fast-track projects
New South Wales-based biodiversity offset provider Thesium has launched a new product designed to help solar farm developers de-risk and accelerate their projects, which includes a credit feasibility analysis and board-ready stakeholder documentation.
Halocell partners with UQ to advance world-record solar tech
New South Wales-based perovskite cell producer Halocell Energy is partnering with University of Queensland researchers to accelerate the commercial production of lead-free solar panels based on record-breaking tin-halide PV cell technology.
Researchers warn of ‘hidden contaminants’ that could increase TOPCon, HJT solar module humidity-induced degradation
Australian researchers have identified five contaminants that could increase damp heat-induced degradation in TOPCon and heterojunction cells and modules. Their analysis has shown these contaminants could originate from improper handling during cell or module processing.
SunDrive strikes China pact to scale up copper PV technology
Australian PV innovator SunDrive Solar says it has struck an agreement with two of China’s biggest solar equipment manufacturers to help launch its copper electrode technology onto the global market.
NSW targets 1 GW of energy storage with latest tender
New South Wales has launched a new tender seeking 1 GW of long-duration energy storage projects that are each able to continuously dispatch power for at least eight hours at their registered capacity.
