Solar and storage provides energy solution for South Australian town
The remote town of William Creek in outback South Australia is now being powered entirely by solar backed by a battery energy storage system after the switch was flicked on a 200 kW PV array that eliminates the need for diesel generation.
Shell Energy delivers battery-backed renewables solution for NSW
The Australian renewables and energy solutions arm of global energy Shell is finalising the installation of a solar-powered virtual power plant featuring battery energy storage systems deployed across 16 New South Wales government buildings.
Oil and gas companies needed to make green hydrogen a reality
Think about oil and gas companies and climate change and chances are you’ll think dark thoughts. It’s true Exxon Mobil had remarkably detailed knowledge of global warming in the 1970s. Some seeded doubt by funding climate denier organisations and scientists and invented greenwashing.
ClearVue secures chance to test solar window tech in Hong Kong
Western Australian solar window company ClearVue Technologies has won a tender to complete a study of its electricity generating glazing technology, which will be installed at a Hong Kong government department’s headquarters as part of a fully-funded field trial.
NSW welcomes a fresh cohort of solar schools
A new cohort of 18 New South Wales (NSW) public schools will receive solar and battery energy storage systems in the latest round of the NSW government’s Smart Energy Schools Pilot Project.
SwitchDin plots DER testing lab to help tackle clean energy transition
Australian energy management software company SwitchDin has announced it will build the Southern Hemisphere’s largest lab dedicated to researching and testing distributed energy resources at its headquarters in the New South Wales Hunter region.
Australian startup launches lightweight motor for electric aircraft
An Australian startup spawned by Monash University research has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s most powerful air-cooled electric motor for aircraft, potentially paving the way for the electrification of the aviation sector.
Pacific Partnerships achieves financial close on 102 MW solar farm in Victoria
Pacific Partnerships has announced financial close on the Glenrowan Solar Farm, a 102 MW PV project being developed in northeast Victoria. The solar farm is the first project supported by the second Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction to begin construction.
EVO Power, Evergen partner to optimise C&I batteries
Australian energy storage systems provider Evo Power has teamed with battery optimisation technology provider Evergen in a move which aims to make it easier for commercial and industrial-scale battery customers to optimise and monetise their assets.
Aussie startup launches battery electrolyte pilot manufacturing line
Allegro Energy, an Australian startup seeking to commercialise research into microemulsions to make non-toxic electrolytes that are cheaper “by factor of 100,” has commissioned a pilot-scale manufacturing line for supercapacitors in Newcastle, NSW.
