Australia’s world-leading hydrogen pipeline drives analysts to boost renewable growth forecast
Market analyst Fitch Solutions has raised its expectations for renewables in Australia, citing the country’s unrivalled green hydrogen project pipeline and its commercially viable large-scale battery storage sector.
Edify chief claims future is bright for large-scale solar PV
Australian renewable energy and storage company Edify Energy has dismissed concerns about a slowdown in the roll out of utility scale solar PV in Australia, declaring the future remains bright for the sector.
All NSW’s BP service stations to be solar powered under new Snowy Hydro deal
All of BP’s service stations in New South Wales will be fuelled entirely by solar energy after Lightsource BP signed a power purchasing agreement with Snowy Hydro allowing it to move ahead with its 107 MWdc solar farm in the Riverina Region of New South Wales.
Gladstone to host $500m solar to hydrogen plant
London-based Eco Energy World, which is already developing at 300 MW solar project north of Gladstone, Queensland, has announced that it is going to combine the solar plant with a 200 MW hydrogen plant and 100 MW of energy storage for green hydrogen exports to the global market.
Big battery to replace country’s dirtiest coal power plant, Yallourn, as early closure announced
EnergyAustralia today announced it would be closing Australia’s most carbon-intensive coal power station, Yallourn, four years early and building a 350 MW utility-scale battery at the Latrobe Valley site instead.
NSW company wins ‘prestigious’ global hydrogen award for pioneering heat reaction technology
Australian hydrogen research and development company, Star Scientific, has won a World Hydrogen Award for its patented HERO technology, which caused a flurry of excitement in 2020 and shows no signs of abating.
AGL acquires two PV businesses to become Australia’s largest commercial solar provider
AGL will acquire Epho and Solgen Energy Group – propelling the energy giant to the jarring position of being both Australia’s largest climate polluter and its largest commercial solar provider.
Brisbane-based flow battery company secures its largest sale at $1.5 million
Australian company Redflow has made its single largest sale, supplying 192 zinc-bromine flow batteries to waste conversion specialists Anaergia for US$1.2 million.
World-leading vanadium project awarded Major Project Status by Federal Government, progressing redox flow battery industry in NT
Australian mining technology company TNG Limited has had its flagship Mount Peake Project, which includes production plans for vanadium redox flow batteries and green hydrogen, recognised as nationally signifiant.
15,000 solar rebates for businesses in Victoria
Victoria’s new Solar For Business Program, announced yesterday, will halve the upfront cost of solar systems for 15,000 businesses over the coming three years, and is designed to help lift small enterprises out of pandemic-induced hard times.
