WA company finds foothold in Germany in transformation to ‘preeminent’ global battery recycler
In the coming weeks, Western Australian mining-cum-materials recovery company Neometals will begin testing at its newly commissioned battery recycling demonstration plant in Hichenbach, Germany, the product of a joint venture with SMS Group. The Primobius facility, as it’s named, has already garnered considerable attention and is a finalist in 2022’s prestigious German Sustainability Award. “We want Primobius to be the preeminent recycler in the world,” the company’s managing director, Chris Reed, told pv magazine Australia.
Australia’s battery pipeline charges to over 26 GW, says new research
Less than a year ago and energy market analysts Cornwall Insight Australia projected a battery energy storage pipeline of 7 GW. This week the firm has updated its outlook and puts Australia’s current pipeline of proposed projects at over 26 GW. What is more, the technical lifetime of these assets is increasing too.
Rooftop solar installations increase 40% from 2020
Australia broke solar installation records across all rooftop sectors in 2020, solidifying its “remarkable” position in the global solar market with the highest per capita capacity at over 810 watts per person.
Integrating solar into LNG facilities could reduce emissions by up to 21%
Integrating solar into Australia’s natural gas industry could reduce onshore gas facilities’ emissions by 19% in Western Australia, 18% in Queensland, and 21% in the Northern Territory, according to research conducted by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA).
AusNet agrees to $10.2 billion takeover
Victoria’s electricity transmission network looks like it will be soon be owned by Canadian asset management group Brookfield, after the consortium upped its offer yesterday.
APA to build 88 MW solar farm in central Queensland
Australian natural gas and electricity company, APA Group, is set to build a 88 MW solar farm at Mica Creek in Mount Isa, central Queensland. The news just as APA was confirmed to have lost its bidding war for Victorian transmission network AusNet.
Maoneng’s 450MWh battery, South Australia’s biggest, approved without significant changes
Maoneng has secured approval for its 225MWp / 450MWh Gould Creek Battery Energy Storage System project near Adelaide, a significant milestone for the Australian company’s recent pivot towards utility-scale storage projects.
Chock-a-block with energy: How an Aussie startup plans to charge the energy transition brick by brick
A team of engineers from Newcastle University have patented a thermal storage material capable of storing large amounts of renewable energy as heat over long periods. These thermal energy storage blocks are now being manufactured by MGA Thermal with ambitions to act as storage for large-scale solar systems and to repurpose coal-fired power stations.
Fortescue capitalises on Woodside and McGowan’s hydrogen greenwashing embarressment
The fallout from the Woodside and McGowan government’s greenwashing of the former’s ‘H2Perth’ hydrogen and ammonia project announced last week continues, with Fortescue Future Industries and Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest making a mockery of Woodside on Twitter before announcing a massive green hydrogen deal in the United Kingdom for COP26.
Trina pivots to meet the needs of challenging utility-scale solar farm sites
Trackers, training and truly big-wattage panels are among the latest Trina Solar offerings. How are these various developments designed to meet the needs of the Australian utility-PV industry?
