Ratch, Terrain submit plans for refined solar and storage project
Renewables developers Ratch Australia and Terrain Solar have revealed plans for a slimmed down 60 MW solar farm and 40 MW / 80 MWh battery energy storage project to be built in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Construction underway on Viva green hydrogen project
Petrol and diesel supplier Viva Energy has begun building a renewable hydrogen production and refuelling station at its Geelong oil refinery site as it looks to capitalise on the transport industry’s expected transition to zero-emission vehicles.
Longi, ANU develop gettering-based process to improve n-type wafer quality
The Chinese module maker and the Australian National University utilised phosphorus diffusion gettering and another defect mitigation strategy to improve the quality of n-type wafers. The proposed process contributed to improve the material quality especially towards the tail-ends.
Quinbrook picks GE Vernova for 1 GWh Supernode battery stage
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has tapped United States-headquartered energy equipment manufacturer GE Vernova to deliver an integrated battery energy storage system solution for the 250 MW / 1,000 MWh second stage of its Supernode project being developed in southeast Queensland.
$50 million funding to boost clean energy supply chain
The Australian government will in November open applications for a $50 million funding program that is to support the development of more diverse solar PV, hydrogen electrolyser and battery supply chains in the Indo-Pacific region.
Solar installer fined $40,000 after worker falls
A solar installation company has been convicted and fined $40,000 after one of its workers was injured when he fell about 10 metres through an asbestos roof in Victoria’s southwest.
Trina plans 2,640 MWh big battery for Western Australia
Chinese solar giant Trina Solar has unveiled plans for a 660 MW / 2,640 MWh battery energy storage facility in Western Australia that it says will enhance grid stability and support the state’s increasing renewable energy demands.
Circular economy and solar photovoltaics: is there a case for second-life PV modules?
What happens to a solar PV module after its expected 25-year operational life? With about 2 TW of rooftop and utility-scale PV already deployed worldwide, and a large number of them being retired before operating for 15 years, the amount of PV modules being discarded is growing every year.
350 kW commercial rooftop installation masters the art of clean energy
Victorian commercial solar installation specialist Energy Aware has designed a unique rooftop solar system for agribusiness group Elders on their 35,000 square metre wool handling hub outside Melbourne.
Researchers on a roll chasing 30-second perovskite cell annealing time
In a laboratory setting, researchers from two Sydney-based universities are working to dramatically reduce time to anneal pervoskite cells, paving the way to replace toxic disposable battery sensors with a sustainable power source.
