Quinbrook closes first stage of 2 GWh Supernode battery project
Australian-owned renewable energy investor and developer Quinbrook Infrastructure has announced financial close and the start of construction on a 250 MW / 500 MWh battery energy storage system that will form the first stage of a $2.5 billion renewables-powered data storage precinct in Queensland.
Construction begins on 380 MW central Queensland solar farm
Construction has officially commenced at Spanish renewable energy developer Acciona Energia’s 380 MW Aldoga Solar Farm being developed near the industrial centre of Gladstone on the central Queensland coast.
Powerlink delivers infrastructure to unlock 2 GW REZ
Queensland government-owned network operator Powerlink has completed construction work on the transmission infrastructure that will pave the way for more than 2 GW of renewable energy assets in the state’s southeast to connect to the National Electricity Market.
Alpha targets lithium-ion battery safety with high-purity alumina
Queensland aluminium materials manufacturer Alpha HPA says it is on the brink of transforming lithium-ion battery safety, declaring its high-purity aluminium nitrate is capable of providing a solution to lithium-ion battery fires.
Fortescue opens doors on 2 GW electrolyser factory
Fortescue has officially opened its 2 GW hydrogen electrolyser manufacturing facility Gladstone and followed that by confirming plans to establish a 50 MW green hydrogen production plant at the central Queensland coast site.
Genex eyes new PPAs for Bulli Creek solar project
Fortescue has missed a deadline to reach financial close on a green hydrogen project in Queensland that is key to Genex Power’s proposed Bulli Creek solar and big battery development, but there are other names on Genex’s dance card if the deal falls through.
Queensland battery manufacturer lands grant for automated pilot plant
Queensland-based clean tech company Graphene Manufacturing Group has hit a home run toward commercial product roll-out after pocketing a $2 million grant to spearhead the development of an automated assembly plant in the state capital.
Idemitsu grabs stake in Graphinex battery materials bid
Australian miner Graphinex’s ambition to establish an integrated graphite mining and battery anode manufacturing business in Queensland has attracted the support of Japanese oil and gas giant Idemitsu Kosan.
Metis inks power purchase deal for first Australian solar project
Singapore-headquartered renewable energy infrastructure developer Metis Energy has locked in a renewables supply contract for its first major Australian project – the 94 MW Gunsynd Solar Farm being built in southwest Queensland.
PV-driven green hydrogen may be sold in Australia at $3/kg by 2030
A team of researchers in Queensland have calculated the levelised cost of green hydrogen under different installed capex scenarios for 2030. They also looked into the different possible sizing of PEM electrolysers.
