Pumped hydro study earns praise from Solar Citizens
Queensland-based community group Solar Citizens has described as long overdue reports the State Government is considering a new pumped hydro facility near Gympie which would generate renewable energy to service the burgeoning Sunshine Coast region.
QEM to complete solar PV study as part of green hydrogen plan
Mining company QEM is exploring the potential of solar PV and wind energy as part of the company’s broader ambition to produce green hydrogen on site at its Julia Creek vanadium and oil shale project in North Queensland.
Solar PV powered ‘megawall’ to charge electric bus fleet
Public transport operator Transdev will use a ‘green mobility megawall’ comprising 250 solar modules and 10 Tesla Powerwall units to charge two new electric buses which are set to be rolled out onto the streets of Brisbane.
Queensland scientists’ remarkable renewably powered carbon capture breakthrough
Scientists from the Queensland University of Technology have made a remarkable breakthrough in carbon capture and storage with a novel electrochemical process which can not only store carbon dioxide in water non-toxically with the power of solar or wind, but also produces by-products including green hydrogen and calcium carbonate, perhaps the key to decarbonising the cement industry.
Five large-scale community batteries to be integrated into the sunshine-absorbent state’s substations
Queensland’s government will install five community batteries at regional substations across the state in a bid to time-shift its abundant solar resources.
Genex confirms construction to begin on 250 MW Queensland pumped hydro plant
Construction is expected to commence on the massive 250 MW Kidston Pumped Hydro Storage Project in the coming weeks after developer Genex Power announced a $115 million share issue which will deliver the final funding required for the project to proceed.
Stanwell signs up to $600 million solar thermal plan for Mt Isa
Queensland government-owned electricity generator Stanwell Energy has committed to provide financial backing for a 50 MW hybrid solar thermal project planned for far western Queensland.
Q&A: EEW’s $500 million Gladstone solar to hydrogen project is just the start
Earlier this month, London-based Eco Energy World announced a $500 million project to combine its ready to build 300 MW solar plant north of Gladstone, Queensland, with a 200 MW hydrogen plant and 100 MW of battery energy storage. pv magazine Australia sat down with EEW CEO Svante Kumlin to discuss the project, the green hydrogen future, and Australia’s future in it.
International solar fund weathers Australia’s storms, oscillations and grid constraints
Foresight Solar Fund’s 2020 annual report puts the travails endured and fixes deployed for four now powerful Australian assets in context.
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.
