Rooftop solar reaches 81% high as demand hits record low
Power production from rooftop solar continues to reach new milestones, meeting more than 80% of South Australia’s electricity demand at the weekend – the highest yet share in winter.
Sparc green hydrogen pilot plant embarks on next phase of development
Adelaide-headquartered green hydrogen developer Sparc Hydrogen is progressing its South Australian pilot plant with front-end engineering and design, on the back of other milestones putting the project on target to begin construction Q4 2024.
Global wine company toasts power purchase agreement with Origin Zero
South Australian company Accolade Wines has entered into a power purchase agreement for its Berri Estates facility with gentailer Origin Zero that will own, operate and maintain a rooftop solar array of 4,800 panels at the regional site.
South Australia’s biggest grid-scale energy storage park gets green tick of approval
British-owned energy company Pacific Green has received approval for the first of two grid-scale 500 MW / 1.5 GWh battery energy storage systems at it’s Limestone Coast Battery Energy Park southeast of Adelaide.
Adelaide Airport teams with Iberdrola to triple rooftop solar capacity
Adelaide Airport has revealed plans to install a new 2.3 MW PV system on its domestic and international terminal roof, nearly tripling the size of its existing rooftop solar capacity and significantly scaling up its on-site renewable energy generation.
Potential sites for battery energy storage systems identified in South Australia
South Australian electricity transmission specialist ElectraNet has undertaken a high-level assessment to identify the potential of locations near land it controls as future sites for grid-scale battery energy storage systems.
South Australian solar and BESS development gets green light to proceed
South Australian-headquartered solar farm developer Green Gold Energy has received development approval for its Morgan 110 MW solar and 91.7 MWh battery energy storage system, northeast of Adelaide.
Queensland and South Australian critical mineral processing plant pilots win grants
Australian producers of critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries have received Australian government grants to a combined $13 million to help build diversified supply chains with the support of partners in the USA, Japan and Republic of Korea.
Renewables deal inked to unlock 1.4 GW of projects and storage in South Australia
The Australian government will underwrite developers to build a minimum of 1.4 GW of new solar and wind projects and storage capacity in South Australia, as part of a new deal signed with the state.
$8 billion of transmission projects declared actionable
Seven transmission projects valued at $7.9 billion are declared newly actionable in the Australian Energy Market Operator’s 2024 Integrated System Plan, to progress the 10,000 km of new transmission lines needed to achieve a net zero economy by 2050.
