Horizon Power has announced that a new centralised solar farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is now in...
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Electrical safety recall: LG Energy Solution & SolaX Power
Utility Journalist, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0LG Energy Solution Australia & SolaX Power are undertaking a safety recall for certain residential energy storage system batteries...
Works begin on remote NT renewable generation and storage project
Kody Cook, , News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Construction is underway at the Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project on the Tiwi Islands which, once...
The shift from oil and gas to wind and solar
Utility Journalist, , Features, Renewable Energy, Solar, Wind, 0Our centuries- long reliance on petroleum is being fundamentally challenged by the pressing need to decarbonise as the oil...
VIC brings back State Electricity Commission
Kody Cook, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 2Victoria’s State Electricity Commision (SEC) has officially returned, with Premier Jacinta Allan launching the SEC’s Strategic Plan 2023-2035, which...
WA rooftop solar initiative finds success
Kody Cook, , Company news, Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Synergy’s Solar Rewards initiative, which kicked off at the start of October, is supporting Western Australians who have invested...
First-of-its-kind hydrogen stand-alone power system
Kody Cook, , Electricity, Hydrogen, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0With funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Victoria, Boundary Power has developed a relocatable,...
New solar and long duration storage plant opens for West Murray grid
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0RayGen has officially opened its solar and long-duration thermal storage plant in partnership with AGL, set to add 4MW...
$28M for renewable projects in remote QLD
Yasmin Isaacs, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Solar, Spotlight, 0Four remote communities in Queensland are set to benefit from $28 million for solar and battery storage projects aiming...
Jacana Energy calls for EOIs for large-scale solar
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Jacana Energy is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for up to 100MW of large-scale solar development for the Darwin-Katherine...
Sandstone solar and battery project operational in WA
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Horizon Power’s new centralised solar farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sandstone, Western Australia is now operational....
Coles stores to receive renewable energy systems
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Solar, Spotlight, 0Coles and Origin have announced a partnership to upgrade up to 100 Coles supermarkets and liquor stores across Australia...
New battery to test WA’s renewable energy capability
Yasmin Isaacs, , Batteries & Storage, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Horizon Energy has purchased a 78kW/220kWh vanadium redox flow battery which will test the capability of long duration storage...
Interest free solar battery loans announced
Yasmin Isaacs, , Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Victorian State Government has announced a new interest free battery loan scheme to encourage residents to switch to...
Rangebank big battery marks milestone
Yasmin Isaacs, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0A sod turning ceremony has marked the beginning of pre-construction activities for the Rangebank Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)....
First EV fast chargers for the Kimberley now operational
Yasmin Isaacs, , Batteries & Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The first of eight electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers in the Kimberley, Western Australia, delivered by Horizon Power and...
WA’s $123M energy hub opened
Yasmin Isaacs, , Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0Western Power has officially opened its new $123 million energy hub in Forrestdale, which includes multiple clean energy technologies...
Solar PV supply chain research funded
Kody Cook, , Company news, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The Australian PV Institute (APVI) is set to undertake a $1.12 million ‘Silicon to Solar’ study which will look...
Indigenous partnership to pursue 3GW of renewable projects in the Pilbara
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Company news, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 0A partnership between Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) and renewable energy company ACEN Australia is pursuing up to 3GW of...
ACT Budget supporting household energy upgrades
Kody Cook, , Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electric Vehicles, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, 0The 2023-24 Territory Budget will be making significant investments in a range of projects to help the ACT reach...
Win-win: how solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife
Energy Journalist, , Asset Management, Features, Solar, Sustainability, 0By Eric Nordberg, University of New England Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale...
Solar Victoria’s holistic approach to industry training
Energy Journalist, , Features, Renewable Energy, Safety and Training, Solar, 0By Stan Krpan, CEO, Solar Victoria Solar Victoria has an important job to do – forming a key part...
New MOU for green hydrogen production plant in WA
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Energy Efficiency, Hydrogen, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, Wind, 0Infinite Green Energy (IGE) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T to develop and build...
Risen Energy Australia partners with local retailer Invincible Energy to distribute solar panels in Pakistan
Utility Journalist, , Solar, Sponsored Editorial, 0Risen Energy Australia (REA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Invincible Energy, an Australian solar retailer, for...
Networking energy equity for First Nations people
Holly Tancredi, , Batteries & Storage, Features, Land Access, Microgrids, Networks, Policy, Renewable Energy, Solar, 0Many First Nations residents in remote and regional communities are not having their basic needs met due to unreliable...
$45M NT BESS reaches pre-commissioning stages
Tayla Oates, , Asset Management, Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Energy Efficiency, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Northern Territory Government’s $45 million Darwin-Katherine Battery Energy Storage System (DK BESS) has reached the pre-commissioning stages, with...
First of three WA BESS completes construction
Tayla Oates, , Batteries & Storage, Networks, News, Projects, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0The Western Australian Government has completed its first large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) at Kwinana – with a...
New contractors for Port Hedland Solar Battery Hybrid project
Tayla Oates, , Batteries & Storage, Civil Construction, Electricity, Energy Efficiency, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Sustainability, 0Alinta Energy has announced the battery and solar installation contracts for the $180 million Port Hedland Solar Battery Hybrid...
$2.5B investment in NSW renewables
Steph Barker, , Electricity, News, Renewable Energy, Solar, Spotlight, Wind, 1AEMO Services has announced the first round tender recipients sharing in $2.5 billion of investment in renewable energy projects,...
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