Australia

Mytilineos begin on 75-MW Aussie solar project
Greek commercial group Mytilineos SA (FRA: MYH) on Friday formally initiated the building of its 75-MW Wyalong solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in New South Wales, Australia.
Jul 8, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Solar Project, Mytilineos
Sun Cable appoints trio to discover financiers for vast solar-storage interconnection project
Sun Cable has actually relied on a trio of economic consultants as it wants to advance its multi-gigawatt solar-storage project to economic close by 2024.
Jul 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, solar plus storage, Oceania, Sun Cable, Australia-Asia PowerLink, australia singapore power link, darwin
Australia's Victoria promotes rooftop solar as part of gas substitution roadmap
The Australian state of Victoria is promoting the uptake of rooftop solar as part of a new approach focused on minimizing gas use and also decreasing household power bills.
Jul 5, 2022 // Storage, Rooftop PV, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, decarbonisation
Sun Cable's Australian solar-storage project deemed financial investment prepared
A project in Australia that can include up to 17-- 20GWp of solar as well as 36-- 42GWh of energy storage space has been categorised as financial investment all set by a federal government agency.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, Northern Territory, Australia, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, investment, Singapore, Sun Cable, Australia-Asia PowerLink
Australian PV research study centre safeguards AU$ 45m in government financing
The Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics (ACAP) has actually obtained funding from the nation's new federal government to proceed its solar study tasks up until 2030.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Martin Green, research and development, Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics
AEMO gets rid of suspension, restores wholesale power markets in all Australian areas
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has actually lifted the wholesale power market suspension in all areas of the National Electricity Market (NEM) from 2pm today (AEST), after stepping in greater than a week earlier.
Jun 24, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Australian Energy Market Operator, national electricity market, wholesale markets
Evergen to further develop software after shutting AU$ 15m financing round
Australian energy software firm Evergen has shut a AU$ 15 million (US$ 10.4 million) series B funding round, its biggest capital expense to date.
Jun 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Software, Australia, Oceania, funding, frv, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, Evergen, software, software platform
Australia commits to greater 2030 emissions reduction target
Australia's new Labor government has actually increased the nation's 2030 emissions reduction target as it vowed to support the transition to renewables by purchasing transmission infrastructure and also energy storage.
Jun 16, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, policy, Emissions, climate targets, Anthony Albanese
Rio Tinto puts out 1148MW Oz solar, wind phone call
The large-scale renewables projects are required to power three aluminium plants in Queensland
Jun 10, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Australia, Oceania, Rio Tinto, Oz, Ivan Vella
Solar window firm ClearVue signs LoI for commercial installation in Atlanta
Australian solar window company ClearVue Technologies Ltd (ASX: CPV) on Wednesday said it has authorized a letter of intent (LoI) for its first commercial installation in North America that can see its patented solar power windows fitted in at a new office building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Jun 8, 2022 // BIPV, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ClearVue, Atlanta
Renewables action vital to counter 'apocalyptic' Australian power prices
A tactical and renewables-heavy response to "apocalyptic" power prices witnessed in Australia has actually been asked for by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
Jun 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, australia solar, price volatility, energy crisis, ai group, gas crisis
Australian City Turns To Compressed Air Project For Storage Of 1.5 GWh
Unlike pumped hydro energy storage (PHES), progressed compressed air energy storage is fairly easy to site and construct, requiring far less space as well as water.
May 31, 2022 // Storage, Hydrostor, Australia, Oceania, transgrid, Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage, A-CAES, Broken Hill, Van Walleghem
Fire risk recall for LG home battery storage equipment owners in Australia
Buyers of home energy storage systems in Australia have been urged to check whether batteries in their gadgets come from a batch remembered because of their risk of causing fires.
May 25, 2022 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, LG Energy Solution, consumer advice, fire safety, product recall, regulatory
Australia's new prime minister vows to make nation 'renewable energy superpower'
Australia's new head of state, Anthony Albanese, has promised to make the nation a renewables "superpower" following his Labor Party's victory in Saturday's federal election, which ousted predecessor Scott Morrison's conservative coalition.
May 23, 2022 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, ENERGY STORAGE, Australia, climate council, Oceania, rooftop solar, policy, net zero, national electricity market, grid upgrades, Anthony Albanese
Oz developer gets grid assessment nod for 240MW battery
Maoneng's energy storage project in Victoria is scheduled for completion in very early 2024
May 19, 2022 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Morris Zhou, Maoneng