Australia

Australian virtual power plant aggregates very first plan of residentially created energy
A virtual power plant (VPP) pilot programme in Western Australia that intends to adjust grid management to support higher uptake of rooftop solar has actually accumulated its first plan of residentially generated energy.
May 5, 2022 // Residential, Rooftop PV, Australia, AEMO, Oceania, Western Australia, VPP, virtual power plant, pilot project, synergy
Neoen revenues get on strong solar, energy storage performance
French independent power manufacturer (IPP) Neoen recorded a 36% leap in revenue in Q1 2022, solar revenue increasing 31% year-on-year.
May 5, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, France, IPP, Australia, Argentina, South america, Europe, neoen, Oceania
Oz designer reveals 950MW PV-plus-storage plan
Maoneng claims the hub would certainly have a 550MW solar farm linked to a 400MW battery
May 2, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Morris Zhou, Maoneng, Oz
Origin bags 900MW Oz solar project
Yarrabee site in NSW consists of a 450MW initial plant with planning approval to double the capacity
Apr 28, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Origin, Oz solar project, Greg Jarvis
Australia Begins Long Road to Retraining Thousands of Coal Workers for Clean Energy Roles
Rising installations of solar and wind power imply efforts to move workers from coal mines to renewable energy are speeding up.
Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Chris Briggs
Alinta Energy offers plan for 90-MW solar project in W Australia
Australian power and gas business Alinta Energy has actually filed a proposal to place a 90-MW (AC) solar farm near its gas-fired nuclear power plant in the Pilbara area of Western Australia.
Apr 15, 2022 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, Solar Project, Alinta Energy
Neoen inks 70MW Australian offtake agreement
The French designer authorized a deal with AGL Energy to offload power from its 100MW Capital Battery
Apr 14, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, neoen, Oceania
EnergyAustralia to take 180MWh of battery storage right into the NEM for Edify Energy
Energy generator as well as store EnergyAustralia will manage and also run 2 large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) in a portfolio in growth by Edify Energy.
Apr 13, 2022 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, NEM, Oceania, new south wales, Optimisation, national electricity market, EnergyAustralia, arbitrage, fcas, trading
Syrah takes FID on solar-plus-storage project at Mozambique graphite mine
Australian minerals miner Syrah Resources Ltd (ASX: SYR) has reached a final investment decision (FID) on a project to mount a 11.25-MWp solar farm with an 8.5-MW/ MWh battery power storage system (BESS) at its Balama graphite procedure in Mozambique.
Apr 12, 2022 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, solar farm, Syrah Resources
TagEnergy receives EUR450m capital injection
Funds will support shipment of a 2.7 GW pipe extending projects in the UK, France, Iberia and also Australia
Apr 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Europe, Oceania, tagenergy, Franck Woitiez, Raphael Lance
Solargis maps expose 'significant deviations' in average irradiance levels in key PV markets
The impact of solar source variability on numerous key global PV markets consisting of India, Australia as well as The United States And Canada has actually been exposed by a decade of evaluation from solar irradiance working as a consultant Solargis that illustrates "significant deviations from long-lasting standards".
Apr 12, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, India, Australia, Asia, Oceania, Solargis, North America, irradiance, maps, solar irradiance mapping
Australia added 1.2 GW of large-scale solar in 2021 however renewables financial investment slows, report finds
Large-scale solar implementation in Australia leapt 38% year-on-year in 2021 as its 3 biggest PV plants were commissioned, but financial commitments for new renewables projects in the country fell, according to a new report.
Apr 7, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, Australia, rooftop, South Australia, Oceania, new south wales, investment, Clean Energy Council, covid-19, deployment statistics, Darlington Point
Tesla Megapacks chose for Edify's 300MWh Australia battery portfolio
Tesla has been gotten to offer 150MW/300MWh of its Megapack battery energy storage system (BESS) remedy for projects in growth by Edify Energy in Australia.
Mar 23, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, EPC, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, project news, national electricity market, supply deal, inertia, smart inverters, synchronous generation, synthetic inertia, virtual inertia
FRV Australia's 90-MW NSW solar farm reaches complete procedure
International sustainable energy developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) introduced on Tuesday that its 90-MW (AC) Sebastopol solar farm in New South Wales, Australia, has meet the demands to begin business procedure and also is currently totally up and running.
Mar 22, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, fotowatio, PV Power Plant, solar farm
New electrolyser technology could create hydrogen at US$ 1.5/ kg by mid-2020s
Australian electrolyser manufacturer Hysata claims its electrolyser technology can enable hydrogen production costs to fall below US$ 1.5/ kg by the mid-2020s.
Mar 17, 2022 // Technology, Australia, Oceania, green hydrogen, electrolysis, electrolysers, capillary-fed electrolysis, hysata