Australia

Queensland aims to 'turbo charge' a lot more renewables projects with AU$ 2bn jobs fund
Queensland will certainly invest AU$ 2 billion (US$ 1.55 billion) on renewables and hydrogen jobs to sustain the Australian state's financial recovery from COVID-19 as well as aid it provide on its 50% clean energy target by 2030.
Jun 11, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Australia, queensland, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, green hydrogen, employment, covid-19 recovery, jobs
Solar Generated Maximum Electricity Among all Renewables in Australia
Solar passes all other renewable resources in terms of Australia's electrical power generation in 2020.
Jun 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, Australia Energy Statistics, Australian Electricity Generation, Renewable Energy 2020, Renewable Resources
World has 'sufficient renewables potential for energy transition'
Lasting Futures' report supporters 'proactively winding down' coal mines and oil as well as gas wells from today
Jun 10, 2021 // Storage, USA, Australia, Europe, Oceania, North America, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY, Sven Teske
World's 1st Solar-Hydro Plant for Longer Duration Energy Storage: ARENA
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced $15 million in funding to RayGen Resources Pty Ltd (RayGen) to construct its very first of a kind 'solar hydro' nuclear power plant making up 4 MW of solar PV generation and 3 MW/ 50 MWh (17 hours) of dispatchable storage ability in north-west Victoria.
Jun 10, 2021 // Plants, Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, ARENA, Renewable Energy, national electricity market, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, solar hydro power plant
New Energy Solar departures Australia with sale of 2 PV projects
New Energy Solar has actually protected a deal to sell two PV projects in New South Wales for AU$ 288 million (US$ 223 million), noting the solar investor's leave from Australia.
Jun 7, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, Banpu, project sale
NSW Govt Opens ROI for 8 GW RE Zone in New England, Australia
The New South Wales (NSW) government the other day opened the enrollments of interest (ROI) procedure to welcome generation, storage space and network developers to be a part of the state's 2nd Renewable Energy Zone in New England (New England REZ), Australia.
Jun 4, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, new england REZ, registrations of interest, ROI
New South Wales opens call for 8GW renewable resource zone
The New South Wales federal government has actually launched an enrollment of interest procedure for Australia's biggest renewable resource area (REZ), which is anticipated to supply as high as 8GW of capability.
Jun 3, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, ENERGY STORAGE, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, rez, renewable energy zone
Solar producer 5B elevates AU$ 12 million for worldwide development
Australian 'plug and also play' solar supplier 5B has secured AU$ 12 million (US$ 9.27 million) to increase into brand-new renewables markets.
Jun 2, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, AES Corporation, 5B, solar manufacturing, plug-and-play module
Financial investment in Australian renewables down as funding for big batteries skyrockets
Financial dedications for utility-scale renewables projects in Australia have actually slowed to the most affordable level in the past five years, according to the Clean Energy Council (CEC), which exposed investment in large-scale batteries in the nation is booming.
Jun 1, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Battery Storage, Australia, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, Kane Thornton, project financing, renewables investment
Shell and Edify Strike 100 MW Big Battery Storage Space Deal with NSW Govt
UK-based Shell Energy and Australia-headquartered Edify Energy have released a joint declaration today, specifying that both business have actually authorized a long-lasting services arrangement to deliver a two-hour battery storage center of 100 MW capability in South West NSW, Australia.
May 25, 2021 // Storage, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Edify Energy, Shell Energy, John Cole, Greg Joiner
Solar implementation in Australia 'substantially higher' than previously forecast
Australia's electricity grid faces blockage and also power security concerns over the following few years as even more solar power capacity is set up at faster rates than formerly expected.
May 24, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, grid congestion, power security
Scientists take a bite out of solar effectiveness difficulty with sandwich version
In a globe hungry for less costly, a lot more effective renewable resource, Australian scientists have actually provided a treat.
May 21, 2021 // Technology, Australia, solar cells, perovskite, Oceania, thin films, Ken Ghiggino, 2D perovskite solar cells
J-Power takes 10% stake in Australian renewables developer Genex
Japanese power business J-Power has actually gotten a 10% risk in renewables and pumped hydro developer Genex Power through its Australian subsidiary JPGA Partners.
May 19, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, acquisitions, pumped hydro, Genex, J-Power, large scale solar, wind and solar
Australian distribution network team suggests 1.1 GW of batteries to allow Renewable Energy Zones
Over a gigawatt of battery storage has been proposed in a plan to make it possible for the larger rollout of renewables by Powercor, owner as well as operator of an electrical power distribution network offering greater than 800,000 customers in the Australian state of Victoria.
May 18, 2021 // Storage, Australia, CEFC, Oceania, renewable energy zones, Mark Clarke
Australia sets up record-breaking variety of roof solar panels
Data from the Clean Energy Regulator analyzed by CSIRO shows that in 2020, around Australia, over 362,000 roof solar PV setups were provided with small-scale renewable energy plan certifications (STCs) under the Small-scale Renewable Resource System.
May 14, 2021 // Residential, Rooftop PV, Australia, rooftop PV, Oceania, CSIRO, Larry Marshall, Mark Williamson