Australia

LONGi lands maiden CEC enhanced standards pre-qualification as Hi-Mo X launches in Australia

LONGi celebrated the launch of its new Hi-Mo X module in Australia this week, clinching the industry’s first Clean Energy Council (CEC) enhanced standards pre-qualification.

Aug 16, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Australia, LONGi, Hi-Mo X module, Clean Energy Council, mono perc

Australia’s CEFC teams up with bank to fund solar, EV batteries

Australia’s green bank has found a funding partner for a new programme to support solar and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, days after pledging to back less-mature technologies more decisively.

Aug 14, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, Australia, Clean Energy Finance Corp, rooftop, Oceania

Australia to redirect $337.8m in aid to Pacific neighbors for renewables

In anticipation of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) in Tuvalu this week, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is set to announce A$500 million ($337.75 million) in foreign aid to partnering Pacific nations in the form of a climate change and oceans funding package for renewable energy investment and climate resilience.

Aug 13, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Pacific Islands Forum, Scott Morrison, Frank Bainimarama

A close look at nature could lead to cheaper hydrogen

Scientists at the Australia National University have observed a key stage in the process of photosynthesis which could be copied to greatly increase the efficiency of sunlight-powered water splitting processes used to produce hydrogen.

Aug 12, 2019 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, USA, Germany, Australia, Europe, hydrogen, Switzerland, Oceania, Australia National University, sunlight-powered water, Max Planck Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Maria Chrysina, North America, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels

Ib Vogt kickstarts EPC work for Aussie solar-plus-storage project

German EPC Ib vogt has started construction on a utility-scale project in Australia’s New South Wales (NSW).

Aug 12, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, EPC, Australia, solar pv, plants, solar-plus-storage, ib vogt, new south wales

Risen Australia sells 120 MW of rooftop panels in one year

Chinese PV module maker Risen Energy says it has achieved its highest jump in solar module sales in the Australian market in a one-year period.

Aug 9, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Plants, Large-Scale, China, Australia, rooftop, PV module, NEM, Risen Energy, Eric Lee, Yarranlea Solar Farm, John Zhong

More solar panels installed with subsidies than last year, insists energy minister

Besieged Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio insists the number of rooftop solar panel installations in Victoria this year under the government's rebate scheme will far surpass last year's numbers.

Aug 8, 2019 // Policy, Victoria, Australia, installations, solar panel, Lily D’Ambrosio, John Grimes, Daniel Andrews

Neoen gets green light for PV-wind-battery hub in South Australia

French renewables developer Neoen has won development approval from the South Australian government for a major renewable energy project, with 125 MW of wind, 150 MW of solar PV and 130 MW/400 MWh of lithium-ion battery storage. The project could also include up to 50 MW of on-site hydrogen production capability.

Aug 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Solar to Fuel, France, Australia, Europe, neoen, hydrogen, lithium-ion battery storage, Crystal Brook Energy Park, Garth Heron, Dan van Holst Pellekaan, Oceania, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels

275MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage superhub approved in South Australia

A monster A$500 million wind-solar-battery facility capable of generating 275MW has been greenlit by the South Australian government.

Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Solar to Fuel, Australia, solar pv, queensland, neoen, hybrid park, hydrogen, solar-plus-wind-plus-storage, climate council, turbines, Oceania, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels

Western Sydney Uni launches new solar racecar to contest 3,000km challenge

Students from Western Sydney University has unveiled its latest solar racing car that it intends to enter in the gruelling 3,000km World Solar Challenge from Darwin to Adelaide through Australia’s searing heat this October.

Aug 7, 2019 // Technology, Transport, Australia, Sydney, Western Sydney University, solar racing car, World Solar Challenge, Max Mammone, Barney Glover, Transport, Oceania

Australian coal generator undercut by rooftop solar boom

The authorities in Western Australia have revealed that two units at Synergy’s Muja Power Station will be retired from October 2022. The state government said the coal-fired units were only being used about 35% of the time, largely because rooftop solar has reduced demand on the grid.

Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Australia, rooftop, installations, Synergy’s Muja Power Station, Marc McGowan, AEMO, Bill Johnston, PV systems, Oceania

Windlab starts Australian PV-wind-battery park following grid delay

Australian renewables developer Windlab has connected and energized its landmark energy park in northern Queensland, comprising 43 MW of wind, 18 MW of solar and a 4 MWh battery.

Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, storage, Australia, Windlab, Kennedy Energy Hub, grid-scale, Roger Price, Oceania

255 MW Sunraysia Solar Farm nears completion

UNSW Sydney has announced the looming completion of the Sunraysia Solar Farm in Australia. The university is now on track to run on 100% renewable energy from 2020, as the massive 255 MW project will be operational by the end of this year, with 25% of its generation to be purchased by UNSW.

Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, UNSW Sydney, Sunraysia Solar Farm, John Laign, Nicholas Jones, AGL Energy, EPC Decmil Group, Oceania

CleanPeak expands solar mall portfolio in Australia with ReNu acquisition

ReNu Energy signed an agreement last week for the sale of its Australian solar assets to CleanPeak Energy, a commercial rooftop solar startup.

Aug 5, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Rooftop PV, Australia, rooftop, solar pv, ReNu, CleanPeak, SCA, Craig Ricato

Enphase Energy microinverter shipments in Q2 surpass 1.2 million

Leading microinverter supplier, Enphase Energy shipped over 1.2 million units in the second quarter of 2019, with its latest IQ 7 model accounting for around 98% of shipment total.

Aug 2, 2019 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, SunPower, Australia, Enphase Energy, microinverters, rooftop, Inverters, Oceania, North America

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