Oceania

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

French renewable developer Akuo commissions biggest BESS projects in Tonga and also Martinique

French renewable power producer and also programmer Akuo Energy has commissioned a 29.2 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Tonga, several weeks after powering up a 19MWh project in Martinique

May 23, 2022 // Storage, France, Europe, Oceania, investment, lithium-ion, Tonga, grid stabilising, renewables integration, martinique

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

Solar growth continues to erode coal market share in Australia as prices soar

Solar PV and various other renewables represent more than a third of electricity generation in Australia's National Energy Market (NEM) in Q1 2022, coal's share slipping by five percentage points year-on-year.

May 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, national energy market, distributed generation, grid transmission

Aquila Capital as well as FNSF team up for 1GW Solar Farm in New Zealand

New Zealand currently has a target to get to 90 per cent RE supply by 2025. Solar has actually not been a favoured alternative previously, thanks to abundant opportunities in Hydro, geo thermal as well as also Wind.

May 13, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, solar farm, Aquila Capital, Far North Solar Farm, FNSF NZ director, John Telfer

Australian scientists bag financing to investigate reusing unwanted photovoltaic panels

Grant funding has actually been awarded to a project in Australia that will certainly check out the potential revenue streams and consumer rate of interest being used solar PV panels.

May 13, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, recycling, Oceania, University of Queensland, sustainability, end of life, Energy Consumers Australia

Origin safeguards preparing for 700MW Oz battery

Eraring facility in NSW will certainly have a dispatch duration of 4 hours

May 12, 2022 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Origin Energy

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

New Zealand developer prepares 1GW PV pipeline with Google exec's backing

New Zealand-based energy developer Helios Energy has actually introduced a pipeline of 1GW of grid-connected solar projects to be established in the country.

Apr 19, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, New Zealand, Oceania, Helios Energy, grid-connected pv, development pipeline, private investment

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

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