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Amp Energy closes funding for 120MW solar project in New South Wales
Renewables programmer Amp Energy has safeguarded financing for a 120MW solar setup in the Australian state of New South Wales that is expected to start energisation in early 2022.
Sep 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Natixis, Australia, Oceania, AMP Energy, Dean Cooper
Australian renewables area draws in 27 GW of solar, wind, battery propositions
A plan in the Australian state of New South Wales to build a 3 GW renewable resource area has actually currently drawn in US$ 26.4 billion of project proposals, as well as the state government is currently quadrupling its financing support.
Jun 24, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, Darren Miller, John Barilaro, Paul Italiano
Trina Solar Plans Major Battery Project in Australia
Trina Solar's ambitious Kemerton BESS project in WA aims to enhance renewable energy with a 660 MW storage system, while Queensland's Greenbank BESS prepares for peak demand stability.
Sep 23, 2024 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Trina Solar
South Africa's Eskom verifies agreement awards for 1,440 MWh battery storage
South Africa's primary power provider Eskom has actually revealed information of honest significant battery storage implementations, including project sites and sizes.
Aug 1, 2022 // Storage, Africa, eskom, South Africa, contract awards, development banks
New South Wales Approves Major Solar-BESS Project
New South Wales greenlights a transformative 100-MW solar park, poised to power 40,000 homes and drive emission reductions with innovative energy solutions.
Sep 16, 2024 // Storage, new south wales
275MW solar-plus-wind-plus-storage superhub approved in South Australia
A monster A$500 million wind-solar-battery facility capable of generating 275MW has been greenlit by the South Australian government.
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Grids, Policy, Solar to Fuel, Australia, solar pv, queensland, neoen, hybrid park, hydrogen, solar-plus-wind-plus-storage, climate council, turbines, Oceania, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
New South Wales Opens 1-GW Tender for Long-Duration Storage Capacity
AEMO Services has launched a tender to contract 1 GW of long-duration energy-storage capacity across New South Wales, strengthening grid reliability ahead of looming coal retirements.
May 9, 2025 // Storage, storage, Australia, tender, Oceania, nsw, AEMOServices
South Africa PV industry welcomes 6GW allocation despite time gaps
A decision by South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to allocate 6GW of new large-scale solar over the next decade has been welcomed by the South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) for giving a “moderate level of certainty” to the industry.
Oct 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, ENERGY STORAGE, Africa, coal, reippp, doe, dmre, embedded generation, sapvia, irp, Wido Schnabel, Niveshen Govender
Ford's Silverton Factory In South Africa Is Getting A Massive 13.5 MW Of Solar PV
The Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa's factory in Silverton, Pretoria, South Africa is obtaining a huge 13. 5 megawatt (MW) solar system. This will certainly make it among the largest solar PV systems mounted at a manufacturing facility worldwide. The system will certainly have solar carports enough to cover 4,200 car parking bays. The PV plant will certainly cost R135 million (US$ 8.7 million). This indicates the grid-tied project will certainly be available in at concerning $0.64/ W, which is pretty impressive for a carport system.
Nov 16, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Africa, Ford Motor Company, solar system
Ausgrid Launches Community Battery in New South Wales
Unlocking the power of community energy storage in North Epping, Ausgrid's innovative project boosts grid reliability and supports sustainable energy solutions.
May 22, 2024 // Storage, new south wales, Ausgrid
Savannah to develop 200MW of solar in Niger
Developer expects to obtain sanction for 2 projects in 2024 with very first power targeted 2025/2026
May 11, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Africa, Niger, Savannah
Major leap for stable high-efficiency perovskite solar cells
Solar cells manufactured from products known as "perovskites" are catching up with the effectiveness of standard silicon-based solar cells. At the same time, they have advantages of inexpensive and also short energy payback time.
Sep 7, 2022 // Technology, solar cells, perovskite, Linköping University, efficiency, Feng Gao
Eskom to collectively establish solar projects at South African coal mines
South African utility Eskom has actually authorized a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mining business Exxaro as well as Seriti Resources to help decarbonise their procedures by releasing solar PV.
Oct 25, 2021 // Plants, Africa, eskom, South Africa, mining, coal mining
3-GWh lithium battery manufacturing facility in South Carolina to make ESS for grid-scale applications
Kontrolmatik Technologies, using its subsidiary Pomega Energy Storage Technologies, means to build a lithium-ion battery factory in Colleton County, South Carolina. The 500,000-sq-ft facility will certainly have an initial production capability of 3 GWh and also create LFP cells for grid-scale energy storage applications. Production is expected to begin in 2024.
Dec 9, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Storage, USA, North America, Kontrolmatik Technologies, Pomega Energy Storage Technologies
Statkraft Prepares High-Altitude Lupi Solar Project in Peru
Statkraft advances preparations for Peru’s high-altitude Lupi solar project, set more than 4,500 meters above sea level.
Nov 27, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Statkraft, Renewable Energy, Peru solar, Andes, high-altitude PV