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Aussie Firm Stirs Market with Silver-free Cell at Record 25.54% Effectiveness
Sydney-based solar technology start-up SunDrive has apparently made a breakthrough, producing a silver-free commercial-size silicon solar PV cell with a record damaging performance of 25.54%.
Sep 15, 2021 // Technology, Manufacturing News, Australia, Sydney, Institute for Solar Energy Research, Oceania, isfh, efficiency, David Hu, Solar PV cell, SunDrive, Vince Allen
CSIRO register for 100 percent solar power with Garnaut's Zen Energy
Australia's major scientific study organisation, the CSIRO, has actually relied on solar to power its operations in Victoria, NSW and the ACT, through a long-term energy contract with the Ross Garnaut-led merchant Zen Energy.
Sep 29, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, CSIRO, Zen Energy, Dave Agnew
JA Solar to Power YES Group with 100-MW Module Deal
YES Group secures 100 MW of JA Solar’s DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules for 2025 projects, boosting Australia’s rooftop and commercial solar ambitions.
May 6, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Australia, JA Solar, Oceania, solar modules, Renewable Energy, YES Group
What is AGL Energy?
The second-largest retail electricity provider in Australia. The number of the utility’s customers exceeds 3.7mn. Besides electricity retailing, AGL
Sep 11, 2023
Australian Renewable Energy Agency backs ultra-fast EV highway network
ARENA will top up Evie Networks’ ultra-fast battery electric vehicle charging plans for Australia’s highways with AUS$15 million of federal funding.
Aug 27, 2019 // Transport, TESLA, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, electric vehicles, Evie Networks, Darren Miller, Chris Mills
UK based Faradion to begin sodium-ion battery production in India
The sodium-ion battery modern technology developer has actually nabbed its very first order from ICM Australia as well as is checking out India as the following location for making with the preliminary target established as 1 GWh.
Apr 24, 2020 // Manufacturing News, Storage, UK, India, Europe, Asia, sodium-ion battery, Faradion, James Quinn
Foresight Solar Divests Australian Assets, Focuses on Europe
Foresight Solar Fund pivots strategy, selling its Australian solar and storage assets to boost capital for new opportunities in the UK and Europe. A transformative move ahead!
Sep 24, 2024 // Storage, Foresight Solar Fund
Frontier Energy Denied Capacity Credits for Solar Project
Setback for Frontier Energy as capacity credits elude Waroona solar-plus-storage project; company pivots to alternative funding, eyeing federal support for future success.
Oct 4, 2024 // Storage, Frontier Energy, Solar Project, Setback
Tesla huge battery development gets to landmark
Network link jobs have actually been finished on Neoen's updated Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia. The 50MW/64.5 MWh development will certainly offer an Australian-first massive demo of the capacity for battery storage space to give the supporting inertia solutions that are crucial to the future combination of renewable resource.
Apr 14, 2020 // Storage, TESLA, Australia, neoen, Oceania
The race has only just begun
The Australian utility-scale PV and wind industries have just gone through a record two years of construction and commissioning. More specifically, writes Rystad Energy’s David Dixon, utility-scale PV has transformed from a megawatt-scale market to one measured in gigawatts. The resultant boom in utility-scale PV in the country has attracted developers, EPCs and OEMs, from at home and across the globe.
Oct 25, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Opinions, Canadian Solar, Australia, utility-scale PV, Oceania, Soltec, Ideematec, arctech solar, David Dixon, Exosun
Photon, Canadian Solar swap project rights in 580 MWp of Aussie solar
Solar power programmers Photon Energy NV (WSE: PEN) and Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ: CSIQ) have exchanged rights to 580 MWp of solar projects they partnered on in Australia.
Apr 13, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, Photon, Michael Gartner
Heliogen agrees 5-MWe demo project, more comprehensive tie-up with Woodside
United States artificial intelligence (AI)-allowed concentrated solar expert Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) today said it will certainly release a 5-MWe module of its technology in California under an agreement with Woodside Energy U.S.A. Inc, a unit of Australia's Woodside Petroleum Ltd (ASX: WPL).
Mar 29, 2022 // Plants, Heliogen, woodside
Neoen to slightly exceed 2022 adj EBITDA target
French renewable power manufacturer Neoen SA (EPA: NEOEN) on Wednesday claimed it anticipates its 2022 readjusted EBITDA to be slightly above EUR 410 million (USD 447m), simply surpassing the firm's most current upgraded guidance.
Feb 2, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, France, Europe, neoen
TotalEnergies & Petronas Join to Develop 100-MW Solar Plant
French energy group TotalEnergies SE and Petronas have signed an agreement to develop a 100-MW solar project in Queensland, Australia. The Pleasant Hills project will reduce emissions of the Gladstone LNG plant, in which both companies are minority shareholders. This marks the first implementation of the strategic collaboration agreement in the APAC region.
Jun 27, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, petronas, TotalEnergies
EC Greenlights Enel's Aussie Exit Plan
Enel SpA's plan to sell a 50% stake in its Australian renewable energy business to Inpex Corp has been approved by the European Commission. The deal is worth EUR 400 million, with EUR 140 million in debt. Enel Green Power Australia currently operates three solar farms and is building 170 MW of wind and solar parks. This sale is part of Enel's strategy to reduce net debt in 2023-2025.
Aug 18, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Enel, Inpex Corp