RACV Solar adds another installation company to its stable
WEBJul 26, 2021 — RACV Solar has emerged as one of the state’s largest installers of residential and commercial and industrial solar since its acquisition of Gippsland Solar in late 2019. RACV Solar CEO Andy McCarthy said the addition of Great Ocean Solar and Electrical as a permanent member of the group would allow the solar contractor to expand its solar ...
Hornsdale big battery begins providing inertia grid services at …
WEBJul 27, 2022 — South Australia’s 150 MW / 193.5 Hornsdale Power Reserve, more commonly known as the Tesla Big Battery, will now provide inertia services to Australia’s National Electricity Market after securing approval from AEMO. Neoen says it is the first big battery in the world to deliver the service at such a scale.
Final panel installed as Australia’s largest solar farm nears full ...
WEBApr 6, 2023 — Australia’s largest solar farm is close to achieving full capacity with renewables developer Neoen announcing that the last of the more than one million solar panels has now been installed at its $600 million (USD 403 million) Western Downs solar farm being developed near Chinchilla in Queensland’s …
Victorian community-born solar farm and battery storage project …
WEBAug 23, 2024 — After residents worked for 16 years to bring the Newstead Community Energy Project into being, the 3 MW solar farm and 5 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is now delivering clean energy.. Marking the occasion, Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio said the project has been recognised as a beacon of possibility for like-minded communities around Australia.
Enhanced regulations, community engagement for renewables …
WEB5 days ago — Coexistence Queensland will provide enhanced information, engagement and education services to the community on land access and coexistence issues across the resources and renewable energy sectors. The Miles Labor Government has also been working with regional communities to co-design the nation’s first mandatory Code of …
Australia’s top 10 solar panel and inverter manufacturers revealed
WEBFeb 21, 2023 — A list of Australia’s top solar panel and inverter manufacturers has been published by solar energy analyst Sunwiz, as well as details of buying trends throughout 2022.. Rooftop solar panels. By the end 2022, Sunwiz found leading Chinese manufacturers managed to regain some of their marketshare from “premium” brands, after dipping quite dramatically in Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
SunCable gets environmental approval for AAPowerLink project
WEBAug 21, 2024 — Sun Cable said the environmental approvals means it can move ahead with the next phases of engineering, development, and commercial planning needed to get to a final investment division in 2027. Electricity production is expected to commence in the early 2030s. “Today’s announcement is a vote of confidence in the project and SunCable itself ...
Terang big battery to boost jobs and strengthen grid
WEB5 days ago — FRV Australia will also award site maintenance contracts to local businesses. “The Terang battery is in a strong and strategic part of the grid and will soak up local renewable energy, support lower bills for southwest Victorians and boost economic development,” D’Ambrosio said. “The Energy Innovation Fund has …
CSIRO analysis reveals large-scale solar still cheapest electricity ...
WEBMay 22, 2024 — The CSIRO GenCost report shows renewables remain the cheapest new build electricity technology in Australia, with utility-scale solar emerging as the golden child, despite inflationary pressures, supply chain constraints and costs associated with additional storage and transmission.
Photon Energy sells three New South Wales assets to CleanPeak …
WEB3 days ago — Amsterdam-based renewables developer Photon Energy has sold three projects 680 kilometres apart in New South Wales to Australian gen-tailer CleanPeak Energy.. Two are the operational Leeton and Fivebough solar farms located 2.7 kilometres outside Leeton in the Riverina, and the third, an under-development hybrid solar and battery site in the state’s north at Boggabri.