Acciona Energy to Build 300MW Aldoga Solar Farm in Queensland
The state government of Queensland has announced that Acciona Energy, a Spanish renewables company, has won the bid to develop one of the biggest solar farms in Australia, installed in the centre of Queensland coal […]
Genex Plans to Add 150MW Wind Project to Kidston Renewable Energy Hub in Queensland
Genex Power announces that it is considering to add a 150MW wind project to its already huge solar with pumped hydro Kidston project in Queensland. The company believes that this action would be world-leading and […]
1,000MW Liverpool Range Wind Farm Gets Planning Approval from NSW Government
The state government of New South Wales has given planning approval for the Liverpool Range wind farm, which could be the biggest wind farm in Australia with more than 1,000 megawatts. Epuron, an Australian renewable […]
ARENA Encourages Wind and Solar Farms Operators to Invest in “Self-Forecast” Technologies
Large-scale wind and solar farms operators in Australia are encouraged to invest in technology such as cloud-cams and “nose-cone lidars” which will enhance the accuracy of the output from these weather-dependent and variable energy sources. […]
Victorian Government Supports New-Build Homes with Built-in Rooftop Solar & Storage Systems
The Victorian government backs the push to make all new-build homes in Australia energy self-sufficient with built-in rooftop solar and storage. The Labor Andrews government announced its plans to work together with land developers and […]
Neoen Begins Work on Bulgana Green Power Hub in Victoria
Neoen, the owner and operator of the Tesla big battery in South Australia, has started working on the Bulgana green power hub in Victoria. It is another combination of a major wind farm with battery […]
AusNet Successfully Takes Suburban Street Off-Grid for 21 Hours
Victorian network operator AusNet Services’ ground-breaking mini-grid trial has taken part of a Melbourne street completely off-grid for the third time, lasting for nearly 22 hours. According to AusNet, the mini-grid, which is comprised of […]
Queensland Installs 2GW Rooftop Solar; NSW Becomes Biggest Market for Installations
Queensland broke through the 2-gigawatt mark for rooftop solar installations last month, however, New South Wales overtook it as the biggest market for installations, a first for the rooftop solar installation sector in Australia. A […]
More Australian Households and Businesses Install Rooftop Solar Systems
The latest update from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) confirmed that the installation of rooftop solar has peaked last year after more and more Australian households and businesses decided to install solar systems. CER’s latest […]
Canberra’s National Arboretum Replaces Diesel for Solar and Battery Storage
Canberra’s National Arboretum, a 250-hectare tourist centre that has more than 90 forests of rare, endangered, and symbolic trees, has reportedly gone off diesel after installing solar and battery storage. ACT Climate Minister Shane Rattenbury […]