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 […]
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 […]
AEMO Releases Assessment of the Heatwave in Queensland
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) recent assessment of the latest heatwave that hit Queensland showed that the state has approximately 2GW of rooftop solar installed across the state, definitely more capacity than any of […]
Pooled Energy Receives $25.M ARENA Grant for Smart Pool Technology
Pooled Energy, a New South Wales start-up, has won a $2.5 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to test its Internet of Things (IoT) solution to the country’s increasing number of energy-hungry swimming […]
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Ararat Wind Farm on PPAs with Flow Power
A press release published on the RenewEconomy website stated that Herbert Smith Freehills has advised Ararat Wind Farm (AWF) on its entry into two innovative corporate power purchase agreements with a Melbourne-based electricity retailer, Flow […]
Gekko Systems’ Biodigester Converts Cow Poo Into Energy and Fertilisers
A mining company in western Victoria is turning poo into gold by transforming the waste into smell-free fertilisers and energy. Gekko Systems, which has designed and established a biodigester on a dairy farm at Bungaree, […]
Australian Vanadium Leads VRFB Marketing Efforts in China
China is gearing up to lead the use of vanadium for renewable energy storage, “potentially sending spot prices skyward and heaping pressure on global supplies of the material,” a report says. Although lithium-ion batteries are […]
South Australia to Build First Green Hydrogen Power Plant in the Country
A 15MW facility is going to be built near the end of the grid at Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula after getting a go for a funding from the South Australian government. This will […]