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Preloved wind turbines from Netherlands help power remote mine in Australian outback
Total 0 Shares A 2.5MW wind farm using five refurbished Enercon wind turbines will form part of an “Australian-first” hybrid renewables and battery storage microgrid that will power a garnet mine in Port Gregory, Western Australia.
In a…
Wind, solar and storage costs jump by up to 60 pct, says biggest project developer
Total 0 Shares The cost of wind, solar and battery storage projects has jumped by between 20 and 60 per cent over the last two years, and show little prospect of any immediate reduction.
That is the assessment of Neoen, the French…
“A slam dunk for families:” Pilot launched to kick gas out of homes and communities
Total 0 Shares The bid to kick fossil gas out of Australian homes, electrify everything and power it with solar is off and running in New South Wales, with the launch of an $8 million pilot to decarbonise three local communities across…
Networks win rights to access “community” battery scheme in controversial call by regulator
Total 0 Shares Monopoly electricity network companies have won limited rights to own and operate community batteries after the Australian Energy Regulator granted a waiver to ring fencing rules.
The AER says the class waiver will allow…
Italian energy giant gets approval for “very first” solar and battery hybrid in Australia
Total 15 Shares Italian energy giant Enel Green Power says it has received connection approval for what it is describing as the “very first” solar and battery hybrid project in Australia.
The approval was granted for an unidentified…
The new year will be all about grid firming as Australia rejoins race to renewables
Total 1 Shares This year has seen a seismic shift in the pace of the energy transition.
The accelerating momentum of 2022 now leaves Australia well capitalised to embrace the huge opportunities of decarbonisation, be that more energy…
South Australia’s remarkable 100 per cent renewables run extends to over 10 days
Total 102 Shares South Australia has just chalked up what is undoubtedly a world first – a run of more than 10 consecutive days over which the average production of wind and solar accounted for 100 per cent of local demand.
No other…
Vast Solar puts in huge sodium-ion battery order for Mt Isa hybrid power hub
Total 2 Shares Australian solar thermal technology developer Vast Solar says it has put in an order for 13,500 sodium-ion batteries to form part of its proposed solar and storage facility at the Queensland mining centre of Mt Isa.
The…
First Australian graphite pilot plant marks new supply source for battery makers
Total 1 Shares International Graphite says it has successfully produced specialised graphite material at a newly-commissioned pilot plant in Western Australia, a first step in becoming a vertically integrated producer of the key…
Victoria Labor promises another 100 neighbourhood batteries to soak up rooftop solar
Total 1 Shares Victorian Labor says it will install 100 neighbourhood batteries across the state if re-elected later this month, to make the most of the state’s rooftop solar resource and help stabilise an increasingly renewable grid.…