Renewables

The South Australia government has given planning approval for the massive $3 billion Goyder South wind, solar and battery storage project that will help propel the state towards and beyond the state Liberal government’s target of “net” 100…

The continued rapid growth of PV rooftop solar in Australia and elsewhere in displacing fossil fuel generation of electricity is becoming a significant issue. The energy imbalance from increasing rooftop solar is causing a reduction of…

A new raft of councils across New South Wales’ coal country have committed to climate action and renewable energies are joining the Cities Power Partnership. Lake Macquarie City Council, Port Stephens Council and Cessnock City Council have…

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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is set to win full control of Australian renewable energy company Infigen Energy, after rival bidder UPC/AC confirmed this week that it had sold its 20 per cent stake.The transaction ends a three-month bidding…

French renewable energy and battery storage company Neoen has reported a near three-fold increase in battery storage revenue in the first half of 2020, even as money flowing in contracted sharply in the second quarter because of less…

The UK electricity system is undergoing significant and rapid change. It has the world’s largest installed capacity of offshore wind, has effectively stopped generating electricity from coal, and has recorded a 20% drop in demand since the…

Spanish utility Iberdrola has partnered with European fertiliser giant Fertiberia to build a 100MW solar PV plant with 20MWh battery storage to power one of the largest electrolytic hydrogen production systems in the world.Iberdrola,…

The Western Australia state government has announced a plan to spend $66.3 million on solar and battery storage installations for schools, isolated communities and social housing as part of a massive $5.5 billion plan to re-boot the state’s…

US-based Orison, backed by Origin, is developing plug-and-play batteries that can be installed by the householder and hopes to trial it in Australia this year.This week, Orison founder and CEO Eric Clifton joins Solar Insiders to discuss…