pv magazine Australia – Photovoltaic Markets and Technology
Oct 7, 2024 · Australia on track to add 53 GW of renewable capacity by 2030: report. October 11, 2024 Ev Foley . The International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2024 report has forecast Australia will add 53 GW of renewable capacity between 2024-2030, with a nearly 65% share being from a mix of utility, rooftop and green hydogen production solar. Announcements.
Horizon puts battery technologies to test at regional WA microgrids
Mar 25, 2024 · Horizon Power will install and trial a 100 kW / 400 kWh zinc bromine flow battery supplied by Australian manufacturer Redflow and a 250 kW / 1,450 kWh sodium sulphur battery to be provided by Germany chemical company BASF, on Western Australian (WA) microgrids at Nullagine and Carnarvon, respectively. Horizon Chief Executive Officer Stephanie ...
Australia’s top 10 solar panel and inverter manufacturers revealed
Feb 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 …
Final panel installed as Australia’s largest solar farm nears full ...
Apr 6, 2023 · Image: CleanCo. 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 southwest.
World’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery to begin construction near ...
Aug 10, 2021 · Australian giant AGL Energy will soon own the world’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery, with construction on its 250 MW/250 MWh big battery to begin later this year at Torrens Island, just north of Adelaide in South Australia. The battery will be delivered by Finnish technology company Wärtsilä with inverters supplied by …
Hornsdale big battery begins providing inertia grid services at …
Jul 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.
Genesis adds 114 MW solar project as part of 500 MW strategy
Aug 16, 2024 · New Zealand power company Genesis Energy has taken another step in delivering on its commitment to build 500 MW of grid-scale solar by the end of 2028 with the acquisition of a 114 MW consented PV project on the nation’s North Island. Genesis Energy, an Australian and New Zealand-listed electricity and gas supplier, announced it has purchased ...
Sun Cable megaproject secures support of Infrastructure Australia
Jun 24, 2022 · Sun Cable’s ambitious $30 billion-plus Australia-Asia PowerLink project, which is set to be the largest solar farm, largest battery and longest subsea electricity cable developed globally, has passed another major milestone with the Australian government’s independent infrastructure advisory body giving its economic credentials the tick of approval.
AGL accelerates clean energy shift with 8.1 GW acquisition
Aug 14, 2024 · AGL accelerates clean energy shift with 8.1 GW acquisition. Energy giant AGL has stepped up its transition away from coal and gas, adding a development pipeline of more than 8 GW of large-scale solar and battery energy storage projects to its portfolio with the acquisition of two Australian renewable energy developers. In a market announcement ...
IPC provides green light for NSW solar and storage project
Sep 16, 2024 · The New South Wales (NSW) Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved plans for the 100 MW Wallaroo Solar Farm and associated 45 MW, two-hour capacity battery energy storage system being developed near the border between NSW and the Australian Capital Territory. The Wallaroo Solar Farm is to comprise 182,000 PV modules mounted on single ...