David Carroll
New Zealand welcomes first big battery to national grid
New Zealand’s transition to a renewable energy future has taken a significant step forward with the nation’s first grid-scale battery energy storage project now offering injectable reserves to the electricity market for the first time.
Australia startup offers all-in-one O&M tech to save solar farms millions
A Queensland tech start-up says it has developed an AI-based all-in-one solar farm operation and maintenance system that promises to boost the reliability of solar projects and could save the renewable energy industry $200 million a year.
Chelion Australia rolls out new residential energy storage system
Chelion is now introducing its new iHome high-voltage residential battery storage systems in Australia.
Printed flexible solar cells for space applications
Printed flexible solar cell technology developed by Australia’s national science agency has been successfully launched into space as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s Space X’s Transporter-10 mission.
Australian PV installer owes millions to suppliers following collapse
Employees of G-Store, an Australian solar installation business, have lost their jobs and customers and suppliers are owed millions of dollars now that the company has been placed in the hands of administrators.
1komma5° acquires Australia’s Arkana Energy
German solar tech developer 1komma5° has strengthened its presence in the Australian market with the acquisition of Arkana Energy Group.
EDF to develop 3 GWh pumped hydro project in Australia
The Australian arm of French energy giant EDF Group has acquired and agreed to co-develop the proposed 300 MW/3 GWh Dungowan pumped hydro energy storage project in New South Wales, Australia.
Australian state awards permit for 1.3 GW pumped hydro station
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has secured a contract to develop two large-scale pumped hydro projects on water reservoirs owned by the New South Wales government.
Australian PV manufacturing should start immediately, viability study finds
The Silicon to Solar (Roadmap) study has found Australian PV supply chain manufacturing is viable and calls for immediate action to establish it as a strategic priority industry and set up a solar manufacturing taskforce.
Solar waste to provide material supply security
Researchers from the University of New South Wales have rejected suggestions that end-of-life solar panels could create a “waste mountain” in Australia, saying instead that they could serve as valuable material reservoirs for future production.
