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Australian-made vanadium flow battery project could offer storage cost of $166/MWh Australian Vanadium Limited (AVL) has moved a vanadium flow battery (VFB) project to design phase with the aim of developing a modular, scalable, turnkey, utility-scale battery energy storage system (BESS).
Ev Foley
Nov 06, 2024
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Australian PV equipment supplier says new bundled conduit improves residential rooftop solar install times by 20% A pre-assembled conduit manufactured in Australian by Victoria-based balance-of-system supplier PV Connections has purportedly reduced installation time of rooftop solar systems by up to 20%.
Ev Foley
Nov 06, 2024
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Australia’s Origin Energy begins building 240 MW of battery storage Origin Energy has started building the second stage of its AUS 450 million ($295.7 million), 240 MW/1,030 MWh four-hour duration battery at the Eraring Power Station, 120 km north of Sydney, Australia.
Ev Foley
Oct 31, 2024
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CSIR solar film
Flexible printed solar film research tacks closer to commercial viability Australia’s scientific research agency CSIRO has taken its pilot-scale production of flexible printed solar film to a new level following the official launch of the new Printed Photovoltaic Facility in southwest Melbourne, Victoria.
Ev Foley
Oct 30, 2024
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Rooftop solar leads Q3 renewables growth in Australia Rooftop solar led renewable generation in Australia in the third quarter of 2024, accounting for 38.5% of the total, compared to grid-scale solar at 18.3% and wind at 13.4%. New capacity in the connection phase rose 36% and battery projects grew 87% from the same quarter in 2023, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
Ev Foley
Oct 30, 2024
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The Outback communities embracing solar Supporting First Nations people to effectively engage in and benefit from the energy transition is a timely priority for Australia’s emerging Net Zero Economy Authority, which is tasked with facilitating investments nationwide. pv magazine Australia’s Ev Foley finds the road to clean energy for remote communities can be long and hard, but possible. In the Pilbara, a First Nations group is blazing a trail as a developer of a 3 GW renewables pipeline.
Ev Foley
Oct 28, 2024
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SunBrush develops robotic cleaning solution for commercial rooftop solar SunBrush Mobil GmbH plans to develop a mechanically simple robotic solution designed to maximize utility-scale solar module yield by removing soiling. Once complete, the company will market this technology for commercial rooftop systems in Australia.
Ev Foley
Oct 28, 2024
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Off-grid solar appliance repair training a must for remote communities An Australian Research Council funded report co-authored by Sydney-based University of New South Wales and UK-based charity SolarAid says the off-grid solar sector should do more to enhance its product repair initiatives.
Ev Foley
Oct 18, 2024
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South Australia earmarks regions for large-scale renewables South Australia has announced two proposed release areas designated for the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Whyalla and Gawler Ranges regions.
Ev Foley
Oct 17, 2024