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Australian gas utility hits 10% renewable hydrogen blend milestone Western Australian gas utility ATCO Australia has achieved a network distribution blend of up to 10% renewable hydrogen, produced by a solar-powered electrolyzer, for 3,000 homes.
Ev Foley
Oct 10, 2024
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Australian pumped hydro facility records highest generation in 40 years Queensland electricity utility Cleanco has set a new quarterly generation record at its 570 MW Wivenhoe Power Station, which outshines all previous production milestones since the station opened in 1984.
Ev Foley
Oct 07, 2024
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First Nations people take control 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 04, 2024
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CleanCo pilots 1.5 MW sodium sulphur battery Australian electricity generator CleanCo is piloting Australia’s largest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery at the Swanbank Clean Energy Hub project, 45 kilometres southwest of Brisbane.
Ev Foley
Oct 04, 2024
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Electric mine-site graders to be powered by Fortescue Zero battery system Canadian-headquartered underground heavy vehicle manufacturer MacLean, will deliver 30 electric powered graders to Australian resources giant Fortescue’s Western Australian mining operations toward a shared goal of Real Zero emissions by 2040.
Ev Foley
Oct 03, 2024
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Markets & Policy
SEG Solar begins work on 5 GW solar cell factory in Indonesia SEG Solar (SEG), a Texas-based module manufacturer, has started deploying n-type cell production lines in Indonesia’s Kawasan Industri Terpadu Batang industrial park, 390 km east of Jakarta.
Ev Foley
Oct 02, 2024
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BIPV for prefab net-zero housing trials in Australia ClearVue Technologies, an Australia-based supplier of smart building materials, is providing a combination of its building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology and solar cladding panels in a prefabricated house trial trial.
Ev Foley
Sep 27, 2024
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Australia has 103 GW of rooftop PV potential, says think tank A new Climate Council report estimates Australia’s rooftop solar potential at 103 GW – four times the nation’s current installed capacity.
Ev Foley
Sep 20, 2024
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Engie secures 10-year virtual PPA from Coca-Cola in Australia Coca-Cola has signed a virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) brokered by France-based Engie, to source renewable energy and associated credits from the Wellington North Solar Farm in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Ev Foley
Sep 18, 2024