Australian solar installer convicted for false claims
An electrician in South Australia has been convicted and fined for providing false or misleading documents in the nation’s small-scale renewable energy scheme.
Novel Australian tech to fuel 70 GW green hydrogen energy hub
Australia’s InterContinental Energy says its cost-cutting hydrogen production system underpins the proposed 70 GW Western Green Energy Hub and enables giga-scale scalability.
AI-driven robotic piling tech supports 250 MW solar project in Australia
Bouygues Construction Australia (BCA) is trialing an autonomous piling system (APS) to build Engie’s 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm (GESF) in Victoria, Australia.
Engie trial turns Australian solar curtailment into revenue stream
Engie and SA Power Networks have doubled participation in a rooftop solar curtailment trial to 100 households after hitting the initial cap of 50, offering financial rewards to help manage periodic oversupply.
Australian entities say V2G tech ready for market
Essential Energy, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), renewable tech company Sigenergy and electric vehicle distributor AUSEV have jointly announced vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology is market ready in Australia.
Demand growing for agrivoltaic projects in New Zealand
New Zealand solar farm developer Lightyears Solar has turned on the Waingawa Solar Farm, a 4.7 MW community agrivoltaic project, using 7,700 solar panels.
Acciona secures loan for 480 MW of solar in Australia
Spanish developer Acciona has closed a AUD 453 million ($284 million) syndicated green loan for the construction and operation of its 480 MW Aldoga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia.
Scientists propose manufacturing process to build perovskite solar cells on the Moon
German scientists believe that power generation for future habitats on the moon could be achieved by manufacturing halide perovskite cells locally, using regolith-based moonglass.
Fortescue proposes 644 MW solar farm for Australian iron ore mine
Fortescue Metals Group has submitted a proposal to the Australian Environment Protection Authority for approval of its proposed 644 MW Turner River solar hub to power iron ore mining operations.
Gstar’s wafer factory in Indonesia gets monocrystalline growth furnaces
Singapore-based solar manufacturer Gstar Solar has received the first of 120 monocrystalline growth furnaces to be delivered to its new 3 GW wafer manufacturing facility in Indonesia.
