Australia

The Singapore-based developer of renewable energy will develop and construct two 100 MWac solar PV projects, located in South Australia and Queensland.

With the future of some of its coal-fired generators in doubt, the town of Collie in Western Australia may be revitalised with new solar, biomass and pumped hydro facilities.

Passivated Emitter Rear Contact (PERC) solar technology is returning to its birthplace, as JinkoSolar has been chosen to supply its PERC modules for a rooftop solar system at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia, where a number of solar technology breakthroughs were made.

New South Wales grid operator Endeavour Energy is tendering for a large scale battery storage array to reduce network costs for a new housing development west of Illawarra.

The Clean Energy Finance Corp. (CEFC) will provide A$5 million (US$3.76 million) to help the grid-integration specialist expand its operations.

The capital intensity per watt of the utility scale solar plants in the current development pipeline in Australia is about half that of those that are already operational.

The Brisbane-based developer has obtained approval to build the solar project near Columboola, southwestern Queensland.

Bundaberg regional council has approved planning application for an 80 MW PV power plant, lodged by Australian solar developers Esco Pacific. The plant will comprise 400,000 tracker modules, an investment of AU$210 million.

Australian zinc metals producer Sun Metals is to build a 100MW solar PV plant to supply its refinery located near Townsville, in northern Queensland, in a landmark development in the Australian renewable energy landscape.

The owners of the Mugga Lane Solar Park in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are looking for one more addition to their almost complete 13MW power station – and it’s not battery storage.