Australian retailer Bunnings launches solar and battery subscription service
Hardware chain Bunnings is making a play for a slice of the home energy market with a subscription offer for rooftop solar and household battery energy storage systems.
Grid-forming 185 MW/370 MWh battery begins operation in Australia
The 185 MW/370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage project in Australia has reached a major milestone. Developer Edify Energy says the system, featuring grid-forming inverters, is now fully operational.
Australia advances 53 GW of renewables through grid process
Australia’s energy transition is gaining “real measurable momentum” with the market operator reporting a record wave of new solar, wind, and energy storage projects are progressing through the grid connection process, at a larger scale than ever before.
Australia plots four new tenders as part of 32 GW renewables scheme
The Australian government says it will open four new Capacity Investment Scheme tenders before the end of the year as it seeks to deliver on its objective of introducing 32 GW of new variable renewable energy capacity by the end of the decade.
Solar vs. the storm: Protecting utility-scale projects with HailXP
In pv magazine Webinar, ARRAY brings together a group of solar experts for a practical conversation around how the industry is responding to these challenges. Through real-world project insights and collaborative expertise, our panel will unpack the evolving threat landscape and the tools being used to address it.
Envision Energy, FERA to develop 1 GW of wind, 1.5 GWh of storage in Australia
Envision Energy and FERA Australia have agreed to collaborate on large-scale hybrid renewable energy projects across Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM), with the potential to deliver up to 1.5 GWh of battery energy storage.
Polarized light pollution from solar disrupts wildlife, says researcher
An Australian researcher says large-scale solar farms affect wildlife migratory routes due to polarized light pollution, but this could be improved with nano-coated solar panels.
Pilecom begins work on 106 MW of solar in Australia
Construction of the 106 MW Lancaster Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia, is gathering pace. Western Australian contractor Pilecom is now installing the first of the more than 23,000 piles that will be used in the project.
ClearVue BIPV solution achieves 2.6-year payback in Hong Kong trial
ClearVue Technologies says its solar facade solutions, that combine the company’s solar glazing units into a fully integrated energy generating building envelope, have achieved a payback period of less than three years in a Hong Kong government trial.
Using photoluminescence, implied open-circuit voltage imaging for perovskite solar cell field testing
To evaluate the outdoor performance and stability of perovskite solar cells using contactless and noninvasive methods, an Australian and Chinese research team found a way to use photoluminescence imaging as well as demonstrating a proof of concept for implied open-circuit voltage (iVOC) imaging. Their research relied on cost-effective equipment that operates under direct sunlight.
