The Hydrogen Stream: Bilfinger, Gasunie to commission first hydrogen deep underground storage in 2026
Gasunie will establish a total storage capacity of approximately 26 million kilograms of hydrogen, with the first storage facility to be operational by 2026. Porsche Engineering has revealed its findings on the potential of hydrogen combustion engines, while hydrogen plans advanced in Australia and Portugal.
Tindo unveils 410 W solar panel with 20.6% efficiency
Australia’s Tindo Solar has unveiled a new solar panel based on M10 wafers for residential and business rooftop systems. The new addition to the company’s Karra range has a rated power of 410 W at 20.6% module efficiency and 23.1% cell efficiency.
Magnis Energy begins production at US battery gigafactory
Australia’s Magnis Energy Technologies has launched commercial production of full-sized cells at its US factory, with plans to increase production to 38 GWh of battery cell capacity per year by the end of the decade.
Australian off-grid demand gives rise to compact, pre-wired systems
Companies are starting to offer new products and services in response to booming demand for off-grid solutions in Australia.
Total Eren targets 2 GW of solar, 1 GW of green hydrogen in Australia
France’s Total Eren continues to advance its green hydrogen ambitions in Australia, teaming with the Northern Territory government to develop a massive renewable hydrogen production facility powered by more than 2 GW of PV.
BlackRock commits AUD 1 billion to big batteries in Australia
BlackRock has acquired Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy and its portfolio of nine projects.
Australian state closing in on commercial-scale green hydrogen
Western Australia has never been closer to demonstrating commercial-scale green hydrogen, as Infinite Green Energy’s MEG HP1 project, which uses the 11 MW Northam Solar Farm, is now pushing toward completion.
Light-scattering structures to boost solar performance
An international team of scientists developed a nanoparticle structure which, when added to a solar cell, was shown to scatter light and potentially reflect it many times within the cell, contributing to a noticeable jump in current.
Rio Tinto mulling 4 GW of renewable proposals for Australian ops
Miner Rio Tinto has received offers to build more than 4 GW of solar and wind capacity, as the company has sought proposals to help it cut carbon emissions at its operations in the Australian state of Queensland.
Synergy eyes system security as work begins on Australian big battery
Construction has commenced on what will be Western Australia’s biggest battery energy storage system. The first of the battery units installed for the 100 MW/200 MWh Kwinana Big Battery will be built at the site of the decommissioned Kwinana Power Station near Perth.
