Australia’s first large-scale PV recycling operation amps up ‘waste’ collection
Reclaim PV is now one step closer to ensuring that solar generation lives up to the promise of providing clean energy throughout its life cycle, and that repurposing its component materials becomes viable.
Blockchain-enabled retail PPAs in Australia
WePower has delivered its blockchain-enabled Elemental technology to Mojo Power to set up the Mojo Marketplace, an online market for renewable-energy retail contracts.
Australian green hydrogen innovator to flip coal-fired fleet in the Philippines
Australia’s Star Scientific has signed a deal with the Department of Energy in the Philippines to use its hydrogen tech. The partnership could see Star Scientific transform every coal-fired power plant in the nation to green hydrogen, while also using the tech to provide desalinated water.
Novel catalyst produces green hydrogen from seawater via solar
Australian and Chinese researchers have developed a novel catalyst for the production of green hydrogen from seawater via solar.
120 MW agrivoltaic project set to begin construction in Australia
Spanish-Japanese renewable energy company Univergy Solar and local partner New Energy Development are set to begin construction on the 120 MW Wallaroo Solar Farm on the border between New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory by the end of 2021. The agrivoltaic installation will operate symbiotically as a generator of clean energy, grazing land and a thriving habitat for native vegetation and pollinators.
Canadian gas giant to build 325 MW pumped hydro project in Australia
Canadian behemoth Atco has purchased the rights to develop the 325 MW Central West Pumped Storage Hydro Project in Central West New South Wales and credits the investment to policy certainty from the NSW Government. As a significant firming agent the project is ideally placed in the state’s proposed Central West-Orana Renewable Energy Zone.
Australian-wide network of 13 clusters to spur hydrogen economy established
National Energy Resources Australia has actioned its instructions from the 2019 National Hydrogen Strategy by investing an initial $1.75 million in 13 regional clusters across all states and territories designed to establish Australia’s global identity in hydrogen technology and expertise.
Major milestone for world’s biggest solar project
The world’s biggest solar+storage project is a step closer to realization, as the government of Australia’s Northern Territory and Singapore-based Sun Cable have signed a deal to advance the development of the Australia-ASEAN Power Link.
Lithium batteries have edge over hydrogen for transport, says Australian professor
University of Western Australia Professor Ray Wills says it’s “unlikely” that hydrogen will overtake batteries as the world’s preferred transport fuel.
Sumitomo reveals hydrogen plans in Australia, Oman
Sumitomo has signed a contract with an EPC for a PV-powered green hydrogen plant in Queensland, and has also started a feasibility study for a gray-green hybrid hydrogen project in Oman.
