Australia closed on a record 3.9 GWh of battery storage capacity in July-to-September
Eight new battery projects added up to 95% more volume than was recorded in Q3, 2023, according to a Clean Energy Council (CEC) quarterly report which also pointed to a renewables generation boom.
Rooftop solar installation rates rise after record month in Australia
Rooftop solar installations in Australia recorded a 6% jump in October, with the latest monthly data revealing that 279 MW of small-scale rooftop PV capacity was installed on household and business roofs across the country last month.
Flexible printed solar film research tacks closer to commercial viability
Australia’s scientific research agency CSIRO has taken its pilot-scale production of flexible printed solar film to a new level following the official launch of the new Printed Photovoltaic Facility in southwest Melbourne, Victoria.
New passivation strategy increases efficiency of chloride-iodide-based perovskite solar cells by 15%
Although local defects in chloride-iodide-based perovskite are hard to avoid due to ion migration, a group of scientists have now found a way to passivate them. They used different combinations of 4-chlorobenzylammonium chloride and 4-chlorobenzylammonium bromide beneath the hole transport layer and reached up to 15% improvement in efficiency.
Researchers in Australia and China develop technology to recover lithium from saltwater
Researchers from the Monash Suzhou Research Institute and the University of Queensland have developed a nanofiltration technology to extract lithium from low-grade saltwater brines with high magnesium content. The technology achieves 90% lithium recovery, nearly double the performance of traditional methods, while dramatically reducing extraction times.
South Australia earmarks regions for large-scale renewables
South Australia has announced two proposed release areas designated for the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in the Whyalla and Gawler Ranges regions.
Rooftop solar install rates dip below straight-line average in Australia
Australia’s rooftop solar installation rate has continued to cool for a second consecutive month with national market volumes in September down about 3% on August when 273 MW was installed.
Australian pumped hydro facility records highest generation in 40 years
Queensland electricity utility Cleanco has set a new quarterly generation record at its 570 MW Wivenhoe Power Station, which outshines all previous production milestones since the station opened in 1984.
Flow Power plans DC-coupled battery to boost solar flexibility
Australian renewables developer and electricity retailer Flow Power will install a 3 MW DC-coupled battery energy storage system alongside the recently completed Cootamundra Solar Farm in New South Wales in a move designed to improve the flexibility of the facility.
Rooftop solar surges ahead in Australia with 1.3 GW installed in H1 2024
Australian households and small businesses continue to spearhead the nation’s renewable energy transition with a new report revealing that 1.3 GW of rooftop solar capacity was installed during the first half of 2024.
