New South Wales will launch its second gigawatt-scale tender for renewable energy generation and long-duration storage capacity in the coming week, electricity and gas systems manager AEMO Services announced in line with the Aussie state’s wider energy transition plan. Monday, May 22, has been set as the opening date for the tender, the unit of […]
NSW shortlists 4.3 GW of projects in inaugural renewables tender – EQ Mag
NSW shortlists 4.3 GW of projects in inaugural renewables tender. New South Wales has shortlisted 16 projects envisaging the deployment of more than 4.3 GW of power generation and storage capacity to proceed in the first round of tenders aimed to facilitate the creation of a large renewable energy zone. The state government announced on […]
Tesla Megapack Caught Fire At Victorian Big Battery Site in Australia
A fire occurred within a Tesla Megapack at one of the largest batteries in the world in Australia’s Victoria state on Friday morning, CNBC confirmed. Paris-based renewable energy giant Neoen worked with Tesla and AusNet Services to develop the grid-scale project. The state of Victoria is aiming for a renewable energy target of 50% by […]
Old Style Tech to Give Major Boost to Australia’s Shift to Wind And Solar
It has been a week of records. Just five days ago, the most that Australia’s growing fleet of wind turbines had produced at any one time stood at 5,642MW, a level set in May. By the end of Sunday, that record had been comprehensively smashed a number of times, and now stands nearly 800MW higher […]
Australian Renewables Developer Maoneng Reveals Details of Proposed 240MW / 480MWh Battery Project
Renewable energy company Maoneng has made public its plans for a 240MWp / 480MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) which it has proposed to build in Victoria, Australia. The standalone BESS would be built in Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, an area subject to fluctuations in demand for power due largely to seasonal tourism. The company said […]
Australian Energy Sector Priorities Focus on Data And Digitalisation
Nine startups have been selected to support eastern Australia transmission and distribution operators’ priorities. The startups from around the world are the cohort in the cleantech startup accelerator EnergyLab’s Scaleup programme, for which transmission network operator TransGrid and distributor Endeavour Energy are this year’s sponsors. Between them, TransGrid and Endeavour Energy operate a sizeable portion […]
‘Low cost’ Innovative Long-Duration Solar-Plus-Storage Project to Begin Construction in Australia
Construction is set to begin in Australia on a grid-scale power generation and long-duration energy storage project combining solar power and thermal energy storage, after the company behind the project said this morning that funding has been secured. Technology provider and project developer RayGen Resources has closed a AU$42 million (US$32.54 million) Series C funding […]
Solar Deployment in Australia ‘Significantly Higher’ Than Previously Forecast
Australia’s electricity grid faces congestion and power security issues over the next few years as more solar energy capacity is installed at faster rates than previously expected. That’s according to a report from the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), which has found that 763MW of new large-scale solar capacity was added to the power mix […]
Australia Could Reach 75 Pct Renewables Before Things Get Tricky, Schott Says
Australia will experience more and more days powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity as the growth in wind and solar uptake continues to surge, a key government advisor on market reforms has told an industry briefing. The Energy Security Board has commenced a consultation process on a proposed package of reforms to Australia’s main […]
Rooftop solar sends average South Australia daytime power prices below zero
South Australia has set a stunning new benchmark in the electricity market, with its big share of rooftop solar sending the average daytime wholesale price of electricity to below zero in the first quarter. According to the Energy Market Operator, the average price of wholesale power in South Australia between 10am and 3.30pm was minus […]