Six firming capacity projects totalling 1,075 MW in New South Wales have been selected through the Aussie government’s Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS), designed to support new renewable dispatchable capacity along the country’s net-zero journey. Winning projects in the oversubscribed tender, which had a 930-MW target, represent a combined energy infrastructure investment of AUD 1.8 billion […]
New South Wales supports battery energy storage development of ACEN Australia’s New England Solar Farm – EQ Mag Pro
Work has begun on what is proposed to become a 400MWh big battery energy storage system that is being built alongside what will be – for a time at least – the biggest solar PV project in Australia, the 720MW New England solar farm in Uralla. Project developer ACEN Australia said in a press release […]
Australia’s New South Wales Awards $2.5 bln Battery Contract to Shell
Authorities said the battery, to be built by early 2023 and operated by Edify, will ease concerns around energy supply shortages related to the closure of AGL Energy’s aging coal-fired Liddell power station after two years. SYDNEY: Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state said on Tuesday it has awarded a A$3.2 billion ($2.5 billion) contract […]
New South Wales clears 300-MW solar project by FRV
November 30 : The New South Wales government has given the thumbs up to a 300-MW solar project proposed by the Aussie unit of Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV). The AUD-399-million (USD 294.6m/EUR 245.9m) Walla Walla scheme has secured conditional approval from the state’s planning commission on Friday. Its developer is part of Saudi Arabia’s […]
SunPower Partners with innogy and BELECTRIC on Australia’s Largest Solar Power Plant near Balranald, New South Wales
Construction Currently Underway, Full Operation Expected in Mid-2020 SAN JOSE, Calif.: SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that it is supplying 349 megawatts of SunPower high efficiency solar panels for the Limondale solar power plant, Australia’s largest solar project to date. “We commend innogy and BELECTRIC for this milestone project, and for using high-performance SunPower® technology […]