Workers are installing 144,417 solar panel units which will float on the surface of a reservoir at the Sirindhorn Dam in Thailand’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani. The state-run Electricity Generation Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is touting the pilot project as one of the largest hybrid hydro-solar power ventures in the world. Source: scmp
Largest Solar Farm at an Australian University
Deakin University’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2025 received a significant boost with the official opening of the $23 million Deakin Renewable Energy Microgrid at the Geelong Waurn Ponds campus. Deakin Vice-Chancellor Professor Iain Martin was joined by Dr Alan Finkel AO, Special Adviser to the Federal Government on Low Emissions Technology, to turn […]
Perak ventures into renewable power with solar farm project in Bidor
Perak will enter the renewable energy sector through a collaboration between the Perak State Development Corporation (PKNP) and Gading Kencana Sdn Bhd to build a solar farm in Bidor. Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the green energy development agenda was a step by PKNP to form a strong economic chain with high potential and […]
Malaysia is home to Intel’s largest solar farm outside US
KUALA LUMPUR : US-based semiconductor manufacturer Intel Corp said today its Malaysian operations are now harnessing solar energy to help power its six buildings across its Kulim and Penang campus and that the project is Intel Inc’s largest solar farm outside of the United States. In a statement today, Intel said its solar farm in […]
Deakin Uni launches renewable microgrid, with Australia’s biggest on-campus solar farm
A $23 million renewable energy microgrid that includes a 2MWh battery storage system and Australia’s largest on-campus solar farm at 7MW, has been switched on in Victoria by Deakin University. The microgrid was launched at Deakin’s Waurn Ponds campus in Geelong on Tuesday as the latest “bleeding edge” renewable energy development by a tertiary institution […]
Australia Plans to Export Solar Power to Singapore
Australia, the world’s biggest exporter of coal, will soon export solar power to its Asian neighbors if a massive solar farm backed by billionaires goes ahead. Situated in a Newcastle Waters cattle station halfway between Alice Springs and Darwin, the $20 billion plant will span over 12,000 hectares and generate 10 gigawatts of electrical power. […]
All four districts to operate solar power plants within 5 years
Energy ministry eyes Hengyi expansion in 2022 as oil and gas sector expected to increase output BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN : Brunei will build three new solar power plants within the next five years as part of its transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, the energy minister said at the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Sunday. […]
AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST SOLAR FARM BEGINS CONSTRUCTION
Construction has officially commenced on what will become Australia’s largest solar farm. The ceremonial sod turning today marked a milestone in the journey towards sustainable energy. Source: nbnnews
EEW unveils massive green hydrogen, solar project in Australia
Renewables Now – UK-based solar project developer Eco Energy World (EEW) today said it plans to connect a new 200-MW green hydrogen plant to a 300-MW solar farm it will build in Australia. The project, which is one of the biggest green hydrogen and solar developments in the world, is located in Raglan, Queensland. The […]
Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm begins powering homes in Canberra
The switch has been flipped on Australia’s largest community-owned solar farm at Majura, which is now powering around 260 Canberra homes. Around 550 people from the local community poured $2.4 million into the project, with investments in the solar power plant ranging from $500 to $100,000. Kaveri Chakrabarty was one of those investors, whose home […]