Canadian clean energy platform Amp Energy has been selected as the lead developer for the Cape Hardy Green Hydrogen Project in South Australia, where it proposes to build a 5-GW electrolyser and associated green hydrogen and ammonia production over the next decade, it was announced on Wednesday. Amp, a portfolio company of private equity firm […]
First “border-to-border” EV charging network for South Australia launches first 12 sites – EQ Mag
South Australia’s first “border-to-border” electric vehicle charging network is starting to open up, with the first 12 of 140 new stations launched this week – built by Chargefox. Chargefox says the 12 sites, developed for the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia in partnership with the state government, add 59 new plug-in points for EV […]
AGL partners with industry for a study to transform Torrens Island into a green hydrogen energy hub – EQ Mag Pro
AGL Energy has announced plans to create a consortium of industry partners that could help transform its Torrens Island gas hub in South Australia into a new green hydrogen hub. AGL says it will lead the commissioning of a feasibility study – alongside several potential industrial and energy sector partners – that will explore the […]
Water supply scuppers South Australia 6 GW hydrogen plan – EQ Mag Pro
Plans for a 6GW renewable hydrogen project in South Australia have been shelved after a feasibility assessment identified unacceptable environmental and permitting risks related to water supply and desalination, according to the project founder Terry Kallis. Kallis Energy Investments announced the 6GW Moolawatana plant last year, which planned to use solar and wind resources of […]
Massive 6,000MW renewable hydrogen plans shelved over “water issues” – EQ Mag Pro
Plans for a potential six gigawatt-scale wind and solar backed renewable hydrogen production hub in South Australia have been shelved, the project’s developer has confirmed, due to “unacceptable” risks around water supply. Kallis Energy Investments founder and executive chair, Terry Kallis, said in a statement on LinkedIn that the Moolawatana project – announced barely six […]
South Australia renewables surge bringing down energy prices, but consumers miss out – EQ Mag Pro
The “substantially lower” wholesale electricity prices South Australia has achieved through its world-leading uptake of renewable energy are not being passed through to customers, a new report has confirmed. A draft report from the SA Producticity Commission finds that despite the state’s solar and wind delivering some of Australia’s lowest wholesale spot prices, prices faced […]
Photon Energy to Build a Mega Solar-Plus-Storage Project Featuring RayGen’s Technologies in South Australia – EQ Mag Pro
Photon Energy, a renewable energy developer based in the Netherlands, announced on November 3 that it has acquired 1,200ha of land in Australia to build a utility-scale solar-plus-storage project. The project, which is located in the state of South Australia, will feature a new kind of concentrated solar thermal array as well as a new […]
Flexible PV: South Australia trials new solar export rules as it heads to 100 pct solar – EQ Mag Pro
South Australia is introducing new rules for rooftop solar, in a “world-leading” trial of “flexible exports” that will enable the local network operator to handle congestion and over-production in certain parts of the grid. The trial, which was flagged last October, will begin in a few weeks time in eight suburbs in the south of […]
Flow Power Starts Production At Its First Two Solar Farms in South Australia
Australian electricity retailer Flow Power says it has energised two new solar farms in South Australia, the company’s first owned and operated renewable generation projects. The two projects – the 3.10MW Streaky Bay and the 4.95MW Coonalpyn solar farms – were both connected to the South Australian distribution grid in the first half of the […]
South Australians Embrace Sustainable Living in an Effort to Combat Rising Energy Costs
GREEN housing is more front of mind than ever in South Australia, driven largely by our state’s exorbitant electricity prices. South Australian representative of the Australian Passive House Association, architect Brett Aylen, said green practices were more commonplace in SA housing. “One of the main drivers is that the cost of electricity and energy has […]