Australia’s solar power boom sent records tumbling across three states for low demand for grid-based power in the September quarter, including one hour in South Australia where solar power fuelled the entirety of the state’s electricity needs. The Australian Energy Market Operator reported that South Australia recorded a first for any major jurisdiction globally between […]
Solar fuels South Australia’s total energy demand in Australian-first
South Australia has recorded an Australian-first solar energy milestone, with the state’s energy needs being 100 per cent solar powered for one hour, between 12pm-1pm, on Sunday 11 October. Mild temperatures and cloudless skies contributed to ideal generation conditions in South Australia, with solar power from the state’s 288,000 rooftop systems providing 992MW and large-scale […]
How South Australia Is Dealing With Rampant Solar Growth
Remote shutdowns and voltage management aim to tackle peak PV production. SA Power Networks will be able to switch off new rooftop solar systems beginning on September 28 as South Australia wrestles with soaring PV production. Around 270,000 electricity customers in the state have rooftop solar, adding up to some 1.5 gigawatts of capacity. The […]
Liquor giant Dan Murphy’s makes big solar push in South Australia
The parent company of national booze retailing giant, Dan Murphy’s, is ramping up its renewable energy plans in South Australia, with solar being installed on two stores in Adelaide, as well as at a winemaker’s in the Barossa and a packaging facility in Angaston. In a statement on Monday, Endeavour Group – itself owned by […]
Huge battery system to export cheap solar from South Australia approved
Satellite map of proposed project site. Image: EPS Energy / esri South Australia’s Planning Council gave approval just before the end of last month to a 500MW (AC) solar farm project, co-located with 250MW / 1,000MWh of battery energy storage from renewables developer EPS Energy. EPS Energy, based in Australia, has three massive solar-plus-storage projects […]
Five-minute forecast a win for solar energy industry
Australian researchers are developing short-term weather forecasts for solar farms to help them precisely predict output as little as five minutes in advance The $A1.2 million project, which officially started yesterday, will use data generated by real-time sky cameras, satellite images and statistical modelling to design a world-first, short-term forecasting model to more accurately predict […]