Origin gets approval for 2,800MWh battery to replace Australia’s biggest coal plant
Origin Energy says it has received planning approval from the NSW government for the 2,800MWh big battery that will at least partially replace the Eraring power station it plans to close in 2025. The Eraring big battery has planning approval for 700MW or capacity and four hours of storage, or 2,800MWh, and would be the […]
Origin snaps up 1GW of solar projects as it plans for future without coal
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Australia needs a government that actually wants wind, solar and electric cars
We are poised, finally, to enter the formal part of the campaign to elect a new federal government for Australia, with prime minister Scott Morrison expected to announce a poll date in May this weekend. Every election is billed as more critical than the ones that preceded it. But it does seem very true now. Scientists […]
Rising oil prices means solar and wind power are cheapest option
The treacherous war in Ukraine has seen commodity prices skyrocket – and there’s one economic consequence that could see Aussies make a big switch. One side effect of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that we are all feeling has been the jump in oil and gas prices as Western nations apply trade sanctions. One way to […]
Cannon-Brookes, Forrest pour more money into world’s biggest solar and battery project
Billionaires Mike Cannon-Brookes and Andrew Forrest have led another major capital raising for Sun Cable, which is planning to build the world’s biggest solar and battery storage facility, and is now eyeing other projects of a similar scale. Sun Cable – which is proposing a solar farm of up to 20GW, backed by a battery […]
A Major Airline Will Be the First in the World to Start Using Groundbreaking Solar Fuel
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is considered the best solution that’s currently available by many players in the industry. But it’s still not easily produced on a large scale, so innovative and efficient ways of obtaining clean fuels can become a real game-changer. It looks like that’s the case for solar fuel, or sun-to-liquid fuel, and […]
Australians install record amounts of rooftop solar despite lockdown, supply chain pressures
Border lockdowns and supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 have failed to slow the huge uptake of rooftop solar in Australia, with householders installing record amounts of new capacity last year. Key points: More than 3,000MW of rooftop solar was installed by Australian householders in 2021 The figure was a record and carries on a […]
Australia’s biggest wind and battery project lands equity and turbine supply deals
Golden Plains – the largest wind project in the southern Hemisphere with development approvals – says it has reached two important milestones, with an equity deal with TagEnergy, and a supply and construction deal with global wind giant Vestas. The $3 billion Golden Plains project will feature a wind farm of around 1,300MW, and is […]
Tesla big battery deal could provide blueprint for financing storage projects
An “innovative and ground-breaking” deal between Tesla and the ASX-listed Genex for a new big battery project in Queensland could provide a blue-print for future financing of battery storage projects in Australia, and help overcome a major hurdle for such investments. Genex last December announced it had locked in a unique revenue sharing deal with […]
Turkey’s installed solar power to reach 40 gigawatts by 2030
Turkey’s installed solar power is expected to reach 11 gigawatts this year and at least 12 gigawatts next year, before it hits 40 gigawatts by 2030, according to Kutay Kaleli, head of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Turkey Section (GÜNDER) on Monday. Turkey’s total installed power in electricity has reached 99,819 megawatts as of […]