Construction is underway at the Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project on the Tiwi Islands which, once completed, will provide 50 per cent of the energy needs of Wurrumiyanga’s 2,000 residents. The Northern Territory Government is investing $6.1 million into the project, which will deliver 1.2MW of additional solar PV to the community
By Tina Soliman-Hunter and Madeline Taylor, Macquarie University The world is currently dependent on oil and gas. Since the Industrial Revolution, society has been reliant on secure, affordable, and accessible petroleum to develop economies, trade and wider socio-economic growth. Our centuries-long reliance on petroleum is being fundamentally challenged by the pressing need to decarbonise as
Victoria’s State Electricity Commision (SEC) has officially returned, with Premier Jacinta Allan launching the SEC’s Strategic Plan 2023-2035, which is set to lead the state’s renewable energy transition. The plan sets out three clear priorities for the next ten years: Investing to accelerate the energy transition Supporting the switch to all-electric households Building a renewable
Synergy’s Solar Rewards initiative, which kicked off at the start of October, is supporting Western Australians who have invested in rooftop solar and helping to stabilise the state’s energy grid. Solar Rewards allows Synergy to temporarily turn off participating households’ rooftop solar, when electricity demand is low, while providing no cost energy to the home
With funding from the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) Victoria, Boundary Power has developed a relocatable, hydrogen integrated stand-alone power system (HiSAPS). On 9 October 2023, the Victorian Minister for Climate Action, Energy and Resources, Lily D’Ambrosio, visited the Ampcontrol manufacturing site in Ringwood to see the demonstration unit in action, powering
RayGen has officially opened its solar and long-duration thermal storage plant in partnership with AGL, set to add 4MW of solar generation and 2.8MW/50MWh of storage capacity to the West Murray grid. The plant is powered by a field of smart, rotational mirrors whose concentrated solar energy is combined with the energy stored across two
Four remote communities in Queensland are set to benefit from $28 million for solar and battery storage projects aiming to reduce fossil fuel reliance and create more affordable energy for residents. The State Government has set aside the funds to take the four remote communities of Boulia, Burketown, Doomadgee and Windorah off expensive fossil-fuelled power.
Jacana Energy is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOIs) for up to 100MW of large-scale solar development for the Darwin-Katherine region. The EOI is available on the Northern Territory Government tenders online website. Submissions for the non-binding EOI process will close on 26 September 2023. Jacana Energy held an industry briefing on the EOI process on
Horizon Power’s new centralised solar farm and battery energy storage system (BESS) in Sandstone, Western Australia is now operational. The new 163kW solar facility and 759kWh BESS unit in Sandstone integrates with the existing Sandstone power station and is now operational following the completion of reliability testing. Sandstone is the third regional Western Australian town
Coles and Origin have announced a partnership to upgrade up to 100 Coles supermarkets and liquor stores across Australia with solar energy and battery storage systems. Over the next three years, Coles aims to install 20MW of solar panels on top of 100 stores across the country, with batteries to be installed at one third
