Work packages awarded for 48 GWh pumped hydro project
Sep 17, 2024 · Queensland Hydro has announced more than $190 million in work packages linked to the construction of the 2 GW / 48 GWh Borumba pumped hydro energy storage project being developed near Gympie in the state’s southeast.
pv magazine Australia – Photovoltaic Markets and Technology
Dec 6, 2024 · Photovoltaic Markets and Technology. Idemitsu Australia Pty Ltd, through subsidiary Idemitsu Debella Pty Ltd, has increased its shareholding in Vecco Group Pty Ltd from 14. 6 per cent to 51 per cent to develop its integrated critical minerals and vanadium electrolyte project, taking Idemitsu’s total investment in the Vecco Group to more than $75 million.
Fast track approval process gives Mortlake Energy Hub green light …
Oct 3, 2024 · United States-headquartered renewables developer BrightNight’s $700 million (USD 480.9 million) Mortlake Energy Hub, located 216 kilometres west of Melbourne has received the Victorian government’s green light to proceed with construction via a development facilitation program (DFP) pathway.. Incorporating a 1,060 hectare, 360 MW solar array using approximately 795,762 solar modules, the ...
Alinta secures approval for second battery in WA’s southwest
Jul 23, 2024 · Electricity and gas provider Alinta Energy has received the tick of approval from the Western Australian government to begin construction of a second battery energy storage facility at Wagerup in the state’s southwest.
Fortescue forges ahead with green iron project in Pilbara
Aug 16, 2024 · Fortescue has broken ground on a $75.5 million project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region that is to produce green iron using renewable hydrogen produced onsite through 1.4 MW of electrolyser capacity powered in part by the nearby 60 MW Chichester Solar Farm.
Photon Energy sells three New South Wales assets to CleanPeak …
Oct 3, 2024 · Amsterdam-based renewables developer Photon Energy has sold three projects 680 kilometres apart in New South Wales to Australian gen-tailer CleanPeak Energy.. Two are the operational Leeton and Fivebough solar farms located 2.7 kilometres outside Leeton in the Riverina, and the third, an under-development hybrid solar and battery site in …
Solar’s ten-year growth outshines all energy generation sources: …
Aug 29, 2024 · Released by the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Australian Energy Update (AEU) 2024, finds on average solar generation has the largest growth of all renewable energy sources over 10 years at 27%, compared to the growth of wind (14.7%) and biogas (2.7%).
Australia’s largest transmission project reaches major milestones
Aug 28, 2024 · The $2.3 billion (USD 1.56 billion) EnergyConnect project, a 916 km interconnector between New South Wales (NSW) and South Australia with a spur link to Victoria, has reached two major construction milestones including the connection of the first section of the Buronga substation in southwest NSW.
Western Australia solar farm to 100% power BHP Port Hedland …
Sep 12, 2024 · Sydney-headquartered energy infrastructure company APA Group will now move to electrical and commissioning phases of its Western Australia Port Hedland 45 MW solar farm following completion of its mechanical and module installation.. Located near the Port Hedland Power Station, over 1,500 kilometres north of Perth, the solar farm is 14 kilometres from mining giant’s BHP’s port facilities ...
Home solar and battery installs wanted by most Australian …
Oct 7, 2024 · Results from an independent survey of 1,000 people Australia-wide, commissioned by Victorian installer, Green.com.au, found similar numbers across all states and territories would spend up to $10,000 on a rooftop solar system and residential battery installation if it could save them $2,000 a year in energy costs.. The greatest support was in South Australia (76%) and the ACT (74%), followed ...