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The 75MW Wyalong solar farm has been officially opened after “going live” and starting injections to the grid, and is backed by a power purchase agreement from Australia’s NBN Co, operator of Australia’s National Broadband Network. Located in the Riverina area of New South Wales, the Wyalong solar farm features around 127,000 panels over  260-hectares….

The Australian Energy Market Operator is teaming up with the CSIRO and two Australian universities to lead a new research centre that aims to fast-track the development of a completely renewable energy power grid. The Electric Power Innovation for a Carbon-Free Society (EPICS) Centre is a multinational program that also involves the US and the…

Singapore renewables developer Vena Energy has pared back plans to install up to 500MW of solar alongside a big battery in central-western New South Wales, ditching the solar component entirely and settling on a stand-alone 408MW, two-hour battery. Vena, which is also proposing an up to 1GW offshore wind farm off the Victorian coast, says…

Europe’s solar industry has called for the immediate ban on the import of unethically produced solar panels, amid warnings that ultra-cheap Chinese modules are flooding the EU market and driving local manufacturers out of business. In a letter co-signed by more than 30 European solar manufacturers, start-ups and associated companies, SolarPower Europe calls on the…

Solar panel technology has made enormous progress in the last two decades. In fact, the most advanced silicon solar cells produced today are about as good as the technology will get. So what’s next? Enter “tandem solar cells”, the new generation in solar technology. They can convert a much greater portion of sunlight into electricity…

We talk with RayGen’s Richard Payne at the newly opened solar and storage plant in Carwarp. Plus: Consumer power to fill coal gap. You can find previous episodes of the Solar Insiders podcast here or on your favourite podcast platform. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.   nextracker is a proud sponsor of…

A solar farm proposed for central Queensland’s Calliope renewable energy zone has found itself the subject of some bizarre news reports this week, claiming that “contaminated run-off” from the project could threaten the Great Barrier Reef. The reports originate from a farmer who called in to Sydney’s 2GB radio on Tuesday to air his opposition…

New solar installations around the globe are expected to reach nearly 400 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, driven by soaring electricity prices and record low prices for solar modules. Energy analysts BloombergNEF’s  latest analysis includes yet another increase in its prediction for annual installation capacity, driven by the fall in prices and huge activity in the world’s biggest…

Let’s make this pretty clear, because the Australian Energy Market Operator and the NSW government already have in the past week: The lights are not going to go out if Australia’s biggest coal generator, Eraring, closes as flagged in late 2025. But there might be other reasons to keep it going. For one, there is…

Amp Energy says it has sealed a connection agreement for a new 300MWh big battery in South Australia that will be the foundation stone of a massive solar and storage hub in the state. The deal between Amp, a global energy group backed by private investment firm Carlyle, said the deal for the 150MW, two…

Queensland-based research efforts to cut the cost of flexible perovskite solar cell production using lower cost, more abundant alternatives and more efficient manufacturing methods have won federal government funding, as part of Australia’s renewed pursuit of ultra low-cost solar. The research and development collaboration is made up of Western Australian graphene supplier First Graphene and…

Genex Power says its newly Bouldercombe Battery is already “sopping up” some of the negatively priced energy from cheap solar power flooding the Queensland grid, despite still being in the commissioning phase. At its annual results briefing, the stock exchange listed Genex said the 50MW/100MWh Bouldercombe battery project near Rockhampton is energised and going through…