A virtual power plant made up of rooftop solar, car batteries, pool pumps and hot water systems is expected to save electrified households hundreds of dollars. Energy costs could be slashed by plugging in two million smart meters linked to more than 140,000 household devices to create a virtual power plant bigger than a solar…
The New England solar farm, which shares equal billing as the biggest operating solar project in Australia – for now – has reached peak output for the first time, and is now hosting and offering shelter to more than 2,000 merino sheep, a number that is expected to triple in coming months. The New England…
The 720MW New England Solar project, developed by ACEN Australia has hit its 400MW peak generating capacity and is now
Vast Renewables’ concentrated solar plans have attracted another big-name backer, with French energy giant EDF pledging €10 million towards the development of “multiple” CSP projects in Australia. The deal, subject to a number of conditions, will see EDF Australia partner with Vast on solar thermal projects, bringing together Vast’s proprietary technology and EDF’s expertise in…
Applications for connections to the grid from new renewable and storage projects have more than doubled in the past year, with more than 31GW of new capacity in the application and pre-registration stages, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator. The latest and newly expanded Connections Scorecard release by AEMO shows that applications have more…
The meteoric rise of solar PV – the quiet conqueror of coal on fossil fuel dominated electricity grids around the globe – is showing no sign of slowing down, as prices of the renewable energy generation technology continue to sink and defy market predictions. Aside from a two-year blip between 2020 and 2022, when solar…
Wind and solar output has surged past 20 gigawatts for the first time on Australian main grid, marking yet another milestone moment in the green energy transition. According to data observed by Geoff Eldridge, of GPE NEMLog, the output of wind and solar, including rooftop PV mounted on homes and businesses, went through the 20…
Transmission, supply chain, GPS are not the big issues they are often portrayed to be. Willingness to commit to investment is the big issue. Price signals are also unambiguously positive, at least in New South Wales and Queensland and even a renewable developer can work out prices in Victoria will rise post after the closure…
The solar industry is installing new capacity at record volumes around the globe, causing leading energy research firm BloombergNEF to again increase its solar build forecast for 2023 to 413GW as module prices plumb record lows. BloombergNEF (BNEF) reported earlier this year that 260GW of new solar capacity was installed in 2022, but its predictions…
Australia’s rooftop solar market has delivered some early Christmas cheer, charting the biggest month ever for total capacity added in November, 2023, and bringing the year even closer to setting a new all-time high for total annual installations. The latest monthly update from market analysts SunWiz shows just over 330MW of new rooftop solar systems…
Australian property development giant Stockland Group has announced it will install a further 34MW of solar across its shopping centre and logistics assets, to create a 50MW rooftop solar virtual power plant that will help supply its entire operations with 100 per cent renewables. The huge PV rollout is part of a new partnership Stockland…
Danish developer GreenGo Energy announced this week plans for its “Megaton Moon”, an extraordinary 60GW/190TWh green energy park it plans to build in Mauritania in West Africa. GreenGo Energy’s filed a development application with Mauritania ministry of petroleum, energy, and mines for its proposed Megaton Moon, an improbably if uniquely designed project (see image above)….