Victorian synchronous condenser to stabilise variable energy to grid
Nov 29, 2024 · Construction of a synchronous condenser (syncon) at Ararat Terminal Station in Victoria has commenced as part of plans to help maintain a balance between power generation and consumption, quickly responding to sudden changes in power demand to stabilise the grid.. On completion in 2025, the syncon will unlock up to 600 MW of renewable energy generation, aiding Victoria’s transition to 95% ...
British battery developer expands Australian footprint
Dec 3, 2024 · British-owned energy storage specialist Pacific Green has revealed plans to build a large-scale battery in southern New South Wales after securing land “strategically” located near a suite of renewable energy generators and major transmission projects.
Kiwi developer adds 84 GWh per year to portfolio with double …
Aug 22, 2024 · Auckland-headquartered solar farm developer Lodestone Energy has bought two of New Zealand’s large-scale solar sites, expanding the company’s multiple energy project portfolio across the north island.. Bought from renewables developer Kiwi Solar, the proposed Manawatu region solar farms, located 140 and 180 kilometres north of the capital Wellington, both projects come with pre-consenting ...
Largest solar farm in Victoria begins construction
Oct 24, 2024 · The Australian arm of French developer Engie has begun construction on what is the state’s largest solar farm to date, though even bigger projects are coming up Victoria’s pipeline.. The 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm, which sits in Northern Victoria between the towns of Goorambat and Benalla, is slated for completion and the start of operations in 2026.
Australian-backed solar farms completed in Papua New Guinea
Feb 13, 2024 · The Aitape (West Sepik) and Arawa solar farms will provide electricity to more than 50,000 households and both leaders expressed looking forward to continuing a pipeline of solar farms and household solar projects in 2024, including in Central, Madang and West New Britain Provinces.
Woodside halts two large-scale green hydrogen projects
Sep 2, 2024 · Gas and oil heavyweight Woodside Energy has shelved two green hydrogen projects in Australia and New Zealand with a combined capacity of 2.3 GW, citing inadequate renewable energy generation capacity, revised environmental demands and …
Edify lands federal approval for Victorian solar and storage project
Nov 20, 2024 · Australia’s Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has announced approval for the Muskerry Solar Power Station, a 250 MW solar farm and 200 MW, four-hour battery energy storage system being developed by Edify Energy in Victoria.. The PV facility will include about 500,000 solar panels spread across approximately 500 …
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.
Australia’s future rooftop solar installs hold key to unlock 103 GW ...
Sep 19, 2024 · Independent science-based think tank the Climate Council suggests in a new report, Seize the Sun, the total potential rooftop solar capacity in Australia is 103 GW, or four times more than currently installed, and 1.5 times the capacity of utility-scale electricity generators in the National Electricity Market (NEM).. Over 3.6 million Australian homes a have rooftop solar adding up to 23 GW of ...
Tesla battery deployment up 157%; Megapack pricing down 44%
Jul 8, 2024 · In its latest quarterly press release, traditionally focused on vehicle production, Tesla revealed a significant increase in energy storage deployment, officially reporting revenue for 9.4 GWh of deployed storage products.