pv magazine Australia – Photovoltaic Markets and Technology
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Photovoltaic Markets and Technology. State and federal governments are being urged to ramp up deployment of long-duration energy storage after a new report found significant capacity additions would result in 38% lower system costs than alternatives while playing a critical role in maintaining reliability as …
NSW rolls out residential solar program for estimated 1 million …
WEBJun 8, 2022 · About 1 million New South Wales households will be able to apply for an upfront payment of almost $3,000 to put towards a solar system or energy-saving upgrades to home appliances as part of a new state government program designed to reduce energy bills as power prices soar. Rooftop solar PV systems …
Australia’s first large-scale solar panel recycling operation amps up ...
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · For Clive Fleming, getting development approval for his business, Reclaim PV Recycling, to set up Australia’s first large scale solar-panel recycling plant, and taking a long-term lease on an industrial property in Lonsdale, just outside Adelaide in South Australia, is a major milestone after years of research and logistical modelling in his efforts to stop broken or end-of-life solar panels ...
Why AGL’s new grid-forming battery is ‘genuinely cutting edge’
WEBAug 11, 2021 · German-headquartered company SMA will supply over 100 inverters with grid-forming capabilities for the project, with Josh Birmingham, Director of Large-Scale & Project Solutions at SMA Australia, describing the project as “genuinely cutting edge on a global level.”. “ [This] hasn’t been done before,” he told pv magazine Australia.
Australian Vanadium to fast-track manufacture of flow batteries
WEBJul 22, 2021 · Western Australian company Australian Vanadium Limited has been awarded $3.69 million in federal government funding to fast-track manufacturing of large-scale vanadium redox flow battery systems that can be used to support rooftop solar PV or in off-grid settings such as mining, agriculture and remote …
SunCable gets environmental approval for AAPowerLink project
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Sun Cable said the environmental approvals means it can move ahead with the next phases of engineering, development, and commercial planning needed to get to a final investment division in 2027. Electricity production is expected to commence in the early 2030s. “Today’s announcement is a vote of confidence in the project and SunCable itself ...
Sun Cable megaproject secures support of Infrastructure Australia
WEBJun 24, 2022 · Sun Cable’s ambitious $30 billion-plus Australia-Asia PowerLink project, which is set to be the largest solar farm, largest battery and longest subsea electricity cable developed globally, has passed another major milestone with the Australian government’s independent infrastructure advisory body giving its economic credentials the …
World’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery to begin construction near ...
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Australian giant AGL Energy will soon own the world’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery, with construction on its 250 MW/250 MWh big battery to begin later this year at Torrens Island, just north of Adelaide in South Australia. The battery will be delivered by Finnish technology company Wärtsilä with inverters supplied by German company SMA Solar Technology.
Australia removes much-criticised DC isolator mandate
WEBNov 23, 2021 · The Australian solar installation standard AS/NZS 5033 has now been updated, removing the mandate for DC isolators to be installed on household solar systems if other safety measures are followed. The changes will come into effect in six months. The update comes after much lobbying from various corners of industry who claim DC isolators ...
Final panel installed as Australia’s largest solar farm nears full ...
WEBApr 6, 2023 · Image: CleanCo. Australia’s largest solar farm is close to achieving full capacity with renewables developer Neoen announcing that the last of the more than one million solar panels has now been installed at its $600 million (USD 403 million) Western Downs solar farm being developed near Chinchilla in Queensland’s southwest.