New Technology

Public policy think tank the Australia Institute has released new research arguing that reconfiguring off-peak hot water systems could mitigate 4,000GWh of curtailed solar PV and wind energy on the National Electricity Market (NEM).

Rinnai Australia, owned by Japanese appliance manufacturer Rinnai Corporation, has expanded into the solar PV and energy storage space by acquiring Smart Energy Group.

ARENA has committed over AUS$3.2 million in funding to PV Lighthouse and Built Robotics Australia to help develop ultra-low-cost solar.

Fortescue's 100MW North Star Junction solar farm in Western Australia is partially operational, and the firm is committed to green hydrogen.

The Australian Energy Market Commissioner (AEMC) is proposing to enable virtual power plants (VPPs) to directly compete with large-scale generators in the energy market, which could aid solar PV’s role in decarbonising Australia.

A roundup of two agrivoltaics projects from different sides of the world, from US PV developer Avangrid and Lodestone Energy in New Zealand.

Soltec has launched 4x4, a new foundation option for its SFOne range of trackers that aims to improve the flexibility of the range.

PV Lighthouse has secured AU$1.97 million from ARENA to aid the development of its digital twin software for utility-scale solar PV projects.

Shaun Xiong, general manager of Anker's Europe storage business, discusses the company’s background, priorities and plans for the future.

Huawei Digital Power has showcased its all-scenario smart PV+ESS solutions, also launching its latest smart renewable energy generator and new smart string grid-forming ESS platform.