Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and renewable energy financier Westpac are to provide low cost finance for Australian businesses to invest in solar and other low emission technologies.
Thai fossil fuels company, Banpu, said it has purchased 75.8MW of solar PV plants in China as it pursues a goal of making renewable energy 20% of its power generation business by 2025.
A joint venture between India-based developer Renew Power and China’s cell and module manufacturer Hareon Solar Technology has commissioned a 72MW project in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Small-scale technology certificates (STCs) were created for 10,487 solar PV systems, totalling 56.3MW capacity, in Australia in April, but this fell well below the STC targets set by the regulator.
Enphase has confirmed that its AC battery, now available for installers to order in Australia and New Zealand, is priced in the region of AU$1,150/kWh (US$838/kWh), as originally announced last October.
Canada-based renewables firm SkyPower will join China-based battery developer BYD in competitive bidding for 750MW of solar and energy storage development in India.
Sydney’s unique remote sensing technology developer Fulcrum3D has launched in Australia an advanced cloud tracking system that enables cheaper renewable energy by forecasting the power output of PV plants.
