Australian homes and business installed a record 1,057MW of rooftop solar in 2017, equating to around 3.5 million solar panels, according to figures from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER).
The first large-scale solar and battery storage project to be connected to the grid in Australia has started providing power to 3,000 homes and businesses in Far North Queensland (FNQ) while forming a test case for deliberate 'islanding'.
Equis Energy has achieved financial close on the 127MW Tailem Bend Solar Project in South Australia, which has a reserved area to hold a battery storage installation of up to 100MWh in the future.
Energy storage in the state of South Australia has continued its prolific pace of development with the announcement of two new grid-scale projects and a sizeable commercial and industrial (C&I) installation.
Members of the public in South Australia are being given the chance to participate in creating the biggest ‘virtual power plant’ of solar PV and batteries the world has ever seen.
Meridian Energy Australia has signed off on a number of renewable-energy agreements — including a PPA deal with French independent power producer Total Eren for a 200MW PV project.
Leading solar PV inverter supplier Huawei is first starting the supply of its long-awaited FusionHome Smart Energy Solution that provides solar plus storage capabilities to the Australian residential market during the first quarter of 2018.
Silicon Module Super League (SMSL) member Canadian Solar has partnered Amsterdam-headquartered Photon Energy NV to co-develop five utility-scale solar power projects, with a total capacity of 1.14GW in New South Wales, Australia.
