australia solar

Japanese power company J-Power has acquired a 10% stake in renewables and pumped hydro developer Genex Power through its Australian subsidiary JPGA Partners.

Solar developer Lightsource BP has been granted planning approval to develop a 400MWdc solar farm in New South Wales Australia.

The clean energy council has slammed the Australian government’s latest federal budget as “disappointing” for not placing more onus on expanding the country’s renewable energy capacity.

South Australia saw record low daytime energy prices in the first three months of this year, driven by a sharp uptake in renewable power resources.

Lawmakers in Victoria, Australia, have unveiled a new solar aggregation pilot scheme, and have called for energy companies to become partners in the programme.

Australia’s airports have untapped potential to aid the country’s transition to renewable energy, according to a report from researchers at Melbourne’s RMIT University.

Local authorities in New South Wales, Australia, have given French independent power producer Neoen the green light to develop a large scale solar-plus-storage production facility in the region despite receiving 50 complaints from members of the public.

Construction has started on what claims to be Australia’s largest hybrid solar and battery energy storage facility.

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen is aiming to more than double its renewable power capacity in the next four years.

UK-based solar developer Eco Energy World (EEW) is hoping to build what it claims will be one of the world’s largest hydrogen and solar PV developments in Queensland, Australia.