australia

Renewable energy IPP Vena Energy began operations at a 125MW PV site in the Australian state of Queensland last week.

The Mannum project sits at the confluence of decarbonisation, Trina Solar's Australian expansion and the government's energy transition plans.

ARENA’s Silicon To Solar study seeks to outline a “credible pathway” for Australia to establish 10GW of polysilicon (poly-si) purification capacity and 5GW of ingot, wafer, cell and module production capacity from 2030.

Portuguese utility EDP, through its subsidiary EDP Renewables (EDPR), has acquired Australian solar developer ITP Development.

Rio Tinto has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with European Energy to buy all of the power at the latter’s Upper Calliope solar farm.

Enel Green Power Australia, the Australia-based renewables arm of Italian energy company Enel, has signed a binding agreement with minerals company QEM to purchase a 1GW solar and wind project.

Despite having the ideal attributes to become a clean energy superpower, Australia has never quite lived up to its potential. Will Norman assesses the barriers and asks whether recent investment announcements could turn the tide.

The Q4 2023 edition of our downstream solar PV journal, PV Tech Power, is now available to download, leading with a focus on solar PV's resilience against extreme weather.

The tender is seeking bids for up to 600MW/2,400MWh of dispatchable capacity in South Australia and Victoria.

Lightsource bp has sold a solar portfolio in Australia with a combined capacity of 1GW to Beijing Energy International Australia.