To save you some time, we’ve searched the internet for the latest news in solar farm projects and other renewables. Grab your coffee, here’s the industry must-knows for the week (16/01/23 edition):
- Adelaide to host 2024 International Renewable Energy Conference (Energy Magazine)
- Queensland targets microgrid tech for regional resilience. The benefits of microgrid technologies will be explored by the Queensland government as it seeks to improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply for remote and regional communities with an initial $10 million (USD 6.8 million) allocated to support the development of a pipeline of microgrid projects across the state. (PV Magazine)
- Battery energy storage systems with a combined storage capacity of 5MWh will be installed across two shopping centres, one in Victoria and one in New South Wales, in a bid to maximise the facilities’ solar savings and minimise costly grid power consumption. (One Step Off The Grid)
- Utility-scale solar notched up its biggest month ever in Australia in December of 2022, delivering 1509GWh of renewable power over that period, compared to the previous high of 1296WGh set a year earlier in December 2021. (Renew Economy)
- The Victorian and New South Wales Governments have announced they will connect New South Wales’ Renewable Energy Zones (REZs) and plug Victoria’s Snowy 2.0 hydropower project into the grid, in a new deal. (Energy Magazine)
- Greater energy security depends on an acceleration of the energy transition, GridBeyond’s report says. (PV Magazine)
- Federal Labor has unveiled a $1.9 billion Powering the Regions Fund, alongside its Safeguard Mechanism, designed to support the government’s goal of making Australia a “renewable energy superpower.” (Renew Economy)
- The Australian Capital Territory Government’s seven-year-long battery program will come to a close, after achieving the goal of 5,000 battery installations across the state. (Energy Magazine)
- Four global trends in solar and storage in 2023 (PV Magazine)
- A fact sheet released by the Australian Energy Council (AEC) and Energy Networks Australia (ENA) outlines how the energy sector prepares for the impact of summer’s extreme weather on power supply. (Energy Magazine)
- Queensland adds 17 new electric buses to its fleet, powered by solar depot. (The Driven)
- Toyota continued to dominate hybrid-car sales in Australia last year – but a number of rivals are also in the race. Here are the best-selling hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2022. (Drive)
Our shot of the week (from the Meralli archives) is from the community-owned Latitude Solar Farm – 9 MW currently being commissioned in Boggabilla, New South Wales.
