BMW takes EV sales total to 250,000 after bumper April
By Bridie Schmidt on 17 May 2018
BMW says sales of electric BMW and Minis soared 52% in April; company secures autonomous driving road test licence in China.
Category: Renewables
Leaf leads global sales surge, Australia EV uptake doubles
By Bridie Schmidt on 16 May 2018
Nissan Leaf leads global sales in EVs, with Australia one of a number of countries, including China, to record a doubling of sales in the first quarter.
UK won’t need new gas plants after 2025 coal phase-out
By Joshua S Hill on 16 May 2018
UK is on track to phase-out coal by 2025, but won’t need to build any new large-scale gas plants in order to keep the lights on.
“Coal is thing of the past”: Neoen starts on Victoria’s first wind and battery park
By Giles Parkinson on 16 May 2018
Victoria energy minister officially launches construction of first crop farm in the world to be wholly powered by renewable energy – a wind farm and a Tesla battery.
Boost for clean energy start-ups with new Brisbane base thanks to the CEFC and EnergyLab
By CEFC on 16 May 2018
Four new innovative clean energy start-ups are the first to benefit from a new working relationship between the CEFC and clean energy business accelerator EnergyLab, with additional support from the Queensland government.
Small-scale renewable energy systems installed across Australia in January to March 2018
By Clean Energy Regulator on 16 May 2018
To provide a clearer picture of small-scale installations in Australia, the Clean Energy Regulator has moved to quarterly publications of Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme installation and capacity data.
Kokam delivers 30 megawatt energy storage system to Alinta Energy: Largest lithium ion battery deployed for an industrial application in Australia
By PR Newswire on 16 May 2018
Kokam’s Ultra High Power Lithium-ion NMC battery technology cost-effectively provides the high-power output needed for spinning reserve, ancillary services, mining, off-shore drilling and other utility and industrial applications.
ARENA offers $7m for more solar and wind farm FCAS trials
By Giles Parkinson on 16 May 2018
ARENA provides $7m to encourage more wind, solar and battery parks to provide grid services such as frequency and voltage.
Know your NEM: Firming output in South Australia
By David Leitch on 15 May 2018
South Australia remains the most fascinating market, with all sorts of competing ideas and technologies to firm the state’s wind and solar output.
First turbines from Silverton wind farm switched on
By Giles Parkinson on 14 May 2018
Production begins from the first turbines at 200MW wind farm near Broken Hill.
Australia’s biggest wind farm project lands connection deal
Goldwind signs deal for $140m of new network infrastructure to service what will be Australia’s largest, and lowest cost, wind farm.