Renewables
The 275MW Darlington Point Solar Farm will begin construction "shortly" after reaching financial close and sealing a power off-take deal with Trevor St Baker's Delta Electricity.
AGL
Battery
News & Commentary
Renewables
Storage
South Australia’s second big battery goes live, charges up
The 30 MW/8MWh big battery installed at the Dalrymple substation on SA's Yorke Peninsula is live, connected to the national grid, and charging up, says ARENA.
News & Commentary
Renewables
Solar
Sunseap Group takes stake in Australian commercial solar leader, Todae
Leading south-east Asian renewables developer, Sunseap Group, has dipped its toe into Australia’s booming commercial PV market, taking a small share in leading installer Todae Solar.
US roofing giant launches rooftop solar company with plans to “revolutionise” the adoption of rooftop solar for “everyday consumers.”
A renewables consortium from France and Saudi Arabia has won the tender to build a 400MW wind farm at a record-low price of 2.13 cents per kWh.
Governments
News & Commentary
Renewables
Western Australian Government
Wind
Vestas passes 1GW mark for wind orders in Australia in 2018, with 184MW WA project
Vestas wins contract to build 184MW wind farm in WA, taking the global giant to a total of 1GW of orders in Australia for 2018 alone.
The worm is starting to turn, as wind and solar power become widely acknowledged as the forthcoming mainstream suppliers of energy into the NEM. But can governments and regulators...
Markets
News & Commentary
Other Good Stuff
Renewables
National Electricity Market year in review: Wholesale electricity prices
First instalment of three-part series looking back at what the past year of energy policy turmoil has meant for the National Electricity Market (NEM).
A new regulation has highlighted that consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer.
Governments
NSW Government
Renewables
Solar
NSW waves through 900MW solar farm for construction in Riverina
Reach Solar's 900MW Yarrabee Solar Farm, approved for construction in NSW Riverina, will have capacity to power a city nearly twice the size of Newcastle.