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Malaysia giant buys solar and battery project in coal country, with eye on data centres

Malaysia giant buys solar and battery project in coal country, with eye on data centres

Malaysia infrastructure giant buys into one of the biggest solar and battery hybrids in Australia, with a view to making it even bigger to accommodate data centres.
Australia is leading the world on PV generation, but risks losing its seat at the global solar table

Australia is leading the world on PV generation, but risks losing its seat at the global solar table

Australia leads the world in the uptake of rooftop PV, but risks losing its seat at the table of global collaboration because of a cut in government funding.
Network tariffs blamed for failure of warehouses and businesses to follow household lead on rooftop solar

Network tariffs blamed for failure of warehouses and businesses to follow household lead on rooftop solar

Despite using more electricity than households, and most of it during the day, the commercial sector lags well behind homes on rooftop systems and batteries.
Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

Grid connection approval has been secured for massive solar farm and eight-hour battery hybrid project, expected to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.
Solar projects to be hit by big increase in costs due to new Australian anti-dumping decision

Solar projects to be hit by big increase in costs due to new Australian anti-dumping decision

Utility solar projects in Australia face significant increase in costs following an anti dumping ruling that could lead to 48 pct tariffs on steel tubings for module mountings.
Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid

Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid

Equity raising and debt funding pitch from listed company provides rare insight into the mechanics of solar-battery hybrid projects in Australia.
“Significant milestone:” Off-grid mine runs 155 consecutive hours on 100 pct renewables and engines off

“Significant milestone:” Off-grid mine runs 155 consecutive hours on 100 pct renewables and engines off

Off-grid gold mine achieves 155 consecutive hours of running on 100 pct renewables, with “engines off” – a pointer, it says, to what is possible.
Power sector enters “new phase” as huge solar-battery project that will supply giant smelter starts construction

Power sector enters “new phase” as huge solar-battery project that will supply giant smelter starts construction

Lightsource bp hails “new phase” in global power sector after announcing the start of construction of major new solar and battery project to help power smelter.