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“The panels are never supposed to fail:” Solar contractor takes financial hit from troubled Australian project

Leading solar contractor takes a hit on one of its Australian projects, blaming the failure of PV modules and the loss of generation as it waited for replacements.
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Huge solar and battery project shrugs off long-distance objectors with IPC approval

A huge solar and battery project been given the green light by the independent planning regulator after being sent for reassessment by more than 50 public objections.
Giant copper project signs deal for Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables facility

Giant copper project signs deal for Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables facility

One of Australia’s biggest copper mining projects to be powered by largest off-grid hybrid renewables power plant – with a mix of solar, thermal and batteries, but no wind.

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“The panels are never supposed to fail:” Solar contractor takes financial hit from troubled Australian project

“The panels are never supposed to fail:” Solar contractor takes financial hit from troubled Australian project

Leading solar contractor takes a hit on one of its Australian projects, blaming the failure of PV modules and the loss of generation as it waited for replacements.
Huge solar and battery project shrugs off long-distance objectors with IPC approval

Huge solar and battery project shrugs off long-distance objectors with IPC approval

A huge solar and battery project been given the green light by the independent planning regulator after being sent for reassessment by more than 50 public objections.
Giant copper project signs deal for Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables facility

Giant copper project signs deal for Australia’s biggest off-grid hybrid renewables facility

One of Australia’s biggest copper mining projects to be powered by largest off-grid hybrid renewables power plant – with a mix of solar, thermal and batteries, but no wind.
Rebate bonus: Rooftop solar charts stunning new installation record, spurred by home battery boom

Rebate bonus: Rooftop solar charts stunning new installation record, spurred by home battery boom

Rooftop solar charts record month of newly installed capacity across Australia, in a stunning reversal of what looked to be a slow decline in a battery obsessed market.
Arena-backed green hydrogen plan disappears from queue for federal environmental approval

Arena-backed green hydrogen plan disappears from queue for federal environmental approval

Arena-backed project hoping to kickstart a major solar and wind-backed green hydrogen hub has been withdrawn from the federal environmental approvals process.
“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.
Have researchers broken through the “impossible” solar conversion ceiling?

Have researchers broken through the “impossible” solar conversion ceiling?

A group of international researchers are touting a “dream technology” that could supercharge solar energy conversion to levels around 130%, compared to the sub-30% levels we see today.
Peak load tipped to double as industries flock to Australia’s world-first 100 pct renewables grid

Peak load tipped to double as industries flock to Australia’s world-first 100 pct renewables grid

Peak demand is expected to double over the next decade as industries flock to take advantage of the world’s first 100 pct net renewable grid built around wind and solar.