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Gannawarra battery-integrated solar farm – Australia’s largest – officially opened
Official opening of Gannawarra solar and storage project, whose 60MW of PV and 25MW/50MWh Tesla battery has already provided “invaluable” services to Victorian grid.
Clean Energy Finance Corporation passes $1 billion-mark for investments in Australia’s large-scale solar sector, after taking a $51m stake in Victoria’s largest PV farm.
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Queensland solar industry on tenterhooks, as decision on rule change reserved
Court of Appeal reserves judgment on Queensland government bid to have controversial solar rules reinstated, after they were ruled invalid by Supreme Court.
A total of 1.5GW of large- and small-scale solar has been installed across Australia so far in 2019, making it the biggest year for PV installs excluding 2018.
Relative newcomer to Australia, Rio Indygen, is proposing a 25MW solar farm for the New South Wales Hunter Region near the historic township of Vacy.
Gupta signs contract with Shanghai Electric to undertake construction of the Cultana solar farm in Whyalla.
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Solar, wind threaten global coal fleet as technology costs continue to fall
Solar and wind projects are now the cheapest source of electricity in most countries as IRENA sees renewables undercutting existing coal plants on cost.
Governments Queensland Government Solar Utility PV
Relief as Supreme Court nixes Queensland solar rule change, but government to appeal
Solar industry exhales as Queensland Supreme Court throws out controversial, potentially crippling solar rule change. State government promises to appeal the decision.
ASX listed scale solar fund says solar projects in the US are more attractive than those in Australia because competition is hitting profit margins for investors.
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Tailem Bend solar farm officially opens, now for second stage and battery
Tailem Bend solar farm formally opened as developer eyes the next stage for project expansion and large-scale battery storage in South Australia
