Utility PV

Greek developer reaches financial close on 120MW of NSW solar projects

Sophie Vorrath 19 November 20210

Greek industrial group secures finance for three 40MW solar farms in NSW, with lenders ANZ, Societe Generale and Westpac.

Sophie Vorrath 12 November 20210

Advanced solar monitoring technology, designed to help solar farms maximise benefits of bifacial panels, has been rolled out for first time.

Sophie Vorrath 11 November 20210

The Australian arm of Saudi-owned Fotowatio Renewable Ventures has been tapped to help roll out up to half a gigawatt of solar farms in New Zealand.

Joshua S Hill 11 November 20210

A large “hybrid” floating solar array has been switched on at a hydropower dam in Thailand’s east, with plans for 15 more to come.

Sophie Vorrath 5 November 20210

Ground-breaking microgrid combines wind, solar and battery storage to power WA gold mine with up to 85% renewables penetration.

Sophie Vorrath 1 November 20210

Australia now has nearly 1kW of solar installed for every person in the country, thanks to a record year of rooftop installations.

Latest LCOE report from Lazard confirms that wind and solar by far the cheapest of all energy sources, and cost of storage is falling too.

Sophie Vorrath 28 October 20210

Massive 400MW solar component of the Western Downs green energy hub has been connected to the grid in south east Queensland.

Surge in silicon and shipping costs is causing a big rise in solar module costs, and may cause half of world’s PV projects to be delayed.

Sophie Vorrath 26 October 20210

Owners of what would be world’s biggest solar project welcomes Singapore plan to import up to 4GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035.