RES plans to build a 100MW solar farm in the NSW Yass Valley region get green light after the heavily contested project granted final approvals.
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Booming rooftop solar growth pushes renewables to 28 pct of energy mix
A record-breaking 3GW of new rooftop solar installations in 2020 pushed the total renewable energy mix in Australia to almost 28 per cent.
Sun Cable submits plans for gigawatt-scale solar manufacturing plant in Darwin
Sun Cable lodges application for manufacturing and assembly plant for 5B’s Maverick solar array systems, that will eventually supply its own 14GW solar plans.
Neoen’s ambitious $636m solar and battery project in NSW gets planning green light
Massive $636 million solar and big battery project overcomes council objections to get green light from NSW planning authorities.
Stanwell signs up to Vast Solar’s Mt Isa thermal solar project
The proposed $600m hybrid solar thermal project in Mount Isa has got early financial backing from the Queensland government’s Stanwell Energy.
Australia braces for solar price hike as supply chain pressures start to bite
“Double whammy”. Solar industry experts warn of potential massive spike in Australian solar module prices due to increase in materials and shipping costs.
Trina launches tracker business as big solar market enters tougher terrain
Trina Solar launches fully-owned PV tracking business Trina Tracker in bid to to capitalise on the next – potentially rocky – phase of the big solar market.
Funds have $1 trillion to spend on renewables, but are scared of Australia’s policy chaos
Big global pension funds have a huge and growing appetite for renewables, but they need policy stability, and Australia’s policy chaos is scaring them away.
Neoen adds huge Thunderbolt project to massive wind and solar pipeline in New England
Neoen Australia is proposing to build a 500MW wind, solar and battery hub in the NSW New England REZ – adding to huge pipeline in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate.
New Energy Solar optimistic despite wild weather, bushfires and Covid-19 impacts
Bad weather, Covid and a surging Australian dollar leads New Energy Solar to report $74m loss for 2020 – but the ASX-listed solar investor remains optimistic.
