Battle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore.
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Floating solar developer lands first commercial install – at an offshore wind farm
Dutch offshore solar start-up wins contract to install and operate a floating solar system at the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.
Record solar generation, from both farms and rooftops, drives down power prices on the NEM
Record contributions to the grid from both large-scale and rooftop solar are helping to push down the wholesale cost of power, new AER data shows.
Australia again tops global solar per capita, as world installs 240GW of PV in 2022
Latest data puts Australia at just over 1.1kW of solar per person, giving it top spot on that metric. But China’s “remarkable” PV market growth eclipses all.
Big coal to big solar: NSW leads nation on new large-scale PV capacity
One of Australia’s biggest coal states is rapidly becoming a leader in big solar – but much more wind power and storage needs to come.
Record 5GW of new solar and wind underway – and big batteries are getting bigger
New report reveals 2022 as highest year for new renewable construction commitments on record. And while there a fewer of them, big batteries are upsizing.
NSW solar plants top generation charts as coal heads for the exit door
New South Wales had a bumper solar month in March, showing off its energy generation chops as the grid prepares for a major coal exit this month.
Huge gigawatt scale solar and big battery project seeks approval in gas heartland
Developer seeks approval to build a huge solar farm and big battery in southern Queensland’s CSG heartland, opposite a black coal power plant.
Windy weather sets new renewable generation records across Europe
Strong wind generation conditions help deliver what reports suggest is Europe’s highest yet combined wind and solar hourly production peak.
Australia’s biggest solar farm powers up to help replace New South Wales coal
The first stage of what will be the biggest solar farm in Australia – at least for the time being – has been officially opened near Uralla in NSW.