Utility PV Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/utility-pv/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Fri, 26 May 2023 07:49:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png Utility PV Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/solar/utility-pv/ 32 32 Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 05:39:20 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190457 sun cable solarBattle 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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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/feed/ 0 Floating solar developer lands first commercial install – at an offshore wind farm https://reneweconomy.com.au/floating-solar-developer-lands-first-commercial-install-at-an-offshore-wind-farm/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:58:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188889 Dutch offshore solar start-up wins contract to install and operate a floating solar system at the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

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]]> Record solar generation, from both farms and rooftops, drives down power prices on the NEM https://reneweconomy.com.au/record-solar-generation-from-farms-and-rooftops-drives-down-power-prices-on-the-nem/ Thu, 20 Apr 2023 04:44:46 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188627 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.

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]]> Australia again tops global solar per capita, as world installs 240GW of PV in 2022 https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-again-tops-global-solar-per-capita-as-world-installs-240gw-of-pv-in-2022/ Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:39:47 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188521 Chichester Solar Farm Alinta FortescueLatest 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.

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]]> Big coal to big solar: NSW leads nation on new large-scale PV capacity https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-coal-to-big-solar-nsw-leads-nation-on-new-large-scale-pv-capacity/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:10:31 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188413 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.

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]]> Record 5GW of new solar and wind underway – and big batteries are getting bigger https://reneweconomy.com.au/record-5gw-of-new-solar-and-wind-underway-and-big-batteries-are-getting-bigger/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 14:01:28 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=188417 Lake bonney batteryNew report reveals 2022 as highest year for new renewable construction commitments on record. And while there a fewer of them, big batteries are upsizing.

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]]> NSW solar plants top generation charts as coal heads for the exit door https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-solar-plants-top-generation-charts-as-coal-heads-for-the-exit-door/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:09:59 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=187855 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.

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]]> Huge gigawatt scale solar and big battery project seeks approval in gas heartland https://reneweconomy.com.au/huge-gigawatt-scale-solar-and-big-battery-project-seeks-approval-in-gas-heartland/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:08:14 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=187078 Developer seeks approval to build a huge solar farm and big battery in southern Queensland's CSG heartland, opposite a black coal power plant.

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]]> Windy weather sets new renewable generation records across Europe https://reneweconomy.com.au/windy-weather-sets-new-renewable-generation-records-across-europe/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 01:09:58 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=187042 onshore wind Europe Iberdrola AustriaStrong wind generation conditions help deliver what reports suggest is Europe's highest yet combined wind and solar hourly production peak.

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]]> Australia’s biggest solar farm powers up to help replace New South Wales coal https://reneweconomy.com.au/australias-biggest-solar-farm-powers-up-to-help-replace-new-south-wales-coal/ Thu, 16 Mar 2023 00:00:22 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=187051 Acen Australia new england solar farm nswThe 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.

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