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WEBSeptember 16, 2024 pv magazine . State and federal governments are being urged to ramp up deployment of long-duration energy storage after a new report found significant capacity additions would result in 38% lower system costs than alternatives while playing a critical role in maintaining reliability as coal plants retire over the next decade.
Australia’s first large-scale solar panel recycling operation amps up ...
WEBFeb 8, 2021 · For Clive Fleming, getting development approval for his business, Reclaim PV Recycling, to set up Australia’s first large scale solar-panel recycling plant, and taking a long-term lease on an industrial property in Lonsdale, just outside Adelaide in South Australia, is a major milestone after years of research and logistical modelling in his efforts to stop broken or end-of-life solar panels ...
Why AGL’s new grid-forming battery is ‘genuinely cutting edge’
WEBAug 11, 2021 · German-headquartered company SMA will supply over 100 inverters with grid-forming capabilities for the project, with Josh Birmingham, Director of Large-Scale & Project Solutions at SMA Australia, describing the project as “genuinely cutting edge on a global level.”. “ [This] hasn’t been done before,” he told pv magazine Australia.
NSW rolls out residential solar program for estimated 1 million …
WEBJun 8, 2022 · About 1 million New South Wales households will be able to apply for an upfront payment of almost $3,000 to put towards a solar system or energy-saving upgrades to home appliances as part of a new state government program designed to reduce energy bills as power prices soar. Rooftop solar PV systems …
Australian Vanadium to fast-track manufacture of flow batteries
WEBJul 22, 2021 · Western Australian company Australian Vanadium Limited has been awarded $3.69 million in federal government funding to fast-track manufacturing of large-scale vanadium redox flow battery systems that can be used to support rooftop solar PV or in off-grid settings such as mining, agriculture and remote …
Sun Cable megaproject secures support of Infrastructure Australia
WEBJun 24, 2022 · The project is expected to cost more than $30 billion, and Sun Cable and its advisor PwC said it is likely to deliver investment of more than $8 billion to Australia and generate export revenue of $2 billion a year from 2028. “The Australia-Asia PowerLink will be transformative for the country on multiple fronts,” PwC Australia chief ...
Australia’s top 10 solar panel and inverter manufacturers revealed
WEBFeb 21, 2023 · A list of Australia’s top solar panel and inverter manufacturers has been published by solar energy analyst Sunwiz, as well as details of buying trends throughout 2022.. Rooftop solar panels. By the end 2022, Sunwiz found leading Chinese manufacturers managed to regain some of their marketshare from “premium” brands, after dipping quite dramatically in Q4 2021 to Q1 2022.
World’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery to begin construction near ...
WEBAug 10, 2021 · Australian giant AGL Energy will soon own the world’s largest ‘grid forming’ battery, with construction on its 250 MW/250 MWh big battery to begin later this year at Torrens Island, just north of Adelaide in South Australia. The battery will be delivered by Finnish technology company Wärtsilä with inverters supplied by German company SMA Solar Technology.
Weekend read: Lavo green hydrogen battery gets $5 million boost …
WEBJan 29, 2022 · Lavo's hydrogen battery technology has found monetary support from both Australian and international investors in the last year, as well as public support which has continued this week with the announcement by the New South Wales government of $5 million in funding from the Regional Job Creation Fund to boost hydrogen manufacturing jobs in the Hunter Region.
Australia removes much-criticised DC isolator mandate
WEBNov 23, 2021 · The Australian solar installation standard AS/NZS 5033 has now been updated, removing the mandate for DC isolators to be installed on household solar systems if other safety measures are followed. The changes will come into effect in six months. The update comes after much lobbying from various corners of industry who claim DC isolators ...
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