Dyesol awarded ARENA grant to commercialise high-efficiency, low-cost solar cell
Renewable energy supplier Dyesol has announced that it has been awarded a $449,000 grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
The NSW company will...
Rio Tinto turns on Australia’s first commercial diesel displacement solar plant
Weipa Solar, a 1.7MW solar PV plant at Rio Tinto's Weipa bauxite mine and processing facilities in north Queensland, has officially begun operation.
The plant –...
Victorian company inks solar manufacturing deal with China
Aussie company RayGen Resources Pty Ltd has signed an agreement with Chinese partner JuYe Solar to expand its manufacturing business in Blackburn in the next five years.
The...
AGL Energy’s Broken Hill Solar Plant generates power for the first time
The second largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Australia – AGL’s Broken Hill solar plant in western New South Wales – has started feeding...
ARENA and CEFC announce combined $350m investment in solar power
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will invest $350 million in solar power for the construction of...
PV installation at Australia’s Moree Solar Farm begins
Australia's 70 MW Moree Solar Farm (MSF) – owned by Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FVR) – has begun to install the batches of solar modules provided by...
Keppel Prince Engineering wins Ararat Wind Farm contract
Portland-based Keppel Prince Engineering has won a contract to supply 35 turbines at the $450 million Ararat wind farm in south-west Victoria.
Financed by Canada’s...
Siemens to deliver wind turbines for Hornsdale wind farm in SA
Siemens has announced that it has inked a contract to supply turbines for a new wind farm in Australia. The turnkey agreement with independent power...
One of the largest Aussie solar power projects comes online
Privately-owned Australian renewable energy company Epuron has announced that the newly expanded Uterne Solar Plant in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory – one...
Aussie solar-powered sports car to hit the road in late 2016
With Ford, Holden and Toyota pulling the plug on their Australian operations, a huge void has been left in Australia’s car making industry.
However, recent...
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