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Oct 24, 2024 | 
pv-magazine.com | Bella Peacock
From pv magazine AustraliaResearchers in Australia and China have developed an innovative technology enabling direct lithium extraction from difficult-to-process sources like saltwater, which they say represents a substantial portion of the world’s lithium potential.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
Australian researchers have developed an innovative technology enabling direct lithium extraction from difficult-to-process sources like saltwater, which they say represents a substantial portion of the world’s lithium potential.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
Australia losing its place among the world’s top 10 solar installers can be viewed both as a sign of industry maturity, with all the complications and opportunities this brings, and a falling out of the global ‘game.’This is to say, the International Energy Agency’s most recent global Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (PVPS) report paints a complicated picture, in which Australia remains one of solar’s most compelling characters.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
From pv magazine GlobalAcademics from Taiwan have conducted a comprehensive review of fast maximum power point tracking (FMPPT) algorithms for PV power generation. Just like conventional maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technology, FMPPTs ensure that solar panels operate at maximum power point to maximise energy generation, but FMPPT’s have a faster response time.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
pv-magazine.com | Bella Peacock
From pv magazine AustraliaEngie's Australian division has started building Victoria’s largest solar farm to date, with even bigger projects in the state's pipeline. The 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm, which sits in northern Victoria between the towns of Goorambat and Benalla, is scheduled for completion in 2026, with operations to begin in 2027. Engie acquired the project from Neoen in late 2023.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
Impact Minerals in collaboration with Edith Cowan University and CPC Engineering has secured a $2.87 million grant from the federal government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) program. The Western Australian-based trio claim to have developed a high purity alumina production process which addresses both the environmental and operational cost challenges of standard methods.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
Manilla, a small town in the New South Wales (NSW) north-west, is persevering with its ambition to build Australia’s largest community-funded solar project. Local residents and national investors are being invited to invest in the 4.6 MW project, with community engagement roadshow events across the region to be held this week. The Manilla Solar project was first conceived in 2012, and in the years since has seen many iterations.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
The Australian arm of French developer Engie has begun construction on what is the state’s largest solar farm to date, though even bigger projects are coming up Victoria’s pipeline. The 250 MW Goorambat East Solar Farm, which sits in Northern Victoria between the towns of Goorambat and Benalla, is slated for completion in 2026 and operations by 2027.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
Sydney-based company Rux Energy has secured $3 million (USD 1.3 million) in the latest round of federal Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) grants to fund its pilot manufacturing and industrial validation trials, announced on Tuesday. Rux Energy is commercialising technology that uses nanoporous materials that it says allow it to store hydrogen at near-liquid densities in moderate temperatures and at lower pressures with zero boil-off.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | Bella Peacock
The New South Wales Energy and Water Ombudsman has been allocated $1.3 million (USD 870,000) in grant funding from the NSW government to move into dispute resolution pertaining to renewable energy projects and infrastructure. The introduction of renewable energy related Ombudsman, which operate independent to government and industry, was one of the key recommendations from a formal Community Engagement Review into the renewable energy industries in Australia.
