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2 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
The Queensland government says the upcoming State Budget will lock in $2.4 billion (USD 1.56 billion) in funding over four years to deliver the CopperString power grid expansion with initial works to focus on the project’s Eastern Link. CopperString includes the construction of about 1,100 kilometres of new high-voltage power lines that would connect Mount Isa and the North West Minerals Province to the national electricity grid near Townsville in north Queensland.
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2 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
New Zealand government-backed energy generator and retailer Genesis Energy has started building a 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system alongside the 1.2 GW coal- and gas-fired Huntly Power Station in the Waikato district.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine.com | David Carroll
From pv magazine AustraliaFortescue’s planned 644 MW Turner River Solar Hub has been cleared by Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but could still go through a review under the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine.com | David Carroll
From pv magazine AustraliaLaunched in the lead-up to the Australian government’s $2.3 billion battery rebate scheme going live on 1 July, the virtual power plant (VPP) ready ecosystem includes 1Komma5°’s latest generation Full Black double-glass solar module, hybrid inverter and battery solution that has been designed to perform multiple “microcycles” daily.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine.com | David Carroll
From pv magazine AustraliaBrisbane-based RedEarth Energy Storage has teamed up with German EV charging specialist Ambibox and Chinese battery tech manufacturer Nebula Electronics to develop a residential “microgrid-in-a-box” (MIB) solution. RedEarth CEO Marc Sheldon said the MIB system would deliver a world first, combining all the feature capabilities of solar, battery energy storage, and bidirectional EV charging in a single unit and enabling it via software.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
The Western Australian (WA) government has announced the state and federal home battery rebate schemes – both set to commence from 1 July 2025 – will work in unison to jointly fund the installation of up to 100,000 residential battery energy storage systems throughout the state. Earlier this year the WA government (USD 250 million) to help eligible households on the Synergy and Horizon Power networks install battery energy storage systems.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
Launched in the lead-up to the Australian government’s $2.3 billion battery rebate scheme going live on 1 July, the virtual power plant (VPP) ready ecosystem includes 1Komma5°’s latest generation Full Black double-glass solar module, hybrid inverter and battery solution that has been designed to perform multiple “microcycles” daily.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
But since the start of the year, the Crisafulli LNP government has gone further, and it’s less clear where it’s heading. Last week, the government abruptly cancelled the $1 billion Moonlight Ridge wind farm proposal, citing insufficient consultation and a lack of community support. At the same time, the government announced it would open another 16,000 square kilometres of the state for gas exploration.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
South Australia-headquartered renewable energy gen-tailer Zen Energy, through its joint venture with Taiwan’s HD Renewable Energy, has submitted plans for the Hookey Creek Solar Farm and battery energy storage project for review under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. The federal government administered EPBC review process aims to protect nationally threatened species and ecological communities.
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3 weeks ago | 
pv-magazine-australia.com | David Carroll
RenewMap has announced a partnership with Nearmap to bring regularly updated aerial imagery directly into its market intelligence platform in a move it says will provide developers, consultants, and decision-makers with a more up-to-date, national view of Australia’s renewable energy landscape. Canberra-based RenewMap is a renewable energy market intelligence and project tracking platform.
