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George Heynes

London

Section Editor at Current News

Section Editor at Solar Power Portal

Reporter at Solar Media Current±: @TweetsByCurrent Solar Power Portal: @SolarPowerPort

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  • 3 days ago | pv-tech.org | George Heynes

    Australia is looking to build on its status as a major mining operator by becoming a leader in so-called green metals. George Heynes reports on the central role solar PV may play in this emerging new market. Australia is one of the biggest mining nations in the world. Its economy relies on extracting raw minerals and metals for exportation to other markets.

  • 3 days ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

    The Crown Estate, an independent commercial business that manages the monarchy’s public estate, has granted an additional 4.7GW of offshore wind generation capacity in and around England and Wales. This increase in capacity will be provided through the Capacity Increase Programme, which aims to maximise the potential of existing offshore wind lease areas. Seven fixed-bottom offshore wind sites have been selected and granted permission to amend and increase their seabed rights.

  • 3 days ago | energy-storage.news | George Heynes

    The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) Services has launched the latest tender for long-duration energy storage (LDES) in New South Wales, seeking an indicative 1GW of projects. The tender, which opened on Friday (9 May), is the sixth of its kind and is being opened under the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. The last tender saw 14GWh of LDES projects awarded Long-Term Energy Service Agreement (LTESA) contracts.

  • 3 days ago | energy-storage.news | George Heynes

    Developer ACEnergy has seen its 350MW/770MWh Little River battery energy storage system (BESS) fast-tracked by the Victoria government in Australia. The BESS is the latest project to be selected by the Victorian government to be fast-tracked via the Development Facilitation Program pathway.

  • 6 days ago | current-news.co.uk | George Heynes

    The UK and Norway have penned a new Green Industrial Partnership this week to bolster renewables, specifically offshore wind and grid development. The agreement, penned by the UK energy minister Ed Miliband and his Norwegian counterparts, ministers Terje Aasland (energy) and Cecilie Myrseth (trade and industry) in Oslo, aims to increase collaboration between the two North Sea countries and support efforts in energy security.

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