George Heynes
Section Editor at Current News
Section Editor at Solar Power Portal
Contributor at PV Tech Power Magazine
Reporter at Solar Media Current±: @TweetsByCurrent Solar Power Portal: @SolarPowerPort
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1 week ago |
pv-tech.org | George Heynes
The Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has confirmed that construction on Australia’s first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) has started. EnergyCo said that ACEREZ, a consortium of ACCIONA, COBRA and Endeavour Energy, had started “major” construction works to deliver the infrastructure project. This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) SubscriptionUnlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysisPhotovoltaics International is now included.
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pv-tech.org | George Heynes
The Australian government has given the green light for a landowner-led 250MW solar-plus-storage project in Tasmania. The Weasel Solar Farm project was submitted to the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act in April 2025. It includes plans for a co-located battery energy storage system (BESS) that will be 144MW/576MWh in size and occupy a 3-hectare area.
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energy-storage.news | George Heynes
Major Australian energy generator-retailer EnergyAustralia has partnered with EDF Power Solutions Australia to deliver a 3GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) system in New South Wales. The strategic partnership will support the development of the Lake Lyell PHES site in Lithgow, a city in the Central Tablelands region of the state. The size of the 8-hour duration PHES project will be 385MW/3,080MWh. The project is expected to operate for up to 80 years.
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current-news.co.uk | George Heynes
On 1-2 July 2025 at Leonardo Royal Hotel, Tower Bridge in London, our publisher, Solar Media, will hold its Green Hydrogen Summit UK 2025. The Summit will be co-located with the UK Solar Summit, and Wind Power Finance & Investment Summit as part of the Clean Power Summits, and aims to provide a comprehensive platform to explore cutting-edge solutions across solar, wind and green hydrogen sectors.
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pv-tech.org | George Heynes
Danish renewables firm European Energy has reached financial close on a 137MW utility-scale solar PV portfolio in Australia. The financing package is AU$130 million (US$84 million) and will be allocated to two solar PV power plants currently in development and construction. This article requires Premium SubscriptionBasic (FREE) SubscriptionUnlock unlimited access for 12 whole months of distinctive global analysisPhotovoltaics International is now included. Already a subscriber?
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