Joshua S Hill

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Joshua S Hill

San Francisco based floating wind innovator Aikido will get a chance to showcase its “flat-pack” style offshore floating wind technology in Norway as part of a 15MW demonstration project set to be installed in 2027. Founded in 2022, Aikido is hoping to revolutionise the offshore wind sector with its flat-pack, serial produced offshore wind platforms that it says can be assembled in 40 working hours.

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Joshua S Hill

Chinese state-owned grid operator China Southern Power Grid has switched on the country’s first large-scale lithium-sodium hybrid energy storage station, a 200MW/400MWh behemoth combining both lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery technology. Located in the Yunnan Province of southwest China and operated by the smaller of the country’s two grid operators, China Southern Power Grid, the Baochi Energy Storage Station covers an area measuring over 3 hectares, equivalent to five soccer fields.

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Joshua S Hill

A contested solar and battery project in the heart of coal country in the Hunter Valley has been approved by the NSW Indpendent Planning Commission, with conditions. The Muswellbrook solar farm will be a 135 MW facility co-located with a 135 MW/270 MWh battery and is being developed by OX2 and Idemitsu Australia on land adjacent to the Muswellbrook coal mine, part of plans to convert the oldest open cut mine into a renewable energy precinct that may also include green hydrogen.

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Joshua S Hill

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is to commit $4.4 million in funding to Australian mining and metals company South32 to help it find ways to electrify steam generation at its Worsley Alumina Refinery in Western Australia. The $8.72 million prefeasibility South32 Steam Electrification study will study two different technologies used to decarbonise steam generation, which is currently dependent on fossil fuels.

1 week ago | reneweconomy.com.au | Joshua S Hill

Perth headquartered off-grid power specialists Pacific Energy says it has secured a $2 billion refinancing and equity raising, providing the company with approximately $1 billion worth of growth capital to support its future expansion. The company’s CEO Jamie Cullen says the refinancing and fund raising will boost its growth plans, particularly on the east coast of Australia, and in light for growing demand for renewable solutions in off-grid and remote locations.