New south wales

Solar Battery (Storage)

Canadian Solar Lands NSW Approval for 250 MW Solar Farm and 600 MWh Battery

The New South Wales government has given final planning approval for a 250 MW solar farm and 150 MW / 600 MWh battery energy storage system being developed by C…

Energy Storage Project

Storm Disruption to Power Supply ‘Demonstrates Need for Long-Duration Energy Storage’ in New South Wales, Australia

The government of New South Wales has signed a land lease agreement for a long-duration advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) project.A-CAES technolog…

Solar Cell

Solar Cells Built on Dots and Dashes of Silver

Muhammed Adeel Zafar has worked on making a graphene-silver composite from natural materials such as tangerine peel.A team from the University of New South Wale…

Energy Storage System

Waratah Super Battery Completes Energisation First Stage, Boosts Australia’s BESS Sector

The Waratah Super Battery (WSB) project aims to enhance grid reliability in New South Wales (NSW). Credit: Akaysha Energy.Australian renewable energy company Ak…

Pumped Storage

Sarawak Delegation Explores Pumped Storage Hydropower in Australia

Adelegation from Sarawak’s Ministry of Utility and Telecommunication (MUT) and Sarawak Energy visited the Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 facility in New South Wales,…

Solar Power Plant

Australia’s Birriwa Solar Farm Project Receives Conditional Approval

The solar facility is poised to generate sufficient renewable energy to power more than 229,000 homes. Credit: bombermoon / Shutterstock.Birriwa Solar Farm, loc…

Coal Trade

Whitehaven Coal to Cut 192 Jobs at Mines Purchased From BHP

The logo of Australia's biggest independent coal miner Whitehaven Coal Ltd is displayed on their office building located in the north-western New South Wale…

Energy Storage Project

Akaysha Energy Secures A$650M Financing for Orana BESS in NSW

Akaysha’s Orana BESS is the largest in the national energy market at 415MW/1660MWh. Credit: Akaysha.Akaysha Energy has closed an A$650m ($438m) deal for t…

Pumped Storage

Australian State Prioritizes Pumped Hydro Projects

Image: PlayMistyForMe, Wikimedia CommonsThe New South Wales (NSW) government has identified six renewable energy projects, including three large-scale pumped hy…

Electricity Transmission

First REZ Planning Approval Granted in NSW

The Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) has been granted planning approval, the first project of its kind to receive approval in Australia.The New So…

Renewable Energy

Transgrid PADR identifies renewable energy opportunities in NSW

Transgrid has published its Project Assessment Draft Report (PADR), identifying the combination of solutions required to meet the needs of the New South Wales p…

Renewable Energy

Australian Developer Plans 2 GW Renewables Project

Australian renewables developer Squadron Energy has filed environmental assessment and scoping report documents with the New South Wales (NSW) planning authorit…

Electric Vehicle Charging

NSW Gov Awards Grants for 671 New EV Chargers

The New South Wales Government has awarded the first round of electric vehicle (EV) kerbside charging grants as part of the largest rollout of public kerbside E…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

Australia's Biggest Coal Plant to Delay Closure by Two Years

Eraring Power Station in New South Wales , Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- Origin Energy Ltd. will delay the closure of Australia’s l…

Coal-Fired Power Plants

NSW to Announce Life Extension of Eraring, Australia's Largest Coal-Fired Power Station

An aerial view of Eraring coal-fired power station. Photograph: Harlz/Getty Images/iStockphotoThe New South Wales government will announce within days it will e…