Australia
Solmessis to set up 20MW solar power plant in Queensland, Australia
80MW solar power for central Queensland.
Solmessis to set up 20MW solar power plant in Queensland, Australia
80MW solar power for central Queensland.
Australia to do away with solar credits mechanism
Phase-out of solar credits mechanism.
Australia to start 2013 without a Solar Credits mechanism
Greg Combet, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, announced the phase-out of the Solar Credits
New Zealand's TrustPower starts constructing South Australian wind farm
Renewable energy generation up to 370MW.
Solar energy pulls down South Australia's power prices
South Australia's pricing regulator is recommending an 8.1% cut to power bills.
Australian uranium for Indian nuclear power plants
Australia will consider selling uranium to India during the ongoing state visit of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to India.
Australia's largest solar farm opens
The 10-megawatt Greenough River Solar Farm, Australia's biggest solar project comprising 150,000 photovoltaic panels, has opened.
Australia not ready for commercial geothermal production: Report
A report indicated that Australia is not yet ready for commercial geothermal production, although an expansion in production capacity of over 0.075GW will be achieved by 2022.
Australia's CBD to expand renewable businesses to US
Australia-based CBD Energy will launch its portfolio of renewable energy businesses in the US during the Solar Power International conference in Orlando.
Wärtsilä to supply Australian mining site with 53 MW gas power plant expansion
Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the equipment for a gas engine based expansion to the McArthur River zinc mine power plant in Australia’s Northern Territory. The project is being undertaken by EDL NGD (NT) Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the international energy company, Energy Developments Ltd (EDL), who will sell the electricity generated by the plant to McArthur River Mining Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Xstrata plc, the international mining resources company.
Australia claims leadership in rooftop solar
Coal-rich Australia says it installed 785 megawatts of rooftop solar power in 2012, making it world leader in this category.
Australia's Origin Energy adds 550MW with coal-fired plant
The second unit of the 550MW gas-fired Mortlake Power Station in Victoria has been commissioned, signalling its formal completion.
Ratch-Australia to acquire, build power plants and wind farms
Ratch-Australia will spend US$1.1 billion in the next three years buying power plants and building wind farms.
PV to become Australia’s cheapest electricity source
A study revealed that solar and onshore wind will be the cheapest sources of electricity in Australia by 2030.
Oceans capable of supplying 10% power to Australia: study
Oceans could be supplying 10% of Australia's electricity needs by 2050.
Shika nuke plant to be probed for active fault
Hokuriku Electric Power Co. plans to dig a tunnel under the reactor 1 building at its Shika nuclear power plant to investigate a suspected active fault.
Tonga's largest solar power park ready to go online
Tonga’s first and largest grid-connected solar park is ready to go online this July.