“A large blaze at Victoria’s “big battery” project has been brought under control by firefighters after burning for more than three days, allowing investigators to begin examining the site. A Tesla battery bank caught fire while it was being set up in Moorabool on Friday morning, and then spread to a second battery. The … [Read more…]
“A fire at French renewable energy giant Neoen’s Victorian Big Battery at Geelong continued to burn into Sunday, with fire crews awaiting experts from Tesla to assist in opening the Megapack battery that first caught ablaze. The fire started at the partly federally funded 300-megawatt Tesla Megapack battery project at Moorabool on Friday morning. … [Read more…]
“The UK has become more attractive to renewable energy investors following the government’s decision to lift its block on financial support for onshore wind and solar projects. Britain has climbed the rankings of a biannual global survey of investors to take the sixth spot in Ernst & Young’s “attractiveness index” for renewable energy ahead … [Read more…]
“Canberra-based company Windlab told the ASX it was planning to downgrade the value of its stake in north Queensland’s Kennedy Energy Park. The Australia-first facility combines 12 wind turbines, 55,000 solar panels, and four megawatt hours of battery storage, all designed to power 35,000 homes. Located east of the town of Hughenden the project … [Read more…]
“Australia’s water buy-backs scheme was designed to help drought-stricken farmers and our vital ecosystems, not to deliver a large profit for investors in a Caribbean tax haven. As the legal threats are swirling, we will carefully detail what we know so far – and what we don’t know – but firstly, we can reveal … [Read more…]
“One of the largest lithium-ion batteries in the world is planned for Victoria after the renewable energy company Neoen won a contract to build it near the regional city of Geelong. If constructed as promised, the battery will have a power capacity of 300 megawatts and a storage capacity of 450 megawatt-hours, making it … [Read more…]