30 July 2021
Here is the Energy Next news round up for July 2021
Monthly News Roundup - July 2021
Wollongong Uni to host renewable energy focused training centre
The University of Wollongong has secured $5 million in federal government funding to establish a renewable energy focused training centre which will address the “complex and challenging issues” currently limiting the growth of renewables, including solar PV and wind energy in Australia.
600 MW solar+battery project gets NSW government go-ahead
A massive solar and storage project in the NSW Central West tablelands has received approval from the state’s Department of Planning and Environment with construction likely to commence on the $418 million Stubbo Solar Farm in 2022.
NSW offers grants to secure 3GW of pumped hydro to replace coal
The NSW government has opened up a new program that will offer $50 million in grants to help fund early studies into what it hopes will be a 3GW pipeline of “shovel ready” pumped hydro projects in the state.