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Stanwell to pilot eight-hour battery at Queensland coal-plant site
Stanwell will host an eight-hour battery from Quinbrook at a coal-station site in Queensland, forming the anchor of a larger storage hub.
Nov 4, 2025 // Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Quinbrook, long-duration storage, Stanwell
Wells Fargo backs Quail Ranch hybrid with $150m tax equity
Enlight’s U.S. arm Clēnera secured $150 million in tax equity from Wells Fargo for the Quail Ranch solar-plus-storage project in New Mexico.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, USA, solar-plus-storage, North America, New Mexico, Clēnera, tax equity, ENLIGHT
ACEN’s A$760 Million Stubbo Solar Farm Powers Up
ACEN’s 400 MW Stubbo solar farm powers up in NSW, a AUD 760m milestone boosting grid capacity and Australia’s coal-to-clean transition.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, ACEN
Australia Unveils Free Solar Without Panels for Households
Australia to offer free power during solar peaks—no panels needed. Save on bills, shift usage, and tap surplus renewables as retailers roll out flexible, nationwide deals next year.
Nov 4, 2025 // Policy, Australia, Oceania
Keppel Secures Full Control of Cleantech Renewables
Keppel clinches full control of Cleantech Renewable Assets, tightening its grip on gigawatt-scale solar and wind to fast-track growth and capital deployment in clean energy.
Nov 4, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Asia, Singapore, Keppel, Cleantech Renewable
TotalEnergies to Power Data4’s Spain Sites with Renewables
TotalEnergies inks 10-year green PPA to power Data4’s Spanish data centers, boosting decarbonization and cost certainty amid surging demand for long-term renewables in Spain.
Nov 4, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Spain, Europe, TotalEnergies
R.Power starts building 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in Romania northwest
Poland’s R.Power has broken ground on the 55-MWp Lazuri solar farm in north-western Romania, advancing a bankable design with future storage optionality.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Europe, r.power, Romania, grid integration
AMEA Power begins Egypt’s 1-GW solar project with grid battery
AMEA Power has started panel installation at a 1-GW solar project in Egypt’s Aswan, paired with a 600-MWh battery to deliver firm, dispatchable clean power.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Asia, solar-plus-storage, Africa, Benban, Egypt, amea power, Grid reliability
PPC breaks ground on 50-MW battery in Western Macedonia Greece
Greek utility PPC started building a 50-MW/200-MWh battery at a former coal site in Western Macedonia, accelerating just transition and grid flexibility.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Greece, Battery Storage, Europe, PPC, Western Macedonia, just transition
Fox ESS signs deals for 3-GWh Australian battery deployments nationwide
Fox ESS agreed two agreements enabling deployment of 3 GWh of battery storage in Australia, expanding utility- and C&I-scale flexibility across the NEM.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fox ESS, utility & C&I
Victoria Fast-Tracks Major Solar, Battery Buildout
Victoria fast-tracks Meadow Creek solar-plus-storage and Hazelwood’s Tramway Road BESS, energizing 140,000 homes annually and supporting 104,000 at peak, as DFP accelerates AUD 7.8b investment by 2027.
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Victoria
ACEN Pioneers Panel Recycling at 400MW Stubbo Solar
ACEN’s 400‑MW Stubbo Solar goes live by late November, powering 185,000 homes—and sets a first-of-its-kind circularity benchmark with CPVA “exceeds” rating and end-of-life recycling for 1M panels.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Australia, Oceania, ACEN
CIB Loan Powers First Nation’s 32-MW Saskatchewan Solar
George Gordon First Nation secures 32.4‑MW Wicehtowak Solar ownership with CIB loan, powering K+S Potash via 30‑year PPA, cutting emissions and reinvesting revenues in Saskatchewan communities.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Canada, North America, George Gordon First Nation
EBRD Weighs $90 Million for Kazakhstan Hybrid Renewables
EBRD eyes $90m loan for 127‑MW wind-solar hybrid in Kazakhstan’s Mangystau, backed by Plenitude and KazMunayGas, with CTF support; decision due Dec. 3, 2025.
Nov 3, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, EBRD, Asia, kazakhstan, PV Power Plant
Constant Energy acquires Thai solar parks portfolio from EDP Renewables
Constant Energy bought 7.7 MW of operating solar parks in Thailand from EDP Renewables APAC, adding contracted, distributed capacity to its regional fleet.
Oct 31, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Thailand, Asia, EDP Renewables, distributed solar, Constant Energy, acquisition