Oceania

Vast Renewables Enters Voluntary Administration Amid CSP Woes

Vast Renewables enters voluntary administration, halting trading and clouding its VS1 and Solar Methanol 1 projects, as administrators weigh recapitalisation, asset sales, and jobs hang in the balance.

Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Vast Renewables

Flow Power plans 100-MW/200-MWh battery to strengthen New South Wales grid

Australia’s Flow Power will build a 100-MW/200-MWh battery in New South Wales, providing peak support, fast frequency response, and local reliability gains.

Nov 13, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, new south wales, Flow Power

Octopus reaches close on $588m NSW solar-plus-storage Blind Creek project

Octopus Australia achieved financial close on the Blind Creek solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, a roughly AUD 900m scheme adding flexible clean capacity.

Nov 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, new south wales, Octopus, project finance

EDP, QIC Strike Exclusive Queensland Solar-Storage Deal

EDP Renewables and QIC fast-track a tender‑won 400‑MWac solar-plus-storage in Queensland, advancing PPA talks to deliver firmed clean power toward the state’s 2032/2035 renewables targets.

Nov 11, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, EDP Renewables, qic

Samsung C&T Cleared for QLD 300-MW Solar-Storage

Green light for Samsung C&T’s 300‑MW Dunmore solar farm in Queensland, with co‑located battery boosting grid stability—propelling Australia’s clean energy build and moving into design, connection, and financing.

Nov 10, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, samsung

New Zealand court greenlights 178-MW North Island solar project plan

Far North Solar Farm won resource consent for a 178-MW PV project on New Zealand’s North Island, clearing a key hurdle toward construction.

Nov 7, 2025 // Plants, New Zealand, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Oceania, permitting, Far North Solar Farm, grid integration

Apple Taps European Energy for Victoria Solar Deal

Apple plugs into Australia’s sun, becoming offtaker for European Energy’s 108‑MWp Lancaster solar project in Victoria, advancing its clean power push and funding new APAC renewables.

Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Apple, Oceania

Flow Power signs offtake from ACEN Australia’s 400-MW Stubbo Solar

Flow Power agreed to buy 10% of output from ACEN Australia’s newly commissioned 400-MW Stubbo Solar farm in New South Wales.

Nov 6, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, Flow Power, ACEN, PPA,

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

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

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

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

JA Solar Wins 5B WA 100MW Module Deal

5B taps JA Solar for 100+ MW Western Australia project, signaling accelerated utility-scale renewables growth as developers chase grid reliability, decarbonization goals, and rising demand.

Oct 31, 2025 // Manufacturing News, Australia, JA Solar, Oceania, 5B

Wärtsilä to deliver record DC-coupled hybrid battery in Australia NEM

Wärtsilä will supply a large DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system in Australia’s NEM, described as the market’s biggest of its kind, capable of serving 120,000 customers.

Oct 30, 2025 // Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, NEM, Oceania, Wärtsilä, DC-coupled storage

Pioneer Green Sells 271MW NZ Solar to Genesis

Pioneer Green offloads 271‑MWdc NZ solar project to Genesis Energy, accelerating domestic renewables growth as the utility targets demand and emissions cuts; developer refocuses investment to new markets.

Oct 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, Genesis, Pioneer Green

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