Oceania

Australian Batteries Overtake Gas in Evening Peak With 8% Share

Batteries supplied 8% of Australia's evening-peak power in Q3 2026, beating gas at 5.1% for the first time, as NEM spot prices fell 27% to A$63/MWh.

Oct 23, 2026 // Storage, Grids, Market Research, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, BESS, rooftop solar

UNSW Catalyst Lifts Hydrogen Output 10-Fold From Biodiesel Glycerol

UNSW-led team lifts hydrogen output from biodiesel glycerol about 10-fold with a nickel-cobalt photocatalyst that also makes chemicals worth up to US$150/kg.

Oct 21, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, unsw

Rondo and Rio Tinto Start Engineering on 360-MWh Yarwun Heat Battery

Rio Tinto and Rondo began engineering a 360-MWh heat battery at Yarwun; ARENA pays A$3.6 million now and up to A$38 million more if it gets built.

Oct 21, 2026 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, thermal energy storage, Rio Tinto, Rondo Energy

Sparc Hydrogen Owners Commit A$1.3 Million to Solar Water Splitting

Sparc Hydrogen gets A$1.3 million from Sparc, Fortescue and Adelaide University to take solar water splitting to on-sun pilot tests in early 2027.

Oct 20, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, Fortescue, Sparc Hydrogen

Whyalla West Tender Picks Four Bids for Nearly 13 GW of Wind and Solar

South Australia picked four developers for almost 13 GW of wind and solar near Whyalla, giving them the exclusive right to apply for feasibility licences.

Oct 19, 2026 // Large-Scale, Storage, Policy, Australia, Windlab, neoen, Oceania, wind

Hawke’s Bay Airport Seeks Solar Partners, Up to 17MWp

Hawke’s Bay Airport launches an EOI for partners to finance, build, and support a 12–17MW solar project—aiming for construction in 2027, pending approvals and co-investment talks.

Aug 28, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Hawke’s Bay Airport

GameChange Energizes 23-MWp Dannevirke Solar Trackers in NZ

GameChange Energy commissions its Genius Tracker at Bright Fern’s 23MWp Dannevirke solar farm—engineered for NZ terrain and seismic risk—boosting Oceania’s utility-scale reliability and accelerating a 550MW pipeline.

Aug 25, 2026 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, GameChange Energy

Perdaman Picks Electric Hydrogen for Helios 2

Electric Hydrogen selected for Perdaman’s Helios Phase 2: modular HYPRPlant for 100MW green hydrogen. Over 120 tonnes/day to power Project Ceres urea and ammonia—boosting Pilbara jobs.

Aug 21, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, Electric Hydrogen, Perdaman

APA Approves Sybella Creek Solar-Storage for Queensland Mine

APA Group greenlights Sybella Creek: a 72-MW solar farm plus 52-MW/104-MWh batteries for Queensland mines—AUD 259M investment, firmed with gas, powering Ernest Henry to 2046.

Aug 20, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Software, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, APA Group

Equinix Picks Flo in Singapore Rooftop Solar PPA

Equinix locks an 11.5 MWp Singapore rooftop solar deal with Flo Energy, expandable to 50 MWp, boosting renewables to 215 MWp by 2028 and aiming for 250,000 MWh yearly.

Aug 18, 2026 // BIPV, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, Australia, Oceania, Equinix

Australia Backs Tomago Smelter With $2.5B Power Deal

AUD 2.5B backs Tomago Aluminium in NSW—protecting 1,000 direct jobs—while funding 3GW of renewables, firming power and a fully renewable supply from 2033.

Aug 13, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Policy, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant

Sparc Hydrogen, SunHydrogen Launch Solar Hydrogen Tests

Sparc Hydrogen teams with SunHydrogen to integrate solar hydrogen modules into its concentrated solar reactor system, starting lab tests and outdoor trials in South Australia for cost-effective feasibility.

Aug 12, 2026 // Technology, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, Sparc Hydrogen

Lodestone Starts 27.7-MW South Canterbury Solar Feed-In

Lodestone’s new 27.7MW Kohira Solar Farm in New Zealand powers about 6,000 homes, built on grazing land and connected to Alpine Energy—its fifth PV project on schedule and on budget.

Aug 6, 2026 // Plants, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Lodestone

Recurrent’s 360-MW Solar-BESS Cleared in NSW

NSW’s IPC has approved Recurrent Energy’s 360MW Sundown Solar Farm with a 150MW/600MWh battery—set to power 144,000 homes near Inverell after road, dust, and mitigation conditions.

Aug 5, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, recurrent energy

Meridian Wins Permission for 110-MW Waikato Solar

Meridian’s Waikato greenlight: planning approval for a 110MW solar farm will boost New Zealand’s renewable grid, diversify beyond hydro and wind, and strengthen clean power year-round.

Jul 27, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Meridian Energy

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