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Blackstone completes investment in Esdec Solar Group
US investment giant Blackstone (NYSE: BX) on Thursday revealed the conclusion of a deal for a substantial calculated financial investment in Dutch rooftop solar mounting systems solid Esdec Solar Group BV, a portfolio business of European private equity financier Rivean Capital.
Dec 1, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, blackstone, Esdec Solar Group
WoodMac: APAC renewables to outcompete coal within eight years
Indian and Australian solar will spearhead a grid parity shift set to take hold of Asia-Pacific renewables within less than a decade, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Jul 29, 2019 // Solar, Germany, China, Indian, Australia, LCOEs, Asia-Pacific, McKinsey, Europe, Asia, Oceania
Iberdrola to Replace Australia CEO; Rolfe Stays Chair
Iberdrola reshapes Australia leadership for 2025: CEO Ross Rolfe to step down, stay as chairman, signaling governance refresh in a pivotal growth market.
Oct 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Iberdrola, Australia, Oceania
Ascend Elements, EcoPro Group Collaborate for Supply of Recycled Battery Materials
Ascend Elements will supply recycled battery products to EcoPro, which will transform the product right into battery-ready, high-performance CAM for its battery producing customers. Ascend Elements claims that it can recoup approximately 98% of critical battery elements with lower carbon exhausts contrasted to typical cathode production approaches.
Oct 14, 2022 // Storage, Lithium-ion batteries, EV Battery, Michael O'Kronley, Ascend Elements, cathode active material, cathode products, EcoPro Group, North America EV market, recycled battery, Sangwook Park, SK Battery America
255 MW Sunraysia Solar Farm nears completion
UNSW Sydney has announced the looming completion of the Sunraysia Solar Farm in Australia. The university is now on track to run on 100% renewable energy from 2020, as the massive 255 MW project will be operational by the end of this year, with 25% of its generation to be purchased by UNSW.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, UNSW Sydney, Sunraysia Solar Farm, John Laign, Nicholas Jones, AGL Energy, EPC Decmil Group, Oceania
RES Sells Huge 245MWdc Australian Solar Farm to Iberdrola
UK eco-friendly business RES has actually sold its Avonlie solar advancement project to Spanish electric utility Iberdrola. The project lies in New South Wales, Australia, and also is RES' biggest ever solar advancement with generating capacity standing at 245 MW dc/ 190 MW ac.
Sep 29, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Iberdrola, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, res, solar farm, Ross Rolfe, Avonlie solar development project, Matt Rebbeck
BrightNight's Mortlake Energy Hub: Grid Approval for Mega PV-Storage
BrightNight's Mortlake Energy Hub: A groundbreaking hybrid renewable energy complex in Victoria, set to power 140,000 homes annually. Leading the way in sustainable energy solutions.
Jul 24, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Victoria, PV Power Plant, BrightNigh
Scientist insurance claim solar effectiveness advancement for flexible 'skin'.
Designers at the University of Queensland claim innovation could be made use of to power little gadgets, such as a phone, within 2 years.
Feb 18, 2020 // Technology, queensland, John Grimes, flexible, Lianzhou Wang, Simon Holmes à Court
GenusPlus Secures AUD 90M in WA Battery Project
GenusPlus Group proudly awarded $90M AUD contract for civil & electrical works at the 200-MW/800-MWh Kwinana Battery Stage Two. Installation and commissioning of 300 battery units and 72 inverters to create Western Australia's second grid-scale energy storage system. Onsite works started in July 2021, operational by 2024.
Nov 29, 2023 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, GenusPlus
NextEra gets in touch with United States authorities to disclose members of group behind brand-new anti-dumping request
NextEra Energy has asked the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) to either force a new alliance of solar firms to expose its members or to ditch its request for fresh tariffs on China-linked solar imports.
Aug 26, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Markets & Finance News, Policy, China, Asia, NextEra, antidumping, circumvention, imports, A-SMACC, countervailing duties
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,
Edify Energy links Australia's biggest PV farm to struggling area of grid
The 275 MW (AC)/ 333 MW (DC) Darlington Point Solar Farm includes two synchronous condensers.
Aug 26, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Edify Energy, Octopus, Alex Wonhas
Obton to double technological group, bring O&M as well as EPC proficiency in-house
Danish sustainable property monitoring team Obton is to increase the dimension of its technical group this year in a bid to enhance the maintenance of its solar portfolio.
Jan 8, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, EPC, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, O&M, obton, ai, developer, asset owner, shannon, clairvest, novasourcepower
Rio Tinto studies eco-friendly hydrogen potential in Australia
Partnership with Australian Renewable Energy Agency considering using environment-friendly fuel as substitute for natural gas
Jun 16, 2021 // Storage, Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, ARENA
Voltalia inks South Africa solar PPA with Rio Tinto
Developer is constructing a 148MW project in Limpopo province to provide output for the agreement
Oct 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Voltalia, Africa, South Africa