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OCTO+CEFC: 350MW Solar Park & Storage
New South Wales government in Australia has approved the construction of the Blind Creek Solar Farm, a 350-MW solar park with a 300MW/600MWh battery storage
Aug 1, 2023 // Plants, Storage, CEFC, PV Power Plant, Octopus
Clean hydrogen production expected to cheapen by 60 percent in a decade
policy as well as USD70bn funding is needed for such key locations as Australia.
Previously, WoodMac announced its forecast for hydrogen generated mostly
Jan 29, 2020 // Solar to Fuel, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania
AGL Energy chose Wärtsilä as vendor for 1,000 MW grid-scale power storage space plan
space installations in Victoria (200 MW), New South Wales (200 MW) and South Australia (250 MW). "The grid-scale energy storage space strategies will play an
Jan 14, 2021 // Storage, Australia, AGL Energy, Oceania, Wärtsilä, Kari Punnonen
Photon Energy hands over 1.3-MWp solar-storage system to Lord Howe Island
delivered by Amsterdam-based programmer Photon Power NV (WSE: PEN). Photon's Australia-based engineering, procurement and building (EPC) device was employed to
Sep 17, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, photon energy, solar-storage system
Sun Cable appoints trio to discover financiers for vast solar-storage interconnection project
Cable, the designer behind the vast, multi-billion-dollar Australia-Asia PowerLink project planned for Darwin, has appointed Macquarie Capital, Moelis & Company
Jul 6, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, solar plus storage, Oceania, Sun Cable, Australia-Asia PowerLink, australia singapore power link, darwin
FRV achieves fin close on 300-MW Aussie solar project contracted by Microsoft
project, which is FRV's 10th solar (PV) scheme in Australia, will broaden the Spanish team's total portfolio to more than 1 GW.
To be mounted 40 km (25 miles)
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Microsoft, frv, Solar Project
Australia Approves AU$5.52B Central-West Orana REZ Budget
Australia's Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) has received final regulatory approval with a AU$5.52 billion budget, enabling the construction of 4.5 GW of new transmission infrastructure in New South Wales. This will support up to 7.7 GW of solar, wind, and storage projects. The project, part of NSW's Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap, is expected to attract AU$20 billion in private investment and create 5,000 construction jobs. State-owned EnergyCo will recover costs through generator access fees and retail network charges over 35 years.The Australian Energy Regulator's approval follows cost reviews due to inflation and supply-chain issues, with benefits like lower wholesale prices deemed to outweigh costs. Initial work, including easements and cultural-heritage surveys, begins immediately, with the first 330-kV line set to energize in late 2027. Developers ACEN, Iberdrola, and Neoen, holding options on over 3.5 GW of capacity, can now proceed to financial close. Analysts view the REZ as crucial for achieving Australia's 82% renewables target by 2030, warning that any delays could impact the broader east-coast transition plan.
How will the Central-West Orana REZ impact Australia's renewable energy goals by 2030?
The Central-West Orana REZ will significantly contribute to Australia's goal of achieving 82% renewable energy by 2030 by adding substantial capacity to the national grid.
The 7.7 GW of solar, wind, and storage projects facilitated by the REZ will help reduce reliance on fossil fuels, accelerating the transition to a cleaner energy mix.
By attracting AU$20 billion in private investment, the REZ will stimulate economic growth and innovation in the renewable energy sector.
The creation of 5,000 construction jobs will boost local economies and provide new employment opportunities in the region.
The REZ's infrastructure will enhance grid reliability and stability, supporting the integration of intermittent renewable energy sources.
Lower wholesale electricity prices resulting from the REZ will benefit consumers and businesses, making renewable energy more competitive.
The involvement of major developers like ACEN, Iberdrola, and Neoen underscores the project's importance and potential for successful implementation.
Timely completion of the REZ is critical to maintaining momentum in Australia's broader east-coast transition plan, avoiding potential setbacks in meeting national renewable energy targets.
Aug 6, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant
GRS turns on 39-MWp solar plant in Australia
78,000 MWh per year, adequate power to fulfill the need of regarding 11,000 Australian residences and balance out some 53,585 tonnes of co2 (CO2) annually.
Molong
Dec 2, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, GRS
Australian billionaires back an Australia-Singapore power supply gigaproject
Two famous billionaires from Australia have been announced to invest dozens of millions of dollars in a development of a 10-gigawatt solar park with 20-30-gigawatt-hours of battery storage, with power supply destination in Singapore.
Nov 22, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Andrew Forrest, Mike Cannon-Brooks, Sun Cable
Neoen H1 earnings jump as IPP closes in on 5GW portfolio target
after its functional battery devices pertained to the rescue in Southern Australia.
The IPP commissioned 239MW of brand-new renewables projects in the very
Jul 29, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, ENERGY STORAGE, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, IPP, neoen, Xavier Barbaro
Australian JV to Build Country's Largest Privately Funded Battery
Green Investment Group (GIG), as well as Fluence have partnered to deliver Australia's largest privately-funded and also had utility-scale battery. The project
Dec 2, 2021 // Storage, Australia, Engie, Oceania, Fluence, GIG, Greg Callman, Aaron McCann, Augustin Honorat, Hazelwood Power Station, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group
Australian coal generator undercut by rooftop solar boom
installations soar, the changing generation profile in the state of Western Australia is undermining state-owned retailer Synergy’s market dominance. In order to
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Residential, Australia, rooftop, installations, Synergy’s Muja Power Station, Marc McGowan, AEMO, Bill Johnston, PV systems, Oceania
Australia’s CEFC teams up with bank to fund solar, EV batteries
Australia’s green bank has found a funding partner for a new programme to support solar and electric vehicle (EV) batteries, days after pledging to back less-mature technologies more decisively.
The Clean Energy Finance Corp (CEFC) said on Tuesday it will co-fund a new financing programme run by the Bank of Queensland, investing from an AU$100 million (US$67 million) pot.
The so-called BOQF Energy Efficient Equipment Finance program will offer more advantageous financing terms to certain project themes in renewables and energy efficiency.
Schemes including rooftop solar installations and storage batteries for EVs will be granted annual discounts of 0.7% on their financing rates, the CEFC explained.
The new programme sees the light as the CEFC – a green financier established under the tenure of Labor prime minister Julia Gillard in 2012 – records a funding milestone.
According to stats released this week, the organisation has now injected more than AU$1 billion (US$674 million) into smaller-scale renewable projects around Australia.
As it anticipated in late July, the green bank is now keen to refocus funding on grid stability and large-scale energy storage, technologies it sees as currently less favoured by investors.
Since its launch, CEFC has helped bankroll the deployment of 1GW of solar, prioritising support to projects lacking bankable offtakers or power purchase agreements altogether.
The organisation remains the sole financier of an AU$160 million (US$108 million) scheme, also in Queensland, that integrates solar with wind and energy storage batteries.
The Kennedy Energy Park, the work of Windlab and Eurus Energy, will be linked to the local grid and is designed to cover the electricity needs of 30,000 households.
Australia’s latest state-sponsored push to fund clean energy emerges as fellow Pacific states continue to heap pressure on the country over perceived failures of its emission and coal policies.
Among those critical at the Pacific Islands Forum this week was Enele Sopoaga, the prime minster of Tuvalu and chair of the conference.
“No matter how much money you put on the table, it doesn’t give you the excuse to not to do the right thing, which is to cut down on your emissions, including not opening your coalmines,” Sopoaga was quoted by The Guardian as saying on Tuesday.
Aug 14, 2019 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, storage, Australia, Clean Energy Finance Corp, rooftop, Oceania
ACE Power Gains Green Light for 200-MW Wheatbelt Solar-Battery Project
Australia’s Wheatbelt has cleared space for its next clean-energy heavyweight. The state’s Regional Joint Development Assessment Panel has
Jun 25, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Wheatbelt
NSW Announces 1.4 GW Renewables' Tender, RWE To Create Battery Storage Project
as the rural federal government of New South Wales, Australia, has actually announced the tender allocation results for 1.4 GW of renewables, international
May 2, 2023 // Storage, Australia, tender, Oceania, new south wales, BESS, rwe, Katja Wünschel, Limondale battery energy storage system, LTESAs








