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ACEN files EPBC bid for 440MW battery in Queensland coalfields
ACEN Australia seeks EPBC approval for the 440-MW/1,760-MWh Lilyvale battery near Emerald, Queensland— a four-hour BESS planned beside the Lilyvale Substation in the state’s coal heartland.
Aug 14, 2025 // Storage, queensland, ACEN Australia, EPBC Act, Central Highlands
ARENA backs Nextracker to localize NX Earth Truss foundations nationwide
ARENA will provide up to AUD 4.96m to help Nextracker introduce and localize its NX Earth Truss solar foundation system in Australia, aiming to cut costs, speed builds, and boost resilience.
Oct 28, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Nextracker, foundations
Northern Territory hails 10GW solar-plus-storage project in net-zero plan
Australia’s Northern Territory has unveiled a new target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 in a policy document that touts solar and backs a proposed 10GW/20-30GWh solar-plus-storage plant earmarked to provide energy to the region and Singapore.
Sep 19, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, Solar to Fuel, Northern Territory, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, carbon, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Origin Energy Halts 204 MW Solar Projects Amid Cost Surge
Origin Energy ditches ambitious solar plans as rising costs and unfavorable conditions lead to a $16 million hit, halting projects in South Australia and Victoria.
Aug 20, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PV Power Plant, Origin Energy
Engie Launches 250-MW Solar Project in Victoria
Engie SA breaks ground on Australia's largest solar farm, promising clean energy for 105,000 homes and boosting local jobs and community support by 2026!
Oct 25, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, Engie SA, Solar Project
FRV Launches NSW Solar Farm, Powers Microsoft Partnership
FRV's 353MW Walla Walla solar farm sparks a renewable revolution in NSW, creating jobs and powering Microsoft’s data centers with clean energy for a greener future!
Nov 26, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, frv, solar farm
What are an Australian Standards?
The standards applicable to photovoltaic installations in Australia include the following: AS 4777.1, AS/NZS 1170.2, AS/NZS 1768, AS/NZS 3000, AS/NZS 3008,
Sep 11, 2023
Clean hydrogen production expected to cheapen by 60 percent in a decade
According to Hydrogen Council, green hydrogen production costs are likely to reduce by up to 60 percent by 2030. This is explained by electrolyser manufacturing scaling-up and clean power generation cost-cutting. Australia is listed among the most promising nations for hydrogen industry.
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
Australian AGL Energy Limited has actually picked Wärtsilä, Finland, as one of both providers for their as much as 1,000 MW grid-scale energy storage plans.
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
The governing authority of Australia's Lord Howe Island has been handed over a solar-plus-storage crossbreed power system, an AUD-11.1-million (USD 8.1 m/EUR 6.9 m) project aimed at aiding the tiny island community lower diesel intake.
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
Sun Cable has actually relied on a trio of economic consultants as it wants to advance its multi-gigawatt solar-storage project to economic close by 2024.
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
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures Australia, co-owned by Spain-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and also Canada's Omers Infrastructure, introduced today it has gotten to monetary closing on the 300-MWp Walla solar project in New South Wales, Australia.
Dec 20, 2022 // Plants, Microsoft, frv, Solar Project
ACEN removed to expand NSW solar-linked battery to 1.4 GW/2.8 GWh
ACEN Corporation (PSE: ACEN), the power platform of Philippine conglomerate Ayala Group, has been granted authorization to boost the size of its New England battery in New South Wales to 1.4 GW/2.8 GWh.
Jun 2, 2023 // Storage, ACEN
Singapore's Vena Energy Powers Up 53-MW Solar Project in Japan
Vena Energy has obtained JPY-16.9-billion financing for its 53-MW Kasama solar project in Ibaraki, Japan. The project will provide clean energy to over 14,000 households annually, as part of the company's 2.7 GW operational portfolio.
Jun 14, 2023 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Singapore, PV Power Plant, Vena Energy, Solar Project
OCTO+CEFC: 350MW Solar Park & Storage
New South Wales government has approved the construction of the Blind Creek Solar Farm, a 350-MW Solar Park with a 300MW/600MWh battery storage capacity. This USD368.6 million project will create 135,000 home-equivalent energy and offset 740,000 tonnes of CO2 annually. It will also include regenerative agriculture and benefit sharing scheme for local residents.
Aug 1, 2023 // Plants, Storage, CEFC, PV Power Plant, Octopus