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Canberra project REVS up Australia's vehicle-to-grid readiness
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is putting US$ 1.66 million into a vehicle-to-grid test to show how electrical automobiles can provide grid supplementary services. The REVS research study and also market consortium wishes to show how EVs can create income for fleet owners.
Jul 8, 2020 // Storage, Transport, Solar to Fuel, Australia, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller
SNEC 2021: Seraphim eyes growth in Southeast Asia, Australia and Europe
Module manufacturer Seraphim is aiming to improve a string of recent supply deals to further rise shipments to markets accross Southeast Asia, Australia as well as Europe.
Jun 7, 2021 // Manufacturing News, seraphim, Polaris Li, seraphim solar, module supply, SNEC 2021
Construction begins on mining giant BHP's initial off-grid solar-storage project
Construction has started on BHP's "first off-grid large-scale renewable resource project", completing 38 MW of solar energy and a 10.1 MW/5.4 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), at 2 nickel mines in Western Australia which supply Tesla for usage in electrical lorry (EV) batteries.
Feb 4, 2022 // Plants, Australia, solar-plus-storage, Oceania, power purchase agreement, solar-storage project, bhp, Jessica Farrell, diesel, emissions reduction, gold mine
SmartestEnergy Secures Half of Neoen’s NSW Solar Output
SmartestEnergy partners with Neoen for a landmark four-year power purchase agreement, energizing a sustainable future with Culcairn Solar Farm’s 350-MW output in New South Wales.
Sep 13, 2024 // Plants, neoen, PV Power Plant, SMARTESTENERGY
Brookfield's Neoen Acquisition Conditional on Asset Divestment
ACCC greenlights Brookfield's $6.63B Neoen acquisition but mandates asset sale to ensure healthy competition in Australia's renewable energy sector.
Oct 31, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, neoen, Brookfield, ACCC
Neoen Sells Victoria Assets for Brookfield Takeover Approval
Neoen SA's strategic AUD 950 million sale to HMC Capital paves the way for Brookfield's major acquisition, enhancing the renewable energy landscape in Victoria.
Dec 5, 2024 // Markets & Finance News, Victoria, Brookfield, Neoen SA
City of Sydney flicks the button to 100% environment-friendly power
The city of Sydney is currently running completely on renewable resource produced from wind and solar ranches in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Jul 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Sydney, Oceania, Clover Moore, Matthew van der Linden, Bob Hayward
Australian solar gives least expensive energy, sustains greatest frequency ancillary solutions payments
New research from Cornwall Insight reveals that grid-scale solar farms are paying 10% to 20% of the expense of offering regularity supplementary services to Australia's National Electricity Market, regardless of currently creating around 3% of energy in the system.
Aug 25, 2020 // Market Research, Australia, Cornwall Insight, Oceania, Ben Cerini
3GW Solar Factory in Netherlands Launched by MCPV
MCPV announces plans to build 3 GW solar cell and module factory in Netherlands, with SolarNL receiving €412 million in grants and loans for the project. Factory will employ heterojunction cell technology for up to 26.5% efficiency, and tandem perovskite-silicon modules for over 30% efficiency. Expected to start operations in 2021, with the capacity expanding to 3 GW by 2026.
Jul 18, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Europe, solar cell, Netherlands, solar module, MCPV
Gentari breaks ground on Maryvale solar-plus-storage project in regional NSW
Gentari has begun building the 243-MWp Maryvale solar farm with a 172-MW/409-MWh LFP battery in NSW under the state’s Roadmap, targeting commercial operations in Q2 2027.
Aug 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Gentari
Germany's 1Komma5° to Launch 5GW TOPCon Plant
1Komma5° plans to set up a 5 GW TOPCon module assembly plant in Germany in 2024. Join the European push for higher-priced modules and reduce reliance on Chinese-made solar – discover 1Komma5°'s new production plant in Brandenburg or Saxony.
Oct 10, 2023 // Manufacturing News, Germany, Europe, topcon
AGL exits most of Tilt Renewables stake in $490m selldown
Australia’s AGL will divest nearly all its 20% Tilt Renewables holding for about USD 490 million to a shareholder group led by QIC and the Future Fund.
Nov 10, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, AGL, qic, Tilt Renewables, Future Fund, asset rotation
Canadian Solar's Australian Arm Inks Solar PPA with Amazon
Nasdaq detailed Canadian Solar claimed that its Australian subsidiary Canadian Solar Australia has actually become part of a solar energy acquisition contract (PPA) with Amazon.
Mar 13, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Canadian Solar, PPA, Australia, Amazon, Oceania, Dr. Shawn Qu, Gunnedah solar farm
Lightsource BP picks up Australian solar PPA
Offer will certainly see 107MWp farm power 88 BP gas station in New South Wales
Mar 10, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, PPA, Australia, Lightsource BP, Adam Pegg, Oceania, Frédéric Baudry
Australian Scientists to Study How Tesla Car Batteries Can Power Grid
For the very first phase of the study, Tesla owners in Australia, the United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Germany and Britain can apply.
The programme could be expanded later on to include various other electric vehicle firms.
Nov 19, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Grids, Australia, Oceania, University of Queensland, Jake Whitehead, Tesla Inc, UQ, V2G technology








