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ARENA Backs Luminous Robots for Solar Innovation Boost
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing AUD 4.9 million to Luminous, a US robotics company, to deploy AI-powered robots in utility-scale solar
Jul 3, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ARENA
Photon Energy Energizes 3.9-MWp Solar Farm in Romania
a total capacity of 127.3 MWp, spread across Central and Eastern Europe and Australia. What is the total installed capacity of Photon Energy's solar farms in
Jan 10, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Grids, Europe, photon energy, Romania, solar farm
AirTrunk Partners with Ib Vogt for Malaysia's First Data Centre Renewable Energy VPPA
recently announced a long-term power purchase agreement for a solar farm in Australia and has initiated a renewable energy solution in Hong Kong. What is the
Feb 8, 2024 // Plants, Commercial, Malaysia, Asia, ib vogt, AirTrunk
Pacific Green Finalizes 250-MW Battery Sale to Intera
the financial closing and sale of a 250-MW/500-MWh battery storage project in Australia to Intera. The UK-based battery storage developer announced the finalization
Mar 21, 2025 // Storage, Pacific Green, Intera
Lauriston Solar Plant Energises New Zealand with 63-MW Renewable Boost
Australia-based Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) and New Zealand utility Genesis Energy have officially powered up the Lauriston Solar Farm, a 63-MW array that now ranks among the country’s largest operating photovoltaic plants. The project, built on a 93-hectare site in Canterbury, hosts nearly 90,000 panels and feeds clean electricity into the national grid under a 10-year power-purchase agreement signed by Genesis. Construction, carried out by Beon Energy Solutions, created about 100 on-site jobs and handed the reins to a three-person team that will handle day-to-day operations and maintenance. At the opening ceremony, attended by South Island minister James Meager, Ashburton mayor Neil Brown and regional power executives, speakers underscored the plant’s dual role as an economic catalyst and a cornerstone of New Zealand’s decarbonisation strategy. FRV Australia chief executive Carlo Frigerio said Lauriston “embodies our ambition to pair innovative engineering with tangible social benefits.” Those benefits include a five-year partnership with the local Lauriston School, which will roll out new STEM programmes using the solar farm as a real-world classroom. For Genesis Energy, the project marks the first utility-scale asset in a solar pipeline it is co-developing with FRV. Chief executive Malcolm Johns noted that reaching net-zero by mid-century will require electricity to supply roughly 60 % of national energy demand—up from 38 % today—and at least 95 % of that power must be renewable. “Lauriston is proof of what strategic alliances can deliver,” he said, adding that further joint projects are already advancing in Foxton and other locations. The solar plant arrives as ageing gas and coal assets face retirement and hydropower output grapples with climate-driven variability. By adding predictable midday generation, Lauriston strengthens grid resilience and trims reliance on fossil-fuel peakers during high-demand periods. As New Zealand races to close the remaining gap to 100 % renewable electricity, the Lauriston Solar Farm stands as a visible reminder that utility-scale solar—once a novelty in the island nation—is rapidly becoming an essential part of the energy landscape.
May 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, New Zealand, Oceania, frv, PV Power Plant, Genesis Energy, Lauriston
Iberdrola’s Broadsound Solar Farm Hits Golden Row Milestone in Queensland
Powerlink’s nearby 275-kV substation, feeding clean power straight into Australia’s National Electricity Market. A 180-MW/360-MWh battery energy-storage
May 12, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Iberdrola, Australia, Oceania, PV Power Plant, Broadsound
Potentia Energises 93-MW Girgarre Solar Farm, Strengthening Victoria’s Grid
and slots into a broader 1.2-GW pipeline the company has been amassing across Australia’s eastern states. Local impact and future add-ons At peak construction
May 26, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Victoria, Australia, Oceania, solar farm, Potentia Energy, Girgarre
Ikea spends extra in solar every day
solar on every offered square inch of one of the firm's 10 warehouse stores in Australia. This project will consist of the installation of solar carports, along with a
Jul 2, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, ikea
Canadian Solar, Lightsource BP Indication 1.2 GW Module Supply Contract
GW of high effectiveness polycrystalline solar modules for tasks in the US and Australia. Lightsource BP is an international market leader in the development,
Feb 6, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, USA, Canadian Solar, Australia, Lightsource BP, Oceania, North America, International, Kareen Boutonnat, Shawn Qu
Fate of green hydrogen depends on ever cheaper renewables – for now
will be able to compete on cost with fossil-fuel hydrogen by 2030 in Australia, Germany and Japan – but only if renewable energy prices continue to
Oct 22, 2019 // Solar, Solar to Fuel, USA, Japan, Germany, Wood Mackenzie, Australia, Europe, Asia, hydrogen, Oceania, North America, green hydrogen, Solar to Fuel, Solar to Hydrogen, Producing Hydrogen, Hydrogen from renewable, Renewable fuels
Fire at Tesla Big Battery in Victoria Places The Spotlight On Threats
at Tesla's 300 MW (450 Mwh) huge battery, called the Victoria Big Battery, in Australia's Victoria state. Starting on Friday, the fire was ultimately managed only
Aug 2, 2021 // Storage, TESLA, Victoria, Australia, neoen, Oceania
ARENA aims to additionally reduce expense of solar through new financial investment plan
for both domestic as well as export applications. " We require to use Australia's bountiful sunlight and wind resources to generate, make use of and also
Sep 13, 2021 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Grids, Australia, hydrogen, Oceania, ARENA, Darren Miller
Energy Vault to Help Korea Zinc Subsidiary Produce Green Zinc
The companies expect to start project implementation in mid-2022. Australia-based Sun Metals is targeting to become one of the initial zinc refineries to
Jan 10, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, Energy Vault, robert piconi, Kiwon Park, Korea Zinc, Sun Metals Corporation, Yun B. Cho
GIG launches energy storage programmer
portfolio will consolidate GIG's existing battery storage tasks in the UK, Australia, Japan and Taiwan. Subject to receipt of appropriate regulative
Nov 8, 2022 // Storage, UK, Australia, Europe, Oceania, Green Investment Group, GIG, Eku Energy, Chris Morrison, Mark Dooley
AGL preps commissioning of 250-MW/250-MWh battery in S Australia
with the thumbs-up from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), electrical power transmission firm ElectraNet has actually implemented the transmission
Apr 14, 2023 // Storage, AGL Energy, S Australia