Search
56 MW crossbreed wind-solar plant powers up at Australian golden goose
the Agnew Gold Mine microgrid project is blazing a trail in decarbonizing Australian mining. In positive climate condition, the 56 MW project provided by
May 20, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, James Harman, Stuart Mathews
Indonesian Anantara Joins the Listing of Singapore's Renewable Energy Suppliers
to import solar energy to Singapore via undersea cables. There's another Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink) project.
AAPowerLink is a global renewable
May 2, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Masdar, ib vogt GmbH, Quantum Power Asia, AAPowerLink, Anantara, Anantara Energy Holdings Pte Ltd, Union Energy Corp, UEC
Dealing with a downturn? Not utility-scale solar!
overtaken the UK, toppling it from the # 4 spot it had appreciated since 2016. Australia, Mexico and also Germany all threaten to do so also before completion of the
Jul 17, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Market Research, USA, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, North America
Japan's Eneos participates in 121-MW solar project in Hyogo
in the solar energy generation service in the United States as well as in Australia, Eneos kept in
Aug 5, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Japan, Asia, Solar Project, Eneos, Hyogo
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
PPA-linked 120 MW solar park goes on the internet in Australia
has actually announced it has actually gotten authorizations from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) as well as TransGrid for full commercial
Aug 11, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, PPA, Australia, Oceania, Rick Francis
Australia's first renewable energy area gets 27GW deluge of applications
as well as various other aspects of the effort.
In an associated news, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) said it would certainly guide AU$ 5 countless
Jun 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, Oceania, new south wales, ARENA, Darren Miller, rez, John Barilaro, renewable energy zone, transgrid
A research team from Australia discovers a nanomaterial for sodium-sulfur batteries
and applicable in real life.
The R&D was granted by the funds from two Australian (ARENA and ARC) and two Chinese (technology group of Guangdong and NSFC)
Nov 22, 2019 // Technology, Storage, Australia, Oceania, UOW
Australia's AGL prepares restructure to produce 2 separate energy services
which is by far Australia's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, said the retail system would certainly be called "New AGL" and come to be the country's biggest
Mar 31, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, coal, energy transition, utility, Brett Redman, Retail, AGL
Batteries Better Than Gas at Satisfying Australia's Future Peaking Requirements
batteries set you back 30% much less.
Since renewable resources' share in Australia's total power generation has actually been increasing in recent times (27.7%
Apr 15, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, clean energy, Australia, Oceania, Clean Energy Council, Kane Thornton, CEC, Australian Energy Market Operator, Battery Storage Over Gas Peakers
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
Fox ESS signs deals for 3-GWh Australian battery deployments nationwide
pave the way for 3 gigawatt-hours of battery energy storage deployments in Australia—an expansion that could materially lift available flexibility across the
Nov 3, 2025 // Storage, Battery Storage, Australia, NEM, Oceania, Fox ESS, utility & C&I
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







