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Windlab starts Australian PV-wind-battery park following grid delay
Australian renewables developer Windlab has connected and energized its landmark energy park in northern Queensland, comprising 43 MW of wind, 18 MW of solar and a 4 MWh battery.
Aug 6, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Grids, storage, Australia, Windlab, Kennedy Energy Hub, grid-scale, Roger Price, Oceania
Major solar project in Victoria panned by state arbitrator
A 200MW solar project planned for Victoria, southern Australia, has been denied planning permission by the state's planning arbitrator.
Aug 20, 2019 // Plants, Victoria, Australia, pv power plants, VCAT, Bookaar Solar Farm
NSW to go 'also larger' with 2nd, 8GW renewable resource area
Plans to establish an 8GW renewable energy zone (REZ) in New South Wales, the Australian state's 2nd, have actually been billed as the largest dedication to clean power in its background.
Jul 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Policy, Australia, Oceania, grid, new south wales, policy, Matt Kean, rez, regulation
AIB invests in Irish solar designer
Bank's EUR8.5 m in money to help fund BNRG's 1.8 GW development pipeline
Dec 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Ireland, Europe, BNRG, AIB
Aussies Heat Ceramics to 1450F with Solar Power
Unlock the power of the sun with breakthrough concentrated solar power. Australian scientists have pushed thermal energy storage to new heights, heating ceramic particles to 803°C & storing it for up to 15 hours. This could be a key to low-cost renewable energy for Australia & beyond.
Nov 13, 2023 // Technology, Australia, Oceania
RWE, PPC secure funding for 691MW solar project in Greece
RWE AG and PPC SA secure financing for 691 MW solar project in Greece, with plans to complete by 2025. Exciting partnership for renewable energy future.
Apr 8, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Greece, Europe, rwe, PV Power Plant, PPC
Engie Locks Virtual Offtake for Neoen’s 270-MW Queensland Battery
Engie signs a virtual PPA for Neoen’s 270 MW/540 MWh Western Downs Battery in Queensland, gaining trading rights to the storage asset ahead of its 2025 launch.
May 8, 2025 // Storage, Australia, Engie, queensland, neoen, Oceania
Engie Scraps 220 000-Panel Solar Farm After New South Wales Backlash
French utility Engie has withdrawn its 220 000-panel solar project in New South Wales after residents objected to visual, environmental and land-use impacts.
May 19, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Engie, new south wales, solar farm, Community Opposition
OX2 Secures Green Light for Swedish Solar-Battery Project
OX2 secures permit for 110-MW solar park in Sweden, eyeing battery storage to power 25,000 homes by 2027, advancing Sweden's fossil-free electricity goal.
May 27, 2025 // Plants, Storage, Sweden, Europe, OX2
Fortescue’s 644-MW Pilbara Solar Hub Opens to Public Review Process
Western Australia opens public consultation on Fortescue’s 644-MW Turner River Solar Hub; feedback will guide state and possible federal environmental review.
May 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Western Australia, Fortescue, Turner River, Pilbara solar, EPA review
CSIRO Unveils Beam-Down Solar Reactor, Pushing Green Hydrogen Frontiers
CSIRO’s new beam-down reactor in Newcastle turns concentrated sunlight into green hydrogen at >20 % efficiency, promising a clean fuel for heavy industry.
Jun 18, 2025 // Solar to Fuel, decarbonisation, CSIRO, green-hydrogen, solar-thermal, beam-down
Ingeteam to Power Gentari’s Pioneering NSW Solar-Storage Hybrid by 2027
Ingeteam will equip Gentari’s 243-MWp Maryvale solar-plus-storage project in New South Wales, using DC coupling to maximise output before its 2027 debut.
Jul 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, Australia, Oceania, Ingeteam, Gentari
BP Exits $36-Billion Australian Green Hydrogen and Renewables Project
BP withdraws from Australia’s $36-billion green hydrogen project, signaling a renewed focus on oil and gas amid challenges in large-scale renewable development.
Jul 25, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Australia, Oceania, bp, Asia Pacific, AREH, Australian Renewable Energy Hub
Naturgy protects PPA from steel firm Sidenor
10-year bargain will certainly be powered by both solar and wind power
Mar 10, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, PPA, Europe, Naturgy, José Antonio Jainaga
Foresight secures Oz solar refinancing
A$ 60m in total amount in the bank for Oakey 1 and also Longreach solar projects
Apr 11, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Foresight
