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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.

Powerlink’s nearby 275-kV substation, feeding clean power straight into Australia’s National Electricity Market. A 180-MW/360-MWh battery energy-storage

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

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

GW of high effectiveness polycrystalline solar modules for tasks in the US and Australia. Lightsource BP is an international market leader in the development,

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

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

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

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

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

park in the UK and also the 150-MW Kidston Stage-3 Wind onshore wind park in

Power, an entirely had subsidiary of Australia's biggest independent committed oil as well as gas business, Woodside Oil, has actually provided Heliogen a

(IPP), allowing for recurring revenue generation.Focused on Europe and Australia, EEW has developed 1.5 GW of projects and holds a pipeline of 9 GW. CEO Svante

space, claimed in a statement that the contracts originate from North America, Australia and also Asia. It plans to give further information "in due time". NHOA kept

"infuse fresh vitality" into the global market. Raystech ships modules to Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia and also Europe, and also Seraphim president