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by an added ₤ 310m with global banks ABN AMRO, ING, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Intesa Sanpaolo (IMI CIB Division). The money facility takes the complete

which is owned by Shell Plc, has its very own areas in Germany, Italy, UK, Australia, Spain and the United

a multi-billion-dollar polysilicon factory to be built in North Queensland, Australia, at the Lansdown Eco-Industrial Precinct. The factory will be powered by green

from Meton Energy SA, a joint venture between RWE Renewables Europe & Australia and PPC Renewables. Mytilineos is to carry out all EPC works for the projects,

company also has a strong presence in other parts of the world, including Australia, India, and Japan. In 2020, Nordic Solar A/S achieved a record-breaking year

Australian government is providing AUD 1.7 million in grant funding to support a feasibility study for an 850-MW green hydrogen project in the Kimberley region of

construction on the 320MW Wandoan South Solar 2 project in Queensland, Australia, set to produce 700GWh of clean energy annually by mid-2027. This project will

Group’s Australian Renewables Income Fund (ARIF) has closed a AU$700 million refinancing that consolidates debt across ten operating assets and sets up

Ambitions to construct a 183-megawatt solar park in the southwestern part of Western Australia are most likely to be approved by the end of the week.

solutions that could serve as a model for future energy storage systems across Australia and internationally. Investment in Energy Infrastructure: The substantial

Australia’s utility-scale clean-energy investment has fallen to its weakest since 2017, jeopardizing the 82% renewable-electricity target for 2030. About 2.5 gigawatts of large projects are expected to reach final investment decision this year, down from 4 gigawatts in 2024, as permitting delays, grid congestion, costs and unstable revenues deter developers.A federal underwriting scheme has yet to unlock the pipeline, with many projects stuck in planning queues. Rooftop solar keeps growing but cannot match utility-scale output. Industry warns Australia is slipping behind countries accelerating builds with stronger incentives and faster grid expansion. Analysts urge transmission upgrades and steadier policy signals. Will CIS auctions, REZ buildout, and firming contracts restore 2030 renewable trajectory? Short answer: They can bend the curve upward from 2026, but won’t fully restore the 82% by 2030 trajectory without faster transmission, faster connections, and bigger annual auction volumes; current timelines imply a late-decade commissioning bulge that risks a 2031–33 catch‑up. CIS auctions Scale: Expanded target is roughly low‑30s GW total (about three‑quarters variable renewables, one‑quarter dispatchable/firming). If fully awarded and built, it could cover a majority of the remaining VRE and firming gap. Pace: To land 82% by 2030, the NEM needs ~6–8 GW of utility‑scale VRE per year plus continuous rooftop growth; current CIS auction cadence delivers closer to ~4–6 GW/year unless rounds are upsized and synchronized with state schemes. Bankability: Revenue floors reduce merchant risk and should unlock FIDs from 2025, but grid access uncertainty still stalls many winners from reaching NTP quickly. Delivery risk: Award-to-energisation lag (24–42 months) pushes most CIS-backed megawatts into 2027–30, compressing delivery risk into the grid’s tightest years. REZ buildout Access schemes help decongest connections and co‑optimise curtailment, but most REZ transmission backbones (e.g., HumeLink, VNI West stages, Central‑West Orana) have energisation dates skewed to 2027–29. Where REZ early-works and stageable lines proceed (Queensland and parts of Victoria), projects can connect sooner; elsewhere, connection queues and system strength remediation still gate delivery. Social licence, easements and materials inflation remain the biggest REZ schedule risks; slippage of one to two years would materially dent 2030 output even if auctions succeed. Firming contracts Batteries: Multi‑gigawatt award rounds in NSW, Vic, Qld and the federal CIS are accelerating 2–4 hour batteries; these can be built within 18–30 months once contracted, supporting a 2027–29 ramp. Long-duration: Pumped hydro timelines (late‑decade) and supply-chain constraints limit >6‑hour coverage this decade; bridging support will rely on batteries plus demand response and some gas peaking. Adequacy: Hitting reliability settings likely requires roughly 8–10 GW/30–40 GWh new firming by 2030; awarded and near‑FID capacity covers a large share but not all, particularly in SA/Vic/VNI import hours What must change to make it decisive Front‑load CIS volumes in 2025–26 and align with state tenders to hit 7–8 GW VRE awards per year. Lock in cost‑recovery frameworks for priority transmission and accelerate contested works with early contractor involvement. Streamline connection studies (single‑touch modeling, firm access trials in REZs) and standardize grid‑forming specs. Expand demand-side and capacity-style firming procurements to backfill long-duration gaps and derisk 2028–30 summers. Bottom line: CIS auctions, REZ buildout, and firming contracts can materially improve the outlook and avert further slippage, but on current schedules they are more likely to stabilize the trajectory than fully restore an 82% outcome by 2030 unless volumes are increased and transmission/connection bottlenecks are cleared in the next 12–18 months.

lawsuit.  In the middle of March, Hanwha started another patent suit in

a few windows with integrated solar cells at a shopping mall in Western Australia. ClearVue announces its PV insulating glass unit has been UL-certified. The

market." The Us win comes close on the heels of some strong order gains in Australia, an additional market that the company has patiently purchased. SWSL (in

of in the litigation cases by Hanwha Q CELLS in the US, Germany and also Australia. REC Group has likewise recently submitted a patent infringement lawsuit