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AEMO Sees 229 TWh Renewables By 2035, Rooftop Solar Surges
Australia’s market operator forecasts 229 TWh of renewables by 2035 and rising rooftop penetration, with storage key to reliability as coal exits the grid.
Aug 22, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Rooftop PV, ENERGY STORAGE, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, rooftop solar
8minute Solar Energy expands services and rebrands as Avantus
8minute Solar Energy is expanding its services beyond solar development into clean energy products and various other zero-emission offerings. To reflect its broadened scope in the renewable energy space, 8minute has rebranded the company to the name Avantus.
Sep 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, 8minute Solar Energy, Tom Buttgenbach, Avantus, Kip Larson
Australian battery company Solar SG in growth mode
To take Australian solar battery storage installation company Solar SG into its next growth phase, a new chairman and chief executive officer have been appointed.
Oct 29, 2019 // Storage, Australia, Oceania, Solar SG, Rod Woolley, Donna Freer
Vast Renewables Enters Voluntary Administration Amid CSP Woes
Vast Renewables enters voluntary administration, halting trading and clouding its VS1 and Solar Methanol 1 projects, as administrators weigh recapitalisation, asset sales, and jobs hang in the balance.
Nov 14, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Australia, Oceania, Vast Renewables
Arevon Launches 192-MW Solar Project in Indiana
Arevon Energy's Ratts 1 solar project in Indiana is set to power 24,000 homes, marking a significant step in the Midwest's renewable energy expansion.
Aug 27, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Indiana, PV Power Plant, Arevon Energy
Wärtsilä to deliver record DC-coupled hybrid battery in Australia NEM
Wärtsilä will supply a large DC-coupled solar-plus-storage system in Australia’s NEM, described as the market’s biggest of its kind, capable of serving 120,000 customers.
Oct 30, 2025 // Storage, Australia, solar-plus-storage, NEM, Oceania, Wärtsilä, DC-coupled storage
Origin Energy Acquires 1.3-GW Wind-Solar Project Developer
Origin Energy's acquisition of Walcha Energy brings a 1.3-GW wind and solar project duo to their renewable energy fleet, aligning with their goal to expand in New South Wales.
Feb 20, 2024 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, Origin Energy
J-Power, Fortress collaborate for solar-plus-storage project in Virginia
Virginia will certainly end up being the house of an intricate incorporating 50 MW of solar and 190 MW of energy storage capability, intended by J-Power USA Development Co Ltd and also Fortress Financial Investment Group LLC
Apr 2, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Virginia, solar-plus-storage, North America, Solar Project, J-Power, Fortress
Infranity Lends €200m to Blue Elephant for 1-GW European Rollout
Infranity grants Blue Elephant €200 m — expandable to €400 m — to finance 1 GW of new solar, wind and storage projects across Europe by 2028.
Jun 17, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Germany, Europe, Blue Elephant Energy, Infranity
Energa Seals 334 MW Hybrid Solar-Wind Project Deal
Energa Wytwarzanie, a unit of Polish oil refiner PKN Orlen, has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase the Kleczew hybrid wind and solar project, capable of powering 200,000 homes. Construction of the 334 MW project has already begun - to be completed by 2025!
Oct 17, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, Poland, Europe, Energa Wytwarzanie
Hydrostor's 200-MW Energy Storage Approved in NSW
Hydrostor's 200-MW energy storage project in a former silver mine boosts Australia's renewable grid, marking a leap in sustainable energy solutions.
Feb 25, 2025 // Storage, Hydrostor, Australia, Oceania
Solar growth continues to erode coal market share in Australia as prices soar
Solar PV and various other renewables represent more than a third of electricity generation in Australia's National Energy Market (NEM) in Q1 2022, coal's share slipping by five percentage points year-on-year.
May 17, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR, Australia, AEMO, NEM, Oceania, national energy market, distributed generation, grid transmission
Greening, Atlantica Launch 1-GW US Renewables Partnership
Greening and Atlantica join forces to power the U.S. with 1 GW of solar and storage, driving the renewable energy revolution forward.
Apr 9, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Atlantica, Greening
What is the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge?
Having begun on 13 October and being due to end on 18 October, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge is underway.
Oct 16, 2019 // Transport, Australia, Oceania, Bridgestone World Solar Challenge
As China Starts Giant Solar Park, Four Giant Parks For the Future Beckon
The globe's biggest solitary area solar plant, of 2.2 GW capacity was inaugurated in China's Quinghai district this month.
Oct 13, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Floating PV, China, Asia, Sun Cable, solar projects, Kutch solar park, Ladakh solar project