Australia
EDPR enters Australia, acquires 1.5 GW renewable assets
The company purchased local renewables company ITP Development.
EDPR enters Australia, acquires 1.5 GW renewable assets
The company purchased local renewables company ITP Development.
Origin OK’s large-scale battery dev’t at Mortlake Power Station
The project is expected to start operations in late 2026.
EnergyAustralia begins development of 50 MW battery project
The Hallett battery project is scheduled to be operational at the beginning of 2026.
Queensland invests $117.8m in local batteries programme
Stages three and four of the programme will bring Energy Queensland's battery fleet to 29.
Australia invests $45.9m in Bell Bay Hydrogen Hub
The hub is expected to generate 45,000 tonnes of green hydrogen yearly.
Pacific Blue to to supply RE for Australian Open
The energy company will supply 100% renewable energy for Tennis Australia.
Vast, Nabors completes merger
The business agreement was signed last February 2023.
Recurrent Energy disposes of 100 MW battery project
This is the third Mannum energy project sold to Epic Energy.
Origin to invest $355.1m in UK’s Octopus Energy
This will raise Origin’s stake at Octopus Energy to 23%.
ARENA OKs AGL Energy on Australia’s largest grid-forming battery project
The 500 MW/1,000 MWh grid-forming battery has received $35m of funding.
ARENA reappoints Darren Miller as CEO for three more years
Miller will serve for a third term, overseeing ARENA’s expanded transition to renewable energy.
Australia support RE startups with $1.1m funding
This fund will support the project of EnergyLab for startup companies.
AGL to look into potential battery recycling facility in Hunter Energy Hub
The Liddel and Baywater sites are being converted into the Hunter Energy Hub.
EDF Australia to invest $10.8m in CSP firm Vast Renewables
The partnership will boost the development of concentrated solar power in Australia.
Australia’s 380 MW solar project starts construction
The power generated from the plant will be used for hydrogen production.
What Australia needs to boost large-scale renewable energy projects
They overall generated a total of 509 MW, mainly from financially committed projects.
130MWdc Victoria solar plant goes online
It has a 10-year PPA with the Victorian Government.
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