George Heynes

Fortescue Metals Group, an Australian mining giant, has submitted plans for its 644MW Turner River Solar Hub in Western Australia to the federal government’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Potentia Energy has completed the development of its 93MW Girgarre solar PV power plant in Victoria, Australia.

Australia's NSW government has proposed developing the state’s first urban REZ in Illawarra, which could be delivered as early as 2030.

Prefabricated solar structure provider 5B has become the first recipient of the Australian government’s AU$1 billion Solar Sunshot Program, securing up to AU$46 million for its “Maverick” automated solar deployment system.

Carlyle has launched a new platform called Revera, dedicated to renewable energy, energy storage, and hydrogen projects in Australia and UK.

Octopus Australia has received grid connection approval from AEMO for a 300MW solar-plus-storage site in New South Wales.

Australia’s Victoria government has proposed seven REZ for the state, emphasising these will help achieve its target of 2.7GW of utility-scale solar PV generation by 2040.

Swedish solar developer OX2 has received development consent from the New South Wales government in Australia for a 90MW solar-plus-storage project.

New data released by Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has noted that 553MW of capacity was approved in the NEM in April.

Developer Elgin Energy has secured grid connection approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) for a 150MW solar-plus-storage site in Victoria.