Southeast Asia & Oceania

Australia’s University of Queensland has claimed a new world-record efficiency for a tin halide perovskite solar cell, certified at 16.65%.

A landowner-led 250MW solar-plus-storage site in Tasmania has been added to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals Group announced today (16 April) that construction has started on a 190MW solar PV plant at its Cloudbreak site in Western Australia.

In this blog, PV Tech explores how the upcoming Australian federal election could impact the rollout of renewables and solar PV.

Korean chemical firm OCI Holdings has reportedly paused public listing plans for its Malaysian polysilicon business amid global stock market uncertainty.

Masdar has signed two agreements with the Indonesian electricity firm PT PLN to expand floating solar capacity on the island of Java.

Acen Australia has revealed it has completed an AU$750 million debt financing for a growing 13GW renewable energy and storage portfolio.

A 10-year solar-based PPA will play an integral role in a new agreement that will see BOC Australia replace 45% of its power with renewables.

Octopus Australia has completed financial close and started construction on its 80MW Fulham solar-plus-storage project in Victoria.

The State Electricity Commission (SEC), a state-owned energy company in Victoria, Australia, has confirmed that construction has started on the 119MW SEC Renewable Energy Park.