Co-location

Windlab & Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW solar-plus-storage site to Australia's federal government for assessment under the EPBC Act.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

Australia's CEFC has committed AU$100 million (US$65.8 million) to a new programme targeting mid-scale hybrid solar-plus-storage projects.

Meridian Energy has received consent to build a 110MW solar PV power plant near Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island.

Yanara has secured a €150 million investment from Mirova to develop more than 2GW of multi-tech renewable energy projects across Australia.

Naturgy's Australian generation subsidiary Global Power Generation (GPG) has entered the construction phase of the 330MW Fraser Coast Hybrid Project in Queensland.

Frontier Energy has appointed Monford Group EPC contractor for the 132MWdc stage one of its Waroona Renewable Energy Project.

Site adaptation has become the backbone of solar project finance and modern technical designs, according to Solargis' Martin Opatovsky.

The government of Malaysia has unveiled the next round of its Large-scale solar (LSS) program tender seeking 2.5GW solar PV co-located with 1.25GW battery energy storage system (BESS).

Brisbane-based developer Renewable Energy Partners (REP) has expanded the Bogunda Energy Hub to include solar PV and battery energy storage, with the project now formally in early-stage development south of Hughenden in Queensland, Australia.