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Danish developer European Energy has signed 30-year agreements with Traditional Owners covering three solar-plus-storage projects in Queensland, Australia, including the 1.1GW Upper Calliope solar PV plant.

Solar and battery storage projects have pushed Australia's National Electricity Market (NEM) connection pipeline up 43% in a year to 80.9GW, overtaking the grid's existing 77GW of capacity for the first time.

The South Australian government has selected four solar and wind proposals totalling almost 13GW in the Whyalla West release area, west of the steelmaking city.

Australia's solar financial investment decisions (FIDs) have hit a record 3.5GW in 2026, with energy minister Chris Bowen saying renewable energy investment "has already broken the annual record".

LGI, an Australian landfill gas and renewables company, has agreed to buy two operating solar PV power plants in Queensland.

Australia's utility-scale solar and wind assets generated a combined 5.44TWh across the NEM in September 2026.

Australia's NEM recorded a combined 4,780GWh of solar generation in September 2026: 1,805GWh from utility-scale and 2,975GWh from rooftop.

AEMO said a record 9.1GW of new renewable energy and storage capacity connected to the National Electricity Market (NEM) in FY26.

European Energy Australia has completed the installation of all 200,172 solar modules at its Winton North solar plant in northeast Victoria.

Mint Renewables has referred a solar-plus-storage site with a capacity of up to 375MW, paired with a 3,000MWh BESS, to Australia's EPBC Act.