Dutch investment giant APG pumps $1 billion into Australian renewables platform
Dutch pension fund giant APG Asset Management has committed more than $1 billion to expand the renewable energy platform of developer Octopus Australia.
CSIRO report shows firmed renewables remain lowest-cost option
Australia’s national science agency has reaffirmed its assessment that solar and wind energy backed by storage and transmission remain the lowest-cost new-build electricity generation technologies.
Greenbank battery kicks off commercial operations to support 66,000 homes
The CS Energy Greenbank Battery in southeast Queensland has been regularly charging and discharging since beginning commercial operations in June, providing reliability and capability to the grid.
Equis appoints operations provider for Melbourne renewable energy hub
Equis Australia has appointed United States-headquartered clean energy infrastructure management company NovaSource Power Services as the operations and maintenance provider to the Melbourne Renewable Energy Hub.
Spanish parliament rejects grid reform law proposed after April blackout
Spain’s parliament has rejected a legislative package aimed at reinforcing the grid and scaling up battery energy storage following the 28 April 2025 blackout.
Victorian ‘grid-forming’ battery now fully operational
The 185 MW / 370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage project in northwest Victoria has reached a major milestone with developer Edify Energy confirming the system, featuring grid-forming inverters, is now fully operational.
NEM connections pipeline grows to 53 GW
Australia’s energy transition is gaining “real measurable momentum” with the market operator reporting a record wave of new solar, wind, and energy storage projects are progressing through the grid connection process, at a larger scale than ever before.
Trina seeks approval for WA solar, storage project
Solar technology manufacturing major Trinasolar has launched plans to build a 400 MW solar farm and 400 MW / 1.6 GWh battery energy storage system in the northern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
Solar and storage project proffers $15 million for local council
A New South Wales council is set to receive almost $15 million as part of a voluntary planning agreement with the developers of the 1 GW Tallawang solar and battery energy storage project proposed for the state’s central west.
OX2 seeks green tick for Sunshine State solar and battery project
Swedish renewable energy developer OX2 has presented a large-scale solar farm and battery project planned for a former north Queensland sugarcane farm to the Australian government for environmental approval.
