Kiwi joint venture plans New Zealand’s biggest solar farm on North Island
Aotearoa New Zealand’s Nova Energy has partnered with gentailer Meridian Energy to build the 400 MW Te Rahui solar farm, to become the country’s largest, while more solar projects are expected to quickly come on line following the government’s passing its fast-track approvals bill into law.
Kiwi developer’s 20 MW solar array to power 2,000 homes from 2025
Aotearoa New Zealand developer Far North Solar Farm has 70% of modules installed at its 20.8 MW Pukenui solar farm, earmarking early 2025 to start generating electricity.
GoodWe releases three-phase high-voltage hybrid inverter in Australia
China’s solar inverter manufacturer GoodWe has released its ET G2 Series 6-15 kW three-phase high-voltage hybrid inverter in Australia and New Zealand.
Gas generation plant in New Zealand to be replaced by Lightsource bp solar farm
A 170 MW Aotearoa, New Zealand solar and battery project developed through a joint venture between Lightsource bp and Kiwi gentailer Contact Energy, will be co-located then replace an existing gas fired generation plant.
Australia infrastructure think tank members log 12 new solar projects
Industry think tank Infrastructure Partnerships Australia has released its monthly Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure member Pipeline report identifying 12 new member energy projects added in the past 12 months.
RedEarth reveals Australian-made plans for V2G tech
Queensland energy storage solutions provider RedEarth Energy Storage has partnered with German company ambibox to bring Australian-made vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle chargers to the market.
Trinasolar develops agrivoltaic site with Kiwi clean energy solutions companies
China-headquartered solar and energy storage solutions company Trinasolar is developing a dual-use site with New Zealand-based engineering, procurement and construction company Kiwi Solar and commercial solar solutions company Trilect.
NZ to step up approvals process for large-scale PV projects
Ten large-scale solar farms planned for New Zealand’s North and South islands are among 22 renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 3 GW that have been listed for inclusion in the government’s “one-stop shop” fast-track approvals process.
120 MW solar farm in far north New Zealand gets green light
New Zealand-headquartered utility Meridian Energy has been granted resource consent to build a 120 MW solar farm in Tai Tokerau Northland, 140 kilometres north of Auckland and is Stage 2 of its Ruakākā Energy Park.
Lodestone inks 20-year, 100% offset agreement with poultry giant Inghams
Aotearoa New Zealand grid-scale solar developer Lodestone Energy has partnered with leading poultry provider Inghams in a landmark 20-year agreement where energy from Lodestone’s North Island solar farms will 100% match Inghams electricity consumption.
