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Pacific inks offtake agreement for battery retrofit project Pacific Partnerships is pushing ahead with plans to build a 102 MW, four-hour battery alongside its 102 MW Glenrowan Solar Farm in Victoria’s northeast after finalising a 10-year offtake agreement for the project.
David Carroll
19 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
MPower lands $250 million funding injection to fuel mid-scale solar and storage strategy Australian renewable energy developer MPower will accelerate the rollout of its pipeline of mid-scale solar and battery storage projects after securing a $250 million commitment from industry superannuation giant Rest Super.
David Carroll
20 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
Australia needs workforce pipeline to deliver infrastructure rollout Australia has spent years planning the infrastructure needed to enable the energy transition. We now need the same focus on the people and skills required to build it.
Peter Iancov
22 hours ago
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Markets & Policy
Start of spring brings stark divides between east and west Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Australia’s first month of spring brought above average irradiance to the country’s east, while the west experienced widespread irradiance deficits.
Solcast
Nov 01, 2026
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Research & Development
Targeted recycling of glass-glass modules trades value for lower impact Targeted recycling of frameless, polyolefin elastomer-encapsulated glass-glass modules lowers energy use and global warming impact compared with treating the whole module, but reduces recovered material value, according to a new study, with silver dominating revenue.
Brian Publicover
Nov 01, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Neoen Australia 1.8 billion debt finance raise backs a 1.2 GW portfolio Neoen Australia has raised a new debt financing package of $1.8 billion, which covers a 1.2 GW portfolio that includes two battery storage projects and the 440 MWp Culcairn Solar Farm.
Ev Foley
Oct 30, 2026
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Markets & Policy
Batteries are big at All Energy Australia 2026 The outlook for Australia’s renewable energy transition appears positive with supportive government policies and renewable energy targets, a surge in battery installations, and a strong pipeline of grid-scale solar and storage projects helping to fuel confidence.
David Carroll
Oct 29, 2026
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Applications & Installations
SgurrEnergy eyes regional office in Melbourne to expand global footprint Renewable energy consulting and engineering firm SgurrEnergy has plans to open a regional office in Melbourne, adding to a suite of seven branches worldwide located in India, Middle East, US, Africa, China and Singapore.
Ev Foley
Oct 29, 2026
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Applications & Installations
Construction of 300 MWh Hazelwood 2 grid-forming BESS begins in Victoria French clean energy developer and owner of Hazelwood BESS Engie, Chinese clean energy technology manufacturer Sungrow and Spanish-headquartered EPC Elecnor Australia have commenced the 300 MWh Hazelwood 2 BESS extension.
Ev Foley
Oct 29, 2026