PROFILE: Rachel Watson – OX2 Australia County Manager
Published Date : 2024-April-23, Tuesday
It’s been
almost 12 months since Sweden-headquartered OX2 made its first acquisition
outside Europe, buying Australian renewables developer ESCO Pacific. As part of
the deal OX2 took control of the assets of one of Australia’s most active sola . . .
PROJECT UPDATE: Punchs Creek Solar Farm
Published Date : 2024-April-19, Friday
Within days
of the Punchs Creek Solar Farm receiving development approval from the
Toowoomba Regional Council, an EPBC Act referral has been submitted to the
federal environmental authority for the project.
Skylab
Australia is planning to c . . .
PROJECT UPDATE – Sandy Creek Solar Farm approved
Published Date : 2024-March-15, Friday
Lightsource bp’s Sandy Creek Solar
Farm, located 25km south-west of Dunedoo in NSW's Central West, was
declared a non-controlled action by the DCCEEW meaning federal environmental
approval is not required.
The 840 MW DC Sandy Creek Solar Far . . .
Pumped hydro suddenly running hot
Published Date : 2024-February-27, Tuesday
BE Power launched its second Queensland pumped hydro
project, called Big-G, to be located at Mount Alma, approximately 55km from
Gladstone.
The Big-G Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) project has a
planned generating capacity of 800 MW of hyd . . .
EDP Renewables takes over large Aussie project book
Published Date : 2024-January-31, Wednesday
EDP Renewables has hit the ground running after acquiring
ITP Development with its extensive Australian project book (see the project
table below as confirmed by EDPR Australia).
Spain-based EDPR now has project development rights to 23
solar . . .
Coal miners planning to add renewables
Published Date : 2024-January-12, Friday
Plans have been released for two new large-scale renewable
energy projects in New South Wales on land associated with coal mining.
Whitehaven Energy is proposing to develop a solar farm adjacent
to its existing Narrabri Mine, approximately 25km . . .
PROFILE Dennis Freedman, Aquila Clean Energy APAC
Published Date : 2023-December-12, Tuesday
Aquila Clean Energy APAC appointed industry veteran Dennis
Freedman as Managing Director, Head of Australia & New Zealand, to lead
operations and grow the group’s presence in the ANZ region. Part of the Aquila
Group, a sustainable investment . . .
GameChange Solar to team up with Bison Energy in Australia
Published Date : 2023-November-15, Wednesday
Solar tracker and fixed tilt racking technology supplier GameChange
Solar signed a MOU with solar farm developer Bison Energy for the two companies
to work collaboratively to bring five solar projects, totalling over 125 MW
capacity, to the Austra . . .
Proposed solar farms under scrutiny by NSW IPC
Published Date : 2023-November-8, Wednesday
Two new proposed solar farms in NSW
have been put under the microscope by the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC)
due to the high number of submissions received when placed on public
exhibition.
Oxley Solar Development Pty Ltd, a subsidi . . .
Paling Yards Wind Farm EIS on exhibition
Published Date : 2023-October-19, Thursday
An Environmental Impact Statement for Global Power
Generation Australia’s proposed Paling Yards Wind Farm ,
located in the Central Tablelands of NSW, has been placed on exhibition for
public comment by the NSW Department of Planning and Environm . . .