Squadron Energy has completed a refinancing of its Australian renewable energy portfolio, securing total debt commitments of more than AU$2.7 billion (US$1.76 billion).

Australian developer Edify Energy has reached financial close on the Ganymirra and Majors Creek solar-plus-storage projects near Townsville in North Queensland, featuring 360MWp of solar generation and 300MW/1,200MWh of battery storage.

EPEC Group has been awarded a contract to cover the high-voltage connection works for the Lower Wonga Solar Farm in Queensland, Australia, by the EPC contractor INTEC Energy Solutions.

Octopus Australia has shifted its focus to constructing a DC-coupled battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria.

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

Habitat Energy has been appointed by Octopus Australia to provide optimisation services for two DC-coupled solar-plus-storage sites.

BESS and solar have driven Australia past the halfway mark in NEM renewable penetration, but the technology mix is not yet broad enough.

Large data centres should serve as “anchor tenants” for new renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission investment, leveraging the scale and longevity of digital infrastructure commitments to advance energy projects rather than waiting for supply to arrive.

There can be great value in co-location, but the operational reality is not as simple as it may sound, writes Daniel Moore-Oats of Arenko.

Two Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance: Ark Energy secures AU$1.3 billion for 2.2GWh Richmond Valley project; Quinbrook submits 250MWp Queensland site.