Northern Territory Archives

Renewables

Plan to power off-grid data centre with solar, gas and a 16 gigawatt-hour battery seeks federal green tick
Project Ares wants to build a 1 GW data centre on a cattle station on Australia’s Top End and power it with 3 GW of solar and a 16 GWh battery. It also wants to build a giga-scale gas plant.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 1, 2026

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Solar

Sun Cable’s plans for second gigascale solar project open for public comment
The NT is seeking views on the immense Muckaty solar proposal, which is looking to power data centres and other local industry and might one day power homes in Singapore.
Rachel Williamson

May 25, 2026

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Solar

Ground-breaking NT microgrid lands $8.3m grant, set to kick off construction
A groundbreaking solar and battery powered microgrid is providing a scalable blueprint for more Indigenous communities in th NT.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Enormous Top End solar and battery project seeks federal green tick
Massive, multi-gigawatt solar and battery project has started on the environmental journey, after a short but bruising legal suit it says was to find Native Title holders.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 16, 2026

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Renewables

Huge Top End solar and battery project drops court bid to remove native title claims
The developer of a gigascale solar and battery project proposed for the NT says work with the Northern Land Council meant it could drop the federal court application.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Traditional Owners accuse huge NT solar and battery project of “worst consultation you can think of”
A legal move to extinguish any native claims over land proposed to host the giant Wak Wak solar project has angered Traditional Owners.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 23, 2025

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Solar

SunCable says local data centres now first priority for massive solar and battery project
SunCable now focusing on near term opportunities with data centres, which it hopes to power from the late 2020s.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 10, 2025

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$Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking$

Policy & Planning

Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking
Activists have rallied outside court ahead of a federal legal challenge to protect vital Northern Territory groundwater supplies from gas exploration.
Adelaide Lang

Jun 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Bowen backs NT renewables drive with $250 million for batteries, solar and grid upgrades
Federal Labor tips $250 million into upgrading and expanding the electricity grid in the Northern Territory, as it races to get to 50 per cent renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Solar, electrification and a big battery: Report says Top End can thrive without gas
Independent modelling proposes an economy run on sunshine that could recharge the Northern Territory and avoid environmental harm from taxpayer-subsidised gas.
Marion Rae

Feb 27, 2024

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Renewables

How a Melbourne company helped break the Top End’s solar farm stalemate
Energy intelligence company Proa has revealed the key role its proprietary technology played in powering up two long delayed solar farms in Darwin.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2024

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Renewables

FFI taps former chief NT minister to lead green charge in Top End
Micael Gunner will lead FFI’s new Darwin-based team, but will bring a legacy of support for “atrocious” polluting gas projects.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 10, 2022

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Plan to power off-grid data centre with solar, gas and a 16 gigawatt-hour battery seeks federal green tick

Sun Cable’s plans for second gigascale solar project open for public comment

Ground-breaking NT microgrid lands $8.3m grant, set to kick off construction

Enormous Top End solar and battery project seeks federal green tick

Huge Top End solar and battery project drops court bid to remove native title claims

Traditional Owners accuse huge NT solar and battery project of “worst consultation you can think of”

SunCable says local data centres now first priority for massive solar and battery project

Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking

Bowen backs NT renewables drive with $250 million for batteries, solar and grid upgrades

Solar, electrification and a big battery: Report says Top End can thrive without gas

How a Melbourne company helped break the Top End’s solar farm stalemate

FFI taps former chief NT minister to lead green charge in Top End

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