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    Octopus spends first of Australian war-chest with purchase of NSW battery project

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    New solar records take module efficiency and output to fresh highs

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  • West Australia’s biggest solar farm sails to full generation capacity
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    West Australia’s biggest solar farm sails to full generation capacity

    Risen Energy’s Merredin solar farm – by far W.A’s biggest – reaches full generation in a timeline that would be the envy of solar developers in eastern states.
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    Aug 19, 2020
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  • Queensland Yarranlea solar farm completed, joins queue for network approval
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    Queensland Yarranlea solar farm completed, joins queue for network approval

    Risen Energy joins “months-long” grid connection queue after completing construction of 121MW Yarranlea solar farm west of Toowoomba in August.
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    Oct 28, 2019
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  • Risen Energy will add battery to Queensland “merchant” solar farm
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    Risen Energy will add battery to Queensland “merchant” solar farm

    Developers of the 100MW Yarranlea solar farm in Queensland’s Darling Downs have flagged plans to add large-scale battery storage to the “merchant” project.
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    Jun 27, 2019
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    Yarranlea Solar Farm under construction in Queensland

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  • Risen Energy buys 120MW solar project near Toowoomba
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    Risen Energy buys 120MW solar project near Toowoomba

    After some regulatory and technical hurdles, 120MW Yarranlea Solar Farm will go ahead under new owners, Risen Energy.
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    Feb 14, 2018
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