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Neoen starts powering up its second-largest solar farm in Australia
The local subsidiary of French renewable energy giant Neoen has begun commissioning its second largest solar farm in Australia.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 18, 2025

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Sunny outlook: Major survey shows most near neighbours like solar farms, and want more
Living near a large-scale solar project is not a problem for most residents, with a study finding 82 per cent of neighbours would allow more to be built nearby.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Jun 18, 2025

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Rio Tinto signs up to power Pilbara iron ore operations with 80MW solar farm
Mining giant signs another solar deal with another Pilbara Indigenous group, as it slowly replaces fossil fuels with renewables.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 15, 2024

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Tasmania’s first solar farm to host 2000 sheep as agrisolar takes off
The Connorville solar project, hosted on one of Tasmania’s most famous farms, has been designed with sheep grazing as a key requirement.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 13, 2023

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Car giant Stellantis signs deal for 400MW of new solar in Michigan
The auto giant behind car brands including Jeep, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo, says the corporate PPA will take it to the equivalent of 100 per cent renewables in Michigan by 2026.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 15, 2022

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CEFC backs half cut solar cells in new drive to slash cost of PV
Federal government’s green bank makes 32nd solar farm investment, this time for a 200MW Queensland project that is using bifacial panels and half-cut solar cells.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 20, 2022

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Generation record caps stunning year of Australian solar milestones
Australia’s stunning solar year that was 2021 ended with a final flourish, after December delivered a record for utility-scale PV generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 10, 2022

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Community solar farm becomes first grid scale PV project on Endeavour network
Community co-funded 3MW Shoalhaven solar farm in Nowra becomes the first large-scale PV project to connect to the Endeavour Energy network.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 24, 2021

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Repurposed Melbourne tip to host $180m solar and big battery project
A former landfill site in Melbourne’s south-east to host a solar farm and big battery, after the project won planning clearance from VCAT.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 7, 2021

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MPower snaps up two 5MW solar farms, kicking off its big small-scale plans
MPower’s plans to build, own and operate up to 20 small solar farms of 5MW each is starting to bear fruit, with purchase agreements locked in for two project sites.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2021

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Rio Tinto powers ahead on solar farm to supply Pilbara iron ore mine
Rio Tinto awards contract to build the mining giant’s first fully-owned solar farm at the Gudai Darri mine in WA Pilbara region.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2021

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Council backs solar and battery proposal for Victorian coal country
A 70MW solar and battery project proposed for Morwell in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley has won the unanimous – but conditional – support of the local council.
Sophie Vorrath

May 11, 2021

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