One of Australia’s leading renewable energy developers has turned its focus to the Australian Outback – initially in regions north of Broken Hill – to look for up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of new wind and solar projects.

Australia has become a hive of international investment in recent years as companies flock to the country’s burgeoning renewable energy sector.

Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, and Ørsted, the world’s leading offshore wind developer, today announced a strategic partnership designed to shorten lead times and support a lower levelized cost of energy of large-scale offshore wind projects, supporting greater affordability, security, and sustainability in the industry.

Global renewable energy developer Recurrent Energy has landed a grid connection approval for a massive solar-battery hybrid project in New South Wales’ (NSW) biggest renewable energy zone. 

Leading Democrat politicians in the US have written to TotalEnergies chairman and chief executive Patrick Pouyanné criticising the company’s recent deal to renounce two offshore wind leases

The world added 510GW of new solar PV capacity in 2025, the most of any electricity generation source, as global cumulative renewable energy capacity now exceeds 5,000GW.

Fugro has been selected by Petrobras to deliver a geotechnical site investigation for the Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project off São João da Barra.

National Grid’s Distribution System Operator has launched a self-serve Curtailment Estimator tool to provide faster insight into network connection constraints.

Germany awarded 439 bids in its latest onshore wind auction, covering the full 3445MW of offered capacity.

Türkiye has developed one of the most active wind energy markets in the Mediterranean region, combining strong onshore resources with a growing manufacturing base and a broad project pipeline

The US energy storage market installed more than 18GW of battery systems in 2025, a 52% increase on 2024.

SRE and JERA Nex bp have completed refinancing of the 376MW Formosa 2 offshore wind farm off Miaoli County, Taiwan.

The UK government has banned the use of turbines supplied by Mingyang in UK offshore wind projects.

Brookfield Asset Management and La Caisse have teamed up to acquire Canadian renewable energy company Boralex for around C$9bn ($6.5bn), including debt.

Falling costs and government incentives make solar an attractive option for many, reducing need for gas

Offshore wind developer Ocean Winds has started four months of geophysical surveys for its 1.3 gigawatt (GW) High Sea Wind project.

The Western Australia Labor government has locked in delivery of more than a gigawatt of new wind generation capacity for the state, signing contracts to buy power from three projects that, once completed, will generate more power than the state’s remaining coal power plants.

The Hai Long Offshore Wind Project has installed the first wind turbine for the Hai Long 3 wind farm, according to a LinkedIn post.

The Trump administration is drafting settlement agreements that would pay TotalEnergies almost $1bn to abandon plans for the Attentive Energy and Carolina Long Bay wind farms off the US east coast, the New York Times has reported.

European Energy has inaugurated the 108MW Lancaster Solar Farm in Victoria, Australia, supplying electricity to Apple under a long-term power purchase agreement.

The Energy Secretary will today (Sunday 15 March) outline a package of measures to go “further and faster” in the pursuit of national energy security as a response to events in the Middle East.  

RWE today announced the addition of flexible, gas-fired power generation to its U.S. portfolio, strengthening the company’s ability to meet soaring electricity demand with scalable power solutions. The addition of flexible, dispatchable generation capacity will complement RWE’s large, growing U.S. renewable energy and battery storage offering, positioning the company to continue to deliver fast, reliable and affordable power safely to customers and communities.

On March 12, Taihan announced that Taihan Cable Vina, its Vietnamese manufacturing subsidiary, started work on a new 400kV-class extra-high voltage cable plant in Dong Nai province.

Bolero Surf has launched surfboard fins made from recycled wind turbine blades in partnership with renewable energy company ACCIONA Energía, marking the first retail product developed through the Turbine Made initiative.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has raised over €1bn at first close for the second vintage of its flagship CI Green Credit Fund.

Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed Jens-Peter Saul as interim chief executive officer effective from 1 April 2026.

Envision Energy Installs Its Largest International Wind Turbine in Philippines,Pioneering Renewable Energy Future

The European Commission has adopted a Clean Energy Investment Strategy designed to mobilise additional private investment for clean energy.

A Victorian maritime mystery dating back almost 150 years has finally been solved, thanks partly to site investigations for Iberdrola Australia’s proposed Aurora Green offshore wind farm.

Levanta Renewables has acquired an 80% stake in a fully operational 50MW onshore wind project in Gia Lai province, Vietnam.

The Philippines Department of Energy has launched the fifth round of its Green Energy Auction, offering 3300MW of fixed-bottom offshore wind capacity.

Hokkaido Offshore Wind Development LLC, a 50:50 joint venture between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, was dissolved by unanimous member consent on December 12, 2025, according to corporate registry records obtained by Japan Energy Hub.

Lauren Phillips’ balcony just became a power plant. A very small, carbon-free one.

Seatrium has delivered a next-generation wind turbine installation vessel (‘WTIV’) to Maersk Offshore Wind following sea trials and final evaluations at its Tuas Boulevard Yard in Singapore.

Germany’s installed offshore wind capacity has hit the 10GW mark following the commissioning of new turbines this month, according to the International Economic Forum for Renewable Energies (IWR).

The full scale of Neoen’s Goyder wind and solar and battery project in South Australia is slowly being realised, with plans for the stage 1 and 2 of the northern section receiving the federal green light. 

), announced that the 2025 financial performance reported a Normalized Net Profit (NNP) attributable to the parent company of 2,143 million baht, representing a 3.8% decrease compared to the previous year. EBITDA stood at 14,686 million baht, down 2% year-on-year. This was primarily due to declining tariffs from Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), industrial users (IUs) in Thailand, and steam selling prices, which moved in tandem with declining natural gas prices. 

Mingyang has appointed Peter Wolf as director of transport and installation in Europe.

Aula Energy, the renewables dedicated offshoot of finance giant Macquarie, has emerged as the buyer of Lightsource bp’s solar and storage portfolio in Australia, after snapping up a 1 gigawatt swag of operational PV projects with options to develop up to 800 megawatts of co-located big batteries.

It’s not just renewables developers who ended the year on a record-breaking spree, with the country’s green bank investing more money in clean energy projects in the second half of 2025 than any previous six-month period.

Independent renewable energy company Qair announces the completion of financing for its flagship hybrid Stor’Sun project in Mauritius

The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched an appeal of a December federal court ruling that struck down Trump’s offshore wind permitting freeze.

TenneT has launched a formal recruitment and selection process for a new chief executive as Manon van Beek’s (pictured) second term ends on 31 August 2026.

The first phase of an integrated solar and battery project under construction in the Philippines has been officially synchronised and energised, less than 15 months since groundbreaking and on the way to becoming the world’s largest such project.

Three major Siemens Energy shareholders want the company to prioritise repairing its loss-making wind turbine unit before any spin-off, Reuters has reported.

B.Grimm Power has outlined an ambitious growth strategy aimed at positioning the company as a global leader in energy and digital infrastructure, with a target of reaching 10 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2030 and increasing its renewable energy share to more than 50%.

The US state of New York has cancelled its fifth round of offshore wind procurement.

Sir Tony Blair’s think tank has urged ministers to scrap Ed Miliband’s Clean Power 2030 mission, warning it risks pushing up bills and damaging UK competitiveness.

New Zealand energy generator and retailer Contact Energy announced on Monday plans to raise $NZ525 million (just shy of $A450 million) to accelerate its renewable energy development plans.

Fortescue plans to “copy and paste” its new 50 megawatt (MW), five hour North Star Junction battery across the other six storage projects it currently has under development. 

EnergyAustralia, one of the country’s big three private energy utilities, has reached financial close on its second big battery project, which will piggy-pack on the connection of an existing gas generator at the site.

Ocean Winds, the 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renovaveis SA (ELI:EDPR) and Engie SA (EPA:ENGI), said today it has officially been granted a feasibility licence for the development of up-to-1.2-GW Westward Wind offshore wind project in Australia.

Korea Midland Power has allocated £49 million to acquire an interest in the 390MW Sinan Ui offshore wind initiative, bringing the project into its expanding portfolio.

A company that originally made a name for itself with gravity-based energy storage tech – and has since focused on conventional lithium-ion batteries – has written a deal for a sodium ion battery targeted at data centres that also includes Australia. 

The developers of a proposed massive 70 gigawatt wind, solar and hydrogen hub in the south-east corner of Western Australia have brought in key Asia partners to help advance the first six gigawatt stage of its ambitious but contested project.

Ørsted has signed an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to divest its entire European onshore business.

Investing.com — Italian cable maker Prysmian has signed a contract worth over €2.3 billion with SP Energy Networks and National Grid to build a power link between Scotland and England.

Ørsted has appointed Simon Ashley as its next Chief HR Officer and member of the Group Executive Team, effective 1 August 2026. The appointment follows a planned succession process as Henriette Fenger Ellekrog, current Chief HR Officer, has decided to conclude her executive career.

The Victoria state government has announced that it now plans to hold the long awaited but delayed first auction for offshore wind farms in Australia in August this year, but is yet to finalise the details of its structure.

National Grid and TenneT Germany have announced plans to develop GriffinLink, a proposed multi-purpose interconnector linking British and German offshore wind.

ENGIE and Masdar have reached financial close on the Khazna Solar PV project in the United Arab Emirates.

Fortescue has commenced construction of the Nullagine Wind Project in the Pilbara as a major step towards its Real Zero target.

The Dutch government is preparing a 1GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A offshore wind tender in 2026 in response to mounting cost pressures and stalled progress in the country’s wider rollout of sea-based projects, according to a new ministerial letter.

The Nordex Group secured 3552MW of orders in the fourth quarter of 2025, contributing to a full-year total of over 10GW.

Japanese cable installer SEKIKAIJI Industry has acquired a trencher and advanced cable tracking technology from a UK subsea services firm.

Envision Energy has secured a 630MW wind turbine supply and 30-year long-term service agreement with Casa dos Ventos in its first net-zero energy deployment in Brazil.

At least 3600MW of capacity will be released in Taiwan’s forthcoming offshore wind round, according to reports.

Poland allocated 3.4 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in its first competitive offshore wind auction, the country’s energy regulator URE said on Thursday, a boost for the renewable energy sector after setbacks in neighbouring markets.

The United States is expected to add more than 7 GW of wind installations in 2025, a 36% increase over the previous year, and the five-year outlook remains unchanged quarter-over-quarter from previous forecast, according to the “U.S. Wind Energy Monitor” report released by Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association (ACP).

Auaetralia’s year-long wind energy investment drought has finally been broken after Tilt Renewables gave the green light to the 108 megawatt (MW) Waddi wind project in Western Australia.

Star of the South has lodged its environmental impact statement under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

SINGAPORE – Sembcorp Industries will acquire Australia’s fourth-largest utilities provider Alinta Energy.

Great British Energy has launched a £1bn Energy Engineered in the UK programme to strengthen clean energy supply chains and support long-term economic growth.

Blue Mackerel Offshore Wind Project has been awarded Major Project Status by the Federal Government, recognising the proposed 1GW development’s role in Australia’s path to net zero.

Nordex Group has secured contracts from Alliant Energy for up to 190 Delta4000 turbines totalling just over 1GW for large-scale Midwest wind projects including in Iowa.

German utility giant will replace current chief of onshore wind and solar unit for Europe and Australia with in-house executive

Great Britain generated a record 23825MW of wind power on 5 December, supplying 47% of the country’s electricity at 5:30pm.

The US added 11GW of new solar capacity in the third quarter of 2025, marking the industry’s third-largest quarter on record and pushing annual installations past 30GW.

A US federal court judge has declared President Donald Trump’s offshore wind moratorium illegal.

A joint venture between NKT and Walsin Lihwa has inaugurated Taiwan’s first offshore power cable factory in Kaohsiung.

New analysis reveals how offshore wind farms now meet nearly a fifth of UK electricity demand

Ming Yang Smart Energy has signed two cooperation agreements with local partners in Brazil.

Global tech giants planning to spend tens of billions of dollars in data centres in Australia will be expected to bring their own renewable and battery storage supplies to support their energy-hungry facilities.

Zenith Energy has signed a 25-year power purchase agreement to develop what it said will be Australia’s largest renewable energy project for the mining sector.

AD Ports Group and Abu Dhabi-based energy company Masdar have signed a partnership agreement to work together on creating and implementing offshore wind projects around the globe.

Australia’s biggest retailer and the owner of the country’s biggest coal generator has put out tenders for contractors and turbine suppliers for what will likely be the nation’s biggest wind farm once built.

Another wind farm is edging closer to reaching financial close – and breaking the country’s near year-long drought in new wind investments – after the federal government-owned Snowy Hydro stepped in to sign a long term off take deal.

The Philippines has launched the country’s first offshore wind-dedicated auction, with 3300MW up for grabs.

MILAN (Nov 25): Shell has signed a long-term deal to supply Ferrari with renewable energy until the end of 2034 to help the luxury carmaker to reduce carbon emissions, the oil and gas group said on Tuesday.

Siemens Gamesa will be partnering with an AI supercomputer to develop and optimise wind power technology. 

Denmark has opened tenders for three offshore wind sites totalling at least 2800MW, according to the Danish Energy Agency.

The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event.

GE Vernova has secured its first onshore wind repower upgrade contract outside the United States with a deal to supply 25 repower upgrade kits to Taiwan Power Company, according to the company.

South Korea will phaseout coal by the 2040s with an announcement at COP30 that the largest two-way trading partner will be joining a 60-strong bloc of countries working to end use of the fossil fuel.

SunCable, the developer of what it says will be Australia’s largest solar and battery storage project, hopes to deliver the first power from its massive facility to industrial customers by the end of the decade.

South Korea’s Ministry of Climate and Energy has said “consultations are underway with the relevant authorities” to determine the best time for a new offshore wind auction.

Concrete-Based Steel Composite Design Aims to Optimize Production Costs for Offshore Wind Industry

Acciona Energia has announced plans to install a 200MW/1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) at its 238MWp Malgarida photovoltaic complex in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

MunmuBaram has completed the Marine Traffic Safety Examination (MTSE), marking a major regulatory milestone in the progression of its 750MW floating offshore wind project toward full permitting and construction.