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The first row of photovoltaic panels has been installed at the Tauhei solar farm, marking a key milestone in the construction of what is set to become one of New Zealand’s largest solar farms when commissioned in late 2026.

Global renewable power capacity is set to more than double by 2030, led by rapid growth in solar PV, according to the International Energy Agency’s Renewables 2025 report.

Global offshore wind capacity additions will reach 16GW by the end of 2025, with around two-thirds of new projects located in China, according to Rystad Energy.

Brookfield has closed its Global Transition Fund II with $20bn in commitments, setting a new record for the world’s largest private fund dedicated to the clean energy transition.

A US trend to use gas to power data centres is playing out in Australia, with a developer planning a small co-located turbine for a Southern Highlands site in New South Wales (NSW).

A small battery storage system built six years ago – one of the first on Australia’s main grid – has finally won regulatory approval to begin operations.

Taihan in South Korea, which is seeking more business from the burgeoning Asian offshore wind market, held a groundbreaking ceremony on 25 September for a new submarine cable plant

Samsung Heavy Industries has won the approval of an American maritime authority to further develop its new semi-submersible floating wind technology.

French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies has confirmed its plans to quit its renewable energy assets in Australia and many other countries, despite its recent win in the federal government’s flagship Capacity Investment Scheme tender.

Australia’s wind energy drought – no new wind farms have reached financial close so far in 2025 – is set to be broken soon after AGL Energy, the country’s biggest coal generator, signed a 15-year contract with a new South Australian project.