Engie secures 10-year virtual PPA from Coca-Cola in Australia
Coca-Cola has signed a 10-year virtual power purchase agreement (PPA) brokered by France-based Engie, to source renewable energy and associated credits from the Wellington North Solar Farm located north-east of Wellington and south-east of Dubbo in the Orana region in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Under the VPPA, CCEP will purchase a percentage of renewable energy and associated renewable energy credits (RECs) from the newly built 400 MWdc Wellington North Solar Farm (WNSF), which is owned by UK-based Lightsource bp. CCEP has also invested in rooftop solar panels at its production sites around Australia and has secured several key power purchase agreements. The site spans approximately 970 ha, over three times the size of Sydney’s CBD, utilizing more than 1.2 million solar panels and can generate 925,000 MWh of renewable electricity per year.
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September 20, 2024
PPA signed for output of 775 MW/2,234 GWh Solar and Battery storage Facility in Australia
Genex Power (Genex) has strengthened its relationship with Stanwell Corporation Limited (Stanwell) with an additional offtake agreement for its 775 MW Bulli Creek Stage 1 Solar Project.
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September 10, 2024
Government approval secured for 600 MW/1,200 MWh of solar-plus-storage in Australia
The Australian federal government has approved a 600 MW/1,200 MWh solar farm and battery energy storage system in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
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August 29, 2024
Neoen signed contract for 200 MW / 400 MWh Battery Energy storage System in Australia
Neoen has signed a 10-year virtual battery contract with AGL Energy, an Australian retailer and generator, for 200 MW / 400 MWh in Australia’s southwest Queensland region.
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August 19, 2024
CS Energy Acquires 285 MW Lotus Creek Wind Farm in Australia
CS Energy has acquired the AU$1.3 billion (US$ 867 million) Lotus Creek Wind Farm from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) located in central Queensland approximately 20 km west of the town of St Lawrence.
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June 27, 2024
TagEnergy to start work on phase 2 of 1,333 MW Wind farm in Australia
TagEnergy commenced work on stage 2 of the 1333 MW Golden Plains Wind Farm after reaching a financial close on the second stage of its AU$4 billion (US$ 2.6 billion) project in Victoria, Australia.
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