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Potentia Energy has acquired a 1.2GW renewable energy generation and energy storage portfolio in Australia from CVC DIF and Cbus Super.

The Australian government has opened a consultation into the upcoming Western Australia Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) tender design.

New South Wales, Australia, set a new solar generation state record on Tuesday (21 January), with a maximum output of 3,525MW at 11:30am.

The Australian government has allocated an additional AU$2 billion (US$1.25 billion) to its green bank, the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), to support renewable energy generation and energy storage.

Australia’s Energy Corporation of New South Wales (EnergyCo) has formally increased the amount of renewable energy generation and energy storage projects that can connect to the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) to 7.7GW.

Amperon has launched its latest programme, which provides solar generation forecasts for individual sites and aggregate portfolios.

Solar and wind power accounted for 30% of the EU’s electricity generation in H1 2024, exceeding the contribution of fossil fuels.

Eurelectric reports that, in the first half of the year, renewable energy accounted for more than half of Europe's power supply.

The US generated 18,938GWh of electricity from utility-scale solar in April 2024, accounting for 6.1% of its total electricity generation.

The US EIA expects solar to be the driving force behind a slight growth in the US’ total electricity generation capacity.