VIC Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/location/vic/ The voice for Australia's clean energy industry Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-ECO-Favicon-1-32x32.png VIC Archives - Ecogeneration https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/category/location/vic/ 32 32 New tech debuts at 100 MW Latrobe Valley BESS https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/new-tech-debuts-at-100-mw-latrobe-valley-bess/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:40:03 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23594
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Victoria has added a new 100 MW battery energy storage system in the Latrobe Valley, bolstering grid stability and supporting …

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Victoria has added a new 100 MW battery energy storage system in the Latrobe Valley, bolstering grid stability and supporting the state’s renewable energy transition. The Latrobe Valley BESS (Battery
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]]> Victoria signs off on 400MW south-west wind farm https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/victoria-signs-off-mt-fyans-wind-farm/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:02:51 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23575
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Victoria has approved another major wind project, with the 400-megawatt Mt Fyans Wind Farm set to supply power to almost 250,000 homes in the state’s south-west. Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny confirmed
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]]> Grants drive large-user shift from gas boilers to electrification https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/grants-drive-large-user-shift-from-gas-boilers-to-electrification/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:34:34 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23539
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The Victorian Government is funding electrification to slash fossil fuel use. Victoria’s largest horticultural nursery has modelled a switch from gas to high-temperature heat pumps, showing how industrial
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]]> VicGrid locks in six REZs and offshore wind corridor https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/vicgrid-locks-in-six-rezs-and-offshore-wind-corridor/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:45:11 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23527
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Victoria has unveiled its first long-term transmission strategy, outlining how renewable energy zones and grid upgrades will underpin the state’s shift away from coal-fired power. The 2025 Victorian
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]]> Rooftop solar supplies 11% of Victoria’s grid https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/rooftop-solar-supplies-11-of-victorias-grid/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:15:56 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23509
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Victoria’s appetite for rooftop solar is reshaping the state’s energy mix, with panels now producing almost 11 per cent of total electricity demand. Rooftop solar is making a record contribution in
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]]> Victorian port operations powered entirely by clean energy certificates https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/port-hastings-powered-sec-clean-energy/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 23:19:20 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23492
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Victoria’s busiest port precinct has plugged directly into the state’s revived public power provider. Port of Hastings Corporation (PoHC) has switched both its Crib Point and Stony Point operations
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]]> 185 MW system goes live in Victoria’s north-west https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/185-mw-kess-edify-cpp-system-goes-live/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 01:14:09 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23380
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Australia’s largest standalone battery in a renewable energy zone is now online, with CPP completing construction of the 185 megawatt (MW) / 370 megawatt-hour (MWh) KESS (Koorangie Energy Storage
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]]> Victoria’s battery rollout expands https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/victorias-battery-rollout-expands/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:00:17 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23328
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Victoria’s 100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program is entering its third phase, with the State Government opening applications for a further $6.6 million in funding to install distributed energy storage
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]]> Victoria’s next solar giant https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/victorias-next-solar-giant-hazelwood-rez/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:26:00 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23288
The project will create around 500 jobs, injecting vitality into the Latrobe Valley’s economy. Image: bilanol/stock.adobe.com

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The Hazelwood North Solar Farm is a 450MW renewable energy project set to become the Victoria’s largest solar facility. The Hazelwood North Solar Farm development will span 1100 hectares of land between
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]]> Green light for Gippsland offshore wind studies https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/green-light-for-gippsland-offshore-wind-studies/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:32:36 +0000 https://www.ecogeneration.com.au/?p=23269 offshore wind
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A major offshore wind project is moving ahead. Iberdrola Australia has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in the development of its Aurora Green Offshore Wind Project, with the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
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