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9 Jul 2024Octopus Australia’s 1GWh Blackstone Battery receives planning approval
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce a significant milestone for its Blackstone Battery, with the project receiving planning approval from the Ipswich City Council.
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27 Jun 2024Octopus Australia granted technical greenlight from grid operator for 128MWh Fulham Hybrid Battery project, backed by Victorian Government Power Purchase Agreement
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce that it has successfully obtained approval for the Generator Performance Standards (GPS) at Fulham Hybrid Battery project, a 128MWh DC-coupled battery and 80MW Solar Farm.
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4 Jun 2024Octopus Australia adds 1GW of wind to its development portfolio
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of an additional 28,000 hectares of land near Deniliquin, NSW, for the development of the new 1GW Merino Wind Farm. This land is adjacent to the 400MW Saltbush (formerly Hay Plains) Wind Farm also owned by Octopus.
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14 Feb 2024Octopus Australia restructures senior leadership team for growth
In response to Octopus Australia’s growth of assets, which now amasses $8.8bn in development assets and over $1.1bn in operating assets, Octopus Australia has restructured its senior leadership team.
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22 Jan 2024Zenith Investment Partners assigns ‘Recommended’ ratings to Octopus Australia funds, the first and only rating Zenith have provided to renewable energy funds
Octopus Australia’s suite of renewable funds have received ‘Recommended’ ratings from Zenith Investment Partners, a leading research house and the number 1 rated research house on the Relationship Strength Index by Peter Lee and Associates.
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16 Oct 2023Octopus Australia acquires one of Australia’s largest battery projects, adding 1GWh of storage to its growing energy portfolio
Wednesday 4th of October 2023 Octopus Australia, the specialist renewable energy developer and fund manager, has acquired a significant Queensland…
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6 Sep 2023Octopus Australia raises an additional $250m and adds Rest to its investor base
Octopus Australia has raised an additional $250m and added Rest to its investor base.
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6 Sep 2023Desert Springs Octopus announces new renewable energy agreement with Jawoyn Association and Larrakia Nation
Desert Springs Octopus will work with Jawoyn and Larrakia Nation, to take advantage of the Territory’s excellent renewable energy resource by pursuing a near-term $1billion investment opportunity.
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4 Aug 2023Blind Creek Solar Farm Receives Planning Approval
Octopus Investments Australia are pleased to announce their venture into Blind Creek Solar Farm
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1 Aug 2023Australian Renewable Energy Market Update – July 2023
Hunter Offshore Wind Region Declared The federal government has officially declared Australia’s second offshore wind development zone, covering…
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10 Oct 2022Octopus Investments Australia and CEFC project wins Victorian Government VRET2 contract
Octopus Investments Australia and CEFC project wins Victorian Government VRET2 contract as joint venture continues to develop the Fulham Solar PV and innovative DC-Coupled Battery project
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21 Jul 2022Octopus Australia launches $10 billion, ground-breaking, renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors.
Today, Octopus Investments Australia (“Octopus” or “Octopus Australia”) is excited to announce the launch and successful first close of its renewable energy platform for Institutional and Wholesale investors.
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3 Jun 2022OREO obtains research rating from asset consultant Evergreen: “Commended” (4/5 stars)
Octopus Australia is pleased to announce we’ve recently obtained a “Commended” rating (4/5 stars) from leading alternative research house, Evergreen.
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31 Aug 2021Octopus Australia to acquire 180MW Dulacca Wind Farm from RES
Octopus Australia, part of Octopus Group that manages over 260 renewables assets globally has today announced the acquisition of Dulacca Wind Farm from RES, the world’s largest independent renewable energy company.
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25 Aug 2020Darlington Point Solar Farm
Octopus Investments and Edify Energy are very pleased to announce that Darlington Point Solar Farm has now completed the generator registration process.
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7 May 2020Octopus Energy announces partnership with Origin Energy
Octopus Energy Accelerates Global Expansion With Major Strategic Partnership with Origin Energy.
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17 Aug 2019Octopus Australia invests $450m into a NSW based Solar Farm
Find out more about Octopus Investments Australia’s latest deployment into an NSW based solar farm
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26 Mar 2019Octopus enters Australian market with plans to replicate success in Europe
Find out about the new Octopus Investments Australia office, and our plans to replicate European success across the globe