Denmark-headquartered clean energy company European Energy has secured financial close for the Winton North 130 MW solar and 100 MW / 220 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria.
Financing has been provided by the German-based Commerzbank AG, Singapore Branch and France-based Societe Generale.
The funds will support the construction and operation of the hybrid renewable energy project located approximately 250 kilometres northeast of Melbourne.
European Energy Country Manager Australia Catriona McLeod said Winton North is an example of the company building a diversified portfolio of renewable energy projects in Australia that combine strong resource fundamentals with increasing demand for flexible generation and long-term power offtake.
Amazon Web Services
United States-headquartered tech company Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Winton North project’s solar generation and recently signed an additional PPA for the BESS.
AWS is one of the world’s largest cloud platforms with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and will use power generated by Winton North solar and battery project to support its expanding data centre infrastructure, cloud and AI capabilities.
The agreements are part of Amazon’s broader $20 billion (USD 13.8 billion) commitment to expand its Australian cloud infrastructure and in April 2026 announced nine new renewable energy PPAs totalling 430 MW, including a new BESS installation to be added to the Mokoan solar power plant.
AWS Australia and New Zealand Head of Infrastructure Policy Matt O’Rourke said co-locating battery storage with solar generation means clean energy can be stored and dispatched when the grid needs it most.
“Helping strengthen reliability as Australia transitions to renewables … is another step in Amazon’s commitment to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040,” O’Rourke said.
Construction of Winton North has already begun and is expected to be completed in 2026.
European Energy has a global development pipeline of approximately 65 GW across wind, solar, Power-to-X, and battery storage systems, including roughly 10 GW of projects under development across Australia.
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