OX2 Articles and insights
Perspectives on the energy transition.
In this section, we share articles, reflections, and insights from across OX2. From renewable energy trends to lessons from our projects, our aim is to contribute to the conversation and share what we’re learning as we help accelerate the shift to sustainable energy.
Meet Lars Haavik, OX2’s new Head of PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) Origination. With over a decade of experience in PPA origination, he joins to lead and grow a business area that’s expanding as we increasingly own projects and sell electricity as an independent power producer.
In less than ten years, batteries will become the second largest source of dispatchable energy after hydropower, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The development of grid-scale battery storage is going much faster than most realize.
Construction of the Niinimäki Wind Farm in Pieksämäki, Finland, began in 2022, with turbine assembly starting at the end of September 2023. All turbines have now reached pre-assembly height, and the first five have been erected to their full height of 250 meters. Once complete, the wind farm will feature 22 turbines with a total capacity of more than 145 megawatts.
Catherine Way joined OX2 Australia as Director of Development in March 2024. She and the Australian team have secured an onshore wind project in Western Australia, with a planned capacity of up to 1 GW. In this interview, she discusses what makes Western Australia an attractive location, project specifics, and what’s next for OX2’s wind expansion in Australia.
One year ago, OX2 acquired ESCO Pacific, a leading Australian solar developer, and welcomed some 20 new colleagues in the process. Since then, some have left but more have joined. Today, there are more than 30 people in our office in Melbourne, developing and managing projects across the eastern part of the country.
In the corner of a ten-hectare site on Åland that is set to become Möckelö energy park, a pilot project is underway where OX2 is testing various measures designed to strengthen the area’s natural ecosystems and biodiversity. This will provide valuable learnings as the Möckelö project progresses.