APAC data center firm AirTrunk has signed a new energy contract in Australia.

The operator and European Energy Australia have signed an exclusivity agreement to progress two renewable energy projects in the Hunter region of New South Wales.

The proposed projects include a 260MW solar farm, an 800MWh+ battery project, and an up to 350MW wind project in the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone. The projects are expected to begin operating between 2030 (solar and battery) and 2032 (wind).

Robin Khuda, founder and CEO of AirTrunk, said: “Digital growth must bring new energy with it. The Australian government’s expectations and NSW’s guidelines set a high bar for the industry. This partnership is an important step towards delivering on that commitment.”

Catriona McLeod, managing director, European Energy Australia, added: “It’s great to see AirTrunk and the tech sector embracing renewable energy – partnerships like this allow us to bring more renewables online and add more energy to the grid.”

AirTrunk has committed to matching 100 percent of its electricity use with renewable energy by 2030 as part of its Net Zero 2030 target. In FY26, the company said around 73 percent of its electricity use was matched with renewable energy across its portfolio.

The company and European Energy Australia have previously partnered on the 31MW Mulwala Solar Farm in New South Wales, which officially opened this week. The farm includes a 100MWh battery. Construction on the farm began in September 2025, with the project including more than 25,000 panels.

“Having Mulwala operating at full output is an important step for our activities in Australia. We’ve taken the project through development, construction, energization and commissioning, and we are now delivering renewable electricity in New South Wales,” McLeod said last week.

Founded in 2018, AirTrunk was acquired by Blackstone and the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) for US$16.1bn in 2024, in what was the largest-ever deal in the space at the time.

The company has data center campuses in operation and under development in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, as well as Singapore; Hong Kong; Johor, Malaysia; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan. Earlier this year, the company announced it had acquired Indian operator Lumina CloudInfra, officially marking its entrance into India.

Denmark-based European Energy was founded in 2004 and develops solar and wind farms. It has more than 2GW of projects in operation and development around Australia.