23 March 2026

IEA chief warns against sudden tax reform

Australian LNG exporters have been urged to step up production to bolster security of supply across the Asia-Pacific region while a chokehold remains on supplies transiting through the Strait of Hormuz. The head of the International Energy Agency, Dr Fatih Birol, said that as a gas exporter, Australia had a responsibility to its neighbours. “Let’s not forget that Australia makes a significant contribution to regional energy security. "But Australia alone will not be able to offset the entire lack of LNG coming from the Middle East,” where up to 40 energy infrastructure projects have been damag

Victorian networks in $2.9bn tussle with the regulator

Distribution networks warn they may not be able to meet the accelerating electrification demands of Victorian households and vehicles as the regulator ponders a $3 billion haircut of capital expenditure plans for the 2026-2031 period. The Australian Energy Regulator has trimmed the combined revenue and capex claims of five Victorian distributors — AusNet Services, Jemena and Citipower/Powercor/United Energy — by a total of $1.56 billion and $3.7 billion respectively for the five years. “Fundamentally, the draft decision does not sufficiently address the evolving requirements of our network and

Entso-E report finds systemic failures behind 2025 Iberian blackout

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E) has published its final root cause report on the April 28, 2025, blackout in Spain and Portugal, finding failures across grid operations, generation, and regulations, and issuing 22 recommendations to strengthen European grid resilience.

Pressure mounts to power up energy efficiency, to unplug households from global energy shocks

The Energy Efficiency Council wants state and federal governments to take energy productivity seriously.

Brazil’s LRCAP battery auction demand estimated at nearly 3 GW

Brazil's second Long-term Reserve Capacity Auction (LRCAP) of 2026 has contracted 501 MW of thermoelectric capacity, leaving an estimated 3 GW of remaining demand to be addressed in a forthcoming battery storage auction expected later this year.

Pioneering community solar and battery project launches after “12 years of hard work”

One of Australia's pioneering community renewables projects is complete and will soon start generating power and delivering returns to its 288 co-op investors.

New four-hour big battery joins queue for federal green tick, backed by local landowners

A new landowner-backed battery energy storage project has been referred for federal environmental assessment, led by a local Tasmanian developer.

WA supercharges wind industry with landmark PPAs

Image: Martin Barraud/Caia Image/stock.adobe.com Synergy and Water Corporation have inked long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with WA wind farms as the state looks to exit coal-fired generation in 2030.

State backs up wind contracting blitz with boost to local turbine tower manufacturing

Government pledges $2 million towards local industrial outfits bid to establish state's first domestic manufacturing capability for wind tower anchor cages.

German startup offers team of 22 specialized AI workers for PV plant O&M operations

Invertix has launched 22 specialized AI “workers” to automate O&M tasks for renewable energy assets, targeting inefficiencies in data handling, alarm management, and reporting. The startup says its system enables PV plant operators to scale portfolios more efficiently by reducing manual workloads, while keeping humans in the loop for critical decisions.

Rio Tinto “farms out” smelter repowering as decarbonisation division gets the axe

The task of repowering the mining giant's Australian aluminium assets now lies with an executive in Canada as it scraps its decarbonisation division.

South Australia on path to 100 pct net renewables next year after Labor landslide and Liberal backflip

The downfall of the Liberals in South Australia problem affecting the party across the nation: it can’t make up its mind about net zero and the energy transition.

“Serious breach of rules:” Regulator cracks down on non-compliant water heater installs

Environmental services provider ordered to rectify non-compliant water heater installations at its own cost as energy upgrades scheme crackdown continues.

How do you manage inflation when it’s driven by climate disasters and overseas fuel shocks?

Recent reforms have updated the Reserve Bank's wiring, but left it running 20th Century software in a 21st Century climate system – and last week's rate rise shows it.

Entso-E report finds systemic failures behind 2025 Iberian blackout

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (Entso-E) has published its final root cause report on the April 28, 2025, blackout in Spain and Portugal, finding failures across grid operations, generation, and regulations, and issuing 22 recommendations to strengthen European grid resilience.

Brazil’s LRCAP battery auction demand estimated at nearly 3 GW

Brazil's second Long-term Reserve Capacity Auction (LRCAP) of 2026 has contracted 501 MW of thermoelectric capacity, leaving an estimated 3 GW of remaining demand to be addressed in a forthcoming battery storage auction expected later this year.

German startup offers team of 22 specialized AI workers for PV plant O&M operations

Invertix has launched 22 specialized AI “workers” to automate O&M tasks for renewable energy assets, targeting inefficiencies in data handling, alarm management, and reporting. The startup says its system enables PV plant operators to scale portfolios more efficiently by reducing manual workloads, while keeping humans in the loop for critical decisions.

Türkiye’s solar capacity surpasses 25 GW

When tiny magnets attack PV systems

Indian industry body projects 346 GWh of BESS capacity by 2033

Solar key to space-based AI

Scientists build high temperature-resistant perovskite solar cell with 26% efficiency

SiteCapture launches AI tool to automate solar field documentation

Fraunhofer CSP warns some cleaning agents may reduce PV module performance by up to 5.6%