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Safeguard Mechanism data reveals widespread baseline breaches across industry, as corporate giants like Amazon and Fortescue pour billions into battery storage to navigate a volatile grid where prices just jumped 53%.
China is accelerating its transition to an energy-independent electrostate, maintaining a low 18% oil dependency compared to the 30% global average. By leveraging domestic coal and rapid clean energy deployment, the nation has limited its Middle East energy exposure to 6.5% while dominating international supply chains for wind, solar, and battery technologies.
NSW Premier Chris Minns is considering an unsolicited proposal from Ausgrid to install 11,000 pole-mounted AC electric vehicle chargers by 2030. The plan requires amendments to national electricity rules to permit cost pass-through, with the network operator suggesting a model where distributors own infrastructure while third parties manage retail competition.
State government announces extension of Solar for Apartments program, to help more households traditionally locked out of solar to share in lower electricity bills.
Emissions from companies captured in the Safeguard Mechanism continued their leisurely downward slide in the revamped scheme’s second data release , as experts intensified calls to broaden the scheme to capture more polluters.
Amazon has secured a series of hybrid renewable power purchase agreements featuring integrated battery storage, establishing the tech giant as Australia's leading corporate green energy buyer. These deals aim to support the company's expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure and data center operations across the country.
Intercontinental Energy has reached critical system architecture milestones for its proposed giga-scale green hydrogen facilities in Australia. The developer is advancing a modular production plant design intended to serve as the technical foundation for two of the nation's largest renewable energy developments.
Engineering firm UGL is progressing the construction of two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Australia, totalling 2,125MWh.
Fortescue has advanced the schedule for its 1.8GW renewable energy hub in Western Australia, aiming to commission 4-5GWh of battery storage by 2028. This project is expected to create the largest off-grid power network globally to support the miner's decarbonisation goals.
Data reveals 141 of the 208 industrial facilities regulated by the Safeguard Mechanism exceeded their carbon baselines during the 2023-24 period, necessitating the use of offsets. Despite these overages, Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen maintains the policy is effectively incentivising decarbonisation across Australia's highest-emitting sites.
Research into Australia’s Solar Sharer program indicates that offering free midday electricity can effectively align household consumption with peak solar output. These incentives aim to minimize excess daytime generation and decrease reliance on fossil fuels during evening demand spikes, though success hinges on consumer load-shifting habits.
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is reportedly seeking a leadership change in the federal energy ministry due to opposition against Chris Bowen’s policies favoring wind, solar, and electric vehicles.
Renters pay more for energy because landlords won’t act — a simple budget fix could unlock cheaper, cleaner power for millions.
Here's a stat to blow your mind. Australian households are installing batteries equal to 9% of the total storage capacity installed by power companies across the globe.
PV industry hits back at Coalition claims solar panels are made up of toxic materials that "will not recycle" and that reusing and recycling panels is an economic dead end.
Work is underway on the third stage of a massive battery energy storage system being built in Queensland, that will double its size to 2.3 gigawatt-hours.
Global silver demand from the solar industry is expected to decline by 19% in 2024 as manufacturers reduce metal usage to manage high costs. Despite this drop, Metal Focus reports the broader silver market faces a fifth straight year of supply deficits in 2025 due to limited mining and recycling growth.
Evolve Energy reached a long-term agreement with Shell for the purchase of electricity from the 573MW Race Bank offshore wind farm.
Germany and France established new April daily solar generation peaks of 426 GWh and 136 GWh respectively during the week of April 8. These record outputs, alongside declining gas futures, contributed to a downward trend in wholesale electricity prices across primary European markets.
The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) says distribution grid investment has risen 51% since 2021, but warns that fragmented planning rules and regulatory distortions could limit efficiency and slow the energy transition.
Enertis Applus+ highlights that transitioning battery energy storage systems toward thermally passive designs could reduce operational complexity and auxiliary power consumption. Current thermal management strategies for BESS assets often increase project costs and maintenance requirements in harsh environments.
The Energy Storage Summit 2026 addressed industry preparations for the eventual decommissioning of Australia's initial utility-scale battery projects, focusing on recycling infrastructure and lifecycle data management. Stakeholders are evaluating sustainability frameworks to manage the environmental and technical challenges associated with end-of-life BESS assets.
Developer Rye Development are partnering with Kentucky, US utility companies Louisville Gas and Electric (LG&E) and Kentucky Utilities (KU), on a 266MW/2,128MWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project.
Researchers in Spain developed a porous silica anti-reflective coating for solar panels that boosts optical transmission while balancing durability and mechanical stability through optimized sol–gel chemistry.
German manufacturer Varta has released an integrated residential energy solution featuring a modular battery and inverter system designed for both new and retrofitted solar arrays. The scalable technology incorporates smart energy management, backup power capabilities, and supports both AC and DC coupling configurations.
RWE has cancelled the 99.9 MW Butterfly solar-plus-storage development in Wales due to grid connection constraints rendering the project unviable. The decision highlights ongoing challenges within the United Kingdom's connection queue as demand for network access continues to escalate.
Chinese appliance manufacturer Mova is entering the Australian small-scale energy market with a new range of integrated plug-in solar and battery storage systems. The company, traditionally known for robotic vacuums and kitchenware, aims to compete in the domestic distributed energy resource sector.
Industry leaders warned that "unfettered optimism" regarding battery degradation is hitting a wall of operational reality.
The Energy Technology podcast asks how global oil supplies have been impacted by the conflict in Iran, and considers who the winners are.
The government of Togo is running a tender for the construction of solar minigrids in 27 rural localities. The deadline for applications is May 26.
Centrica has commissioned two battery energy storage systems totaling 40MW in Borlänge, Sweden. This activation increases the UK-based energy firm's total European storage portfolio to over 770MW, with its subsidiary managing the optimization of the new assets.
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL), via its subsidiary Adani Electricity Mumbai Infrastructure Limited (AEMIL), has initiated a 1GW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission link in Mumbai, India.
The Tunisian government has opened a 200 MW tender for private solar developers to build photovoltaic plants under its sixth licensing round. Successful applicants will sell all generated electricity to the national utility, STEG, as part of the country's ongoing renewable energy procurement program.
RWE has finished installing two offshore substations for its 660MW Nordseecluster A wind farm project. These critical infrastructure components will facilitate power transmission from the German North Sea development.
Credential compromise attacks allow adversaries to gain unauthorized access to PV systems by stealing or guessing valid login credentials, enabling them to manipulate operations, disrupt monitoring, or take control of critical assets.
The expansion will bring the company’s total domestic cell capacity to 5.5 GW, cementing its position as the largest merchant solar cell manufacturer in the United States.
The two companies will develop XFRA, a distributed network of compute nodes connected to homes with smart panels, batteries and optional solar generation, in partnership with Nvidia and homebuilders like PulteGroup,
A year-long study in the UK finds vertical bifacial PV systems achieve an up to 26.91% higher output during morning hours compared to traditional tilted PV systems.
China has spent decades battling against desertification, but installing massive solar farms may be the way forward.
The 2026 Subaru Solterra is, on paper, the same car as the Toyota bZ4X. Same platform, same battery, same joint venture roots. So the real question isn’t what it is, but whether Subaru has done enough to make it feel like its own.
Portia Rooney joins to discuss the global state of V2G, what Australia can learn from leading markets, and what needs to happen next to make it mainstream.
Toyota is expanding the lineup of its only fully electric car in Australia, the bZ4X SUV, with the addition of the bZ4X Touring flagship grade which will hit showrooms in May.
For $1 of fuel, you can travel a lot further in an EV than in a petrol or diesel car. And how do the costs per kilometre of Australia's best selling ICE vehicle compare with the most popular EVs?
ABB is a global leader in electrification and automation technology and the winner of the Innovation award in Data Center Power category in the 2025 Power Technology Excellence Awards
Vedanta has reported an explosion at the Unit-1 boiler of its Athena Power Plant located in Singhitarai, Chhattisgarh, India.
The German manufacturer said that its new air-to-water heat pump system uses propane as a refrigerant and is available in three variants with outputs of 5 kW, 7 kW, and 11 kW.
A process that uses magnets rather than water to extract high-quality iron ore will be tested at an Australian mine to boost the nation's export potential.