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Energy Minister Chris Bowen concedes wind project delays are a hurdle for the 82% renewables target, even as global solar and battery deployment shatters records and local manufacturing scales up.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen addressed the 82% renewable energy target, citing offshore wind delays and fuel security as ongoing challenges. The Minister also detailed strategies for national electrification, electric vehicle taxation, and Australia's preparations for hosting COP31.
Federal energy and climate minister Chris Bowen has downplayed fears of an arbitrary tax on electric vehicles, saying a road user charge would only happen "when it is ready."
Record amounts of new solar and wind generation capacity met nearly all global electricity demand growth in 2025, as batteries reshaped power markets – led by Australia.
Melbourne-based manufacturer PowerPlus Energy will expand its annual battery module production capacity from 50MWh to 150MWh following a $2.3 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The funding supports the installation of a semi-automated production line to scale domestic storage assembly.
State-owned network inks deal for supply and installation of four synchronous condensers, to strengthen the electricity transmission network.
Genesis Energy has reached a final investment decision for the second phase of its utility-scale battery storage project at the Huntly Power Station in New Zealand. This expansion follows the initial stage of the development as the gentailer seeks to integrate lower-cost firming capacity into the national grid.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen maintains that Australia's 82% renewable energy target for 2030 remains attainable despite slow progress in the wind sector. While solar and battery hybrid developments are performing strongly, Bowen warns that additional efforts are necessary to accelerate wind project delivery to meet national goals.
South Australia's shift toward gas-based steelmaking at the Whyalla steelworks risks ignoring global technological shifts toward green hydrogen. Critics argue this retreat undermines the facility's long-term commercial viability and its transition to low-carbon production.
Mercury NZ Limited has awarded ANDRITZ a contract for a major hydropower upgrade, covering three projects in New Zealand
Australian renewable energy insurance premiums are projected to decline throughout 2024. This downward pricing trend persists even as investors and owners of large-scale solar assets face ongoing risks from severe weather events and natural disasters.
World’s largest purely electric container ship has officially begun commercial operations, powered by 19 megawatt-hour batteries and with an aerodynamic bow to reduce drag.
Indigenous-owned energy retailer First Nations Energy will supply 100% renewable electricity to power tunnel boring machines for Victoria’s Suburban Rail Loop project. The three-year procurement agreement ensures the massive excavation equipment operates entirely on green power during the construction phase.
Work has commenced on a New South Wales production plant dedicated to manufacturing 128 electric buses. The facility supports the state government's Zero Emissions Bus program, aimed at transitioning the public transport fleet to cleaner technology.
Shane Rattenbury, the leader of the ACT Greens and the first Greens speaker of the parliament anywhere in the world, is retiring from politics after 17 years in the territory's Legislative Assembly.
Iron ore giant launches national ad campaign to highlight Australians how much diesel tax rebate goes to giant miners.
The UK government plans to introduce voluntary long-term fixed-price agreements for solar plants currently lacking such contracts starting in 2026. This Wholesale Contracts for Difference initiative aims to decouple renewable energy returns from volatile gas-driven market prices.
The International Energy Agency reports that global solar PV capacity expanded by 605 GW in 2025. This growth drove a 600 TWh rise in solar generation, marking the largest annual increase for any power source outside of post-crisis recovery periods.
Weekly average electricity prices across major European markets exceeded €95/MWh last week, despite a decline in gas costs. Conversely, France, Portugal, and Spain achieved record daily solar outputs on Friday, generating 145 GWh, 26 GWh, and 213 GWh respectively, which helped decouple their pricing from the broader regional upward trend.
Danish investment firm Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has begun construction on the 300MW/1,500MWh Patache battery energy storage system (BESS) in northern Chile.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €70m ($82.4m) loan to support a 450MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park and a 250MW/1GWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in Hungary.
North American solar power purchase agreement prices increased by 4.6% during the first quarter of 2026. LevelTen Energy attributes this rise to ongoing regulatory hurdles and geopolitical complications facing renewable energy developers.
The International Energy Agency predicts global electricity consumption from data centres could double by 2030, driven by rapid artificial intelligence adoption. This expansion is currently outstripping the growth rate of broader power demand, presenting significant challenges for future grid capacity and energy planning.
US ‘multi-day’ energy storage startup Noon Energy has announced an agreement with Meta to reserve up to 1GW/100GWh of long-duration energy storage (LDES) capacity.
Ingrid Capacity has secured construction permits for two battery energy storage projects totaling 600MWh in Sweden's SE4 region. The development includes the firm's inaugural four-hour duration system, with building works potentially commencing before the end of 2024.
SSEN Transmission has commenced construction on a subsea cable link connecting Spittal in Caithness to Peterhead in Aberdeenshire. The project establishes a new high-voltage maritime electricity connection between these two Scottish regions.
Bangladesh has introduced a new regulatory framework to develop utility-scale solar projects on land owned by public agencies, with the Bangladesh Power Development Board acting as the contracting authority.
Legal experts warn energy storage developers of increasing patent litigation risks, advising proactive intellectual property audits and freedom-to-operate searches to mitigate potential legal disputes. Attorney Isaku Begert recommends these defensive strategies to protect project timelines and investments as the sector faces heightened scrutiny over proprietary technologies.
EnerVenue CEO Henning Rath aims to position the company’s nickel-hydrogen storage vessels as long-term infrastructure assets, targeting a commercial scale-up by 2026. The firm is pivoting toward high-durability energy storage solutions designed to compete with lithium-ion for grid-scale applications.
The many considerations developers must factor in when deploying battery storage for data centres were discussed on a panel at Energy Storage Summit USA 2026.
Chinese manufacturer Rongke Power has launched a 2 MW/8 MWh vanadium redox flow battery system designed for GWh-scale installations. The new technology targets long-duration energy storage applications and grid stability services.
Researchers in the United Kingdom developed a scheduling model for residential heat pumps that reduces electricity costs while maintaining thermal comfort under dynamic tariffs and uncertain rooftop PV generation.
In the first article of a new series on solar manufacturing facilities around the world, pv magazine presents the polysilicon facility of United Solar in Oman.
Investors are shifting focus from deployment growth to platforms that can orchestrate and monetize battery fleets.
Energy Technology released a special Earth Day report examining the current rate of electric vehicle adoption and its subsequent effects on the power, mining, and oil and gas industries.
The California Independent System Operator has named LS Power Grid California (LSPGC) to deliver a new 230kV underground transmission line.
Van Oord has completed the transport and installation of monopile foundations and transition pieces for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm.
Ocean 2 brings a more versatile large-scale and expandable, modular home storage solution, capable of handling both small and large solar PV input.
An international research team has developed an AI-driven robotic platform that autonomously designs, fabricates, and optimizes perovskite solar cells, completing the full experimental workflow in a closed-loop system.
Hyundai has unveiled its next electric vehicle (EV), the Ioniq 3 compact hatchback, which will debut first in Europe with two battery options before it arrives in Australia in early 2027.
An ABC 7.30 report on EV charging problems slammed after reporter decides to queue for a charger even though his EV didn't need it, and then wasted everyone's time topping it up to 100 pct.
Tandem PV has opened a 40 MW commercial demonstration factory in Fremont, California, marking a significant transition for perovskite-silicon technology from laboratory development to repeatable manufacturing at scale.