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Record battery output crushed April gas generation to a 20-year low, even as investors warn proposed tax changes could stall the renewables boom.
Renewable energy investors have implored Treasurer Jim Chalmers to exempt those domiciled overseas from its proposed capital gains tax regime until the government’s 82 per cent renewables target has been met.
Queensland tops charts for wind, solar and battery output in April and helps push monthly gas generation to its lowest monthly level in more than two decades.
The Marinus Link interconnector project is progressing engineering and logistics for its Victorian segment, involving 90 kilometres of underground cabling across Gippsland. Construction preparations for the link between Tasmania and Victoria include managing 90 landholder agreements and transporting two 100-tonne transformers to the site.
Big batteries are doing two things at once: earning routine margin from ordinary solar-shaped days, while remaining available for volatile trading and price peaks.
The federal environment department has granted EPBC Act approval to two major battery storage developments, including ACE Power’s Kincraig project in South Australia. The Kincraig facility features a hybrid solar-battery design that utilizes concrete-free foundations and robotic installation technology.
A Melbourne household's transition from gas to full electrification demonstrates that residential fuel switching offers improved energy management alongside emissions reductions. The case study highlights how domestic electrification provides homeowners with greater control over their energy consumption patterns.
Motoring group says searches for electric vehicles on its Car Match service increased more than five-fold in March, reflecting a surge in EV interest as fuel price pressures grow.
FranklinWH announced the launch of its enhanced 15 kWh aPower battery in Australia and New Zealand.
Methane emissions at Australia's coal mines are falling, but because of lower production, offsets and accounting tricks rather than much abatement.
The 204 MW Edenvale Solar Park in Queensland’s Western Downs region has been identified by energy consultancy Rystad Energy as the best performing large-scale PV asset in Australia last month.
Hyundai launches and prices the Ioniq 6 N, its ultra high performance electric sedan that features the first "full wing" of any of its cars, fossils or EV.
As Australia's love for solar threatens to pile into a serious waste stream, researchers are turning to AI to extract more value from retired panels.
The Smart Energy Council has completed the search to replace its CEO of nearly two decades.
National capital continues to lead Australia in the uptake of electric vehicles, with new figures showing a record 34 per cent of registrations in the month of April.
Federal government resists calls to scrap Electric Car Discount and FBT exemption will remain for two years, before being capped at $75,000 and then phased down.
The European Investment Bank has extended a funding prohibition on high-risk technology suppliers to include battery energy storage systems. This policy excludes manufacturers from specific nations, notably China, from accessing billions in financing for standalone and co-located renewable energy projects.
China Datang has commissioned a 500 MW solar facility in China designed to provide dedicated renewable power to data centers. The installation forms part of an initial 2 GW hybrid phase incorporating wind and energy storage, utilizing specialized transmission infrastructure and market mechanisms to align generation with digital infrastructure loads.
Residential heat pump sales increased 17% across 11 European countries in the first quarter of 2026, following a sharp rise in gas and oil prices after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz in March, says the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA).
Israel has completed the financial arrangements required to construct its largest solar power facility near Dimona in the Negev Desert.
Enphase Energy has unveiled its IQ Solid-State Transformer architecture, a distributed power conversion technology intended to provide regulated 800 VDC electricity specifically for AI data center operations.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has unveiled a $70bn initiative to strengthen energy and digital infrastructure across Asia and the Pacific by 2035.
Battery technology is evolving from a basic component into a critical, multi-functional energy infrastructure where value is determined by diverse metrics like charging speed and energy density. Market dominance is expected to shift toward entities that successfully integrate proprietary technology with large-scale production and grid management capabilities.
Brazil's solar industry is pivoting toward energy storage and novel commercial models to address rising grid congestion and generation curtailment. Sector leaders anticipate that integrating battery technology will be essential for managing system risks and facilitating future capacity expansion under shifting regulatory frameworks.
SK Innovation E&S is investigating diverse funding strategies for its battery storage subsidiary Key Capture Energy, including a potential divestment of the developer. The South Korean parent company aims to secure fresh capital to support the ongoing growth and project pipeline of the US-based BESS specialist.
Madagascar’s state-owned utility Jirama and the country’s rural electrification development agency have signed 46 memoranda of understanding for new solar projects with a combined capacity totalling 932 MW.
Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has opened a supplementary call for proposals on mass production of next-generation single-junction perovskite solar cells, with submissions due by June 3.
An interlaboratory comparison across nine metrology institutes found generally good agreement in solar cell calibration under the World Photovoltaic Scale, but still revealed measurable differences in short-circuit current, voltage, and power due to…
The California Energy Commission has granted approval for the Soda Mountain development in San Bernardino County, a renewable energy facility featuring 300MW of solar capacity paired with a 1,200MWh battery energy storage system.
The solar minigrids, to be developed by five renewable energy service companies, are expected to facilitate over 494,000 new electricity connections in Nigeria.
The 1.6 MW Nexus pilot project in California has demonstrated that solar panels installed over irrigation canals can significantly reduce water evaporation and algae growth by 85%, while also showing operational efficiency.
Chery plans to bring a fun electric city car into the Australian market, increasing the options for Australian EV buyers.
Solvéo Energies has expanded its Bélesta-en-Lauragais solar plant to 3 MW with a new 300 kW unit, using a decentralized low-voltage “mini solar field” design.
Updated: A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes results for April from EVC and Hyundai.
Sales from specialist electric car makers Tesla and Polestar more than double in the month of April, suggesting the interest in EVs continues to surge in face of rising fuel costs.