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NSW launches its largest-ever renewables tender for 2.5GW as major solar and storage projects worth billions reach financial close, signalling a major acceleration in utility-scale development.
Big battery signs 20-year service deal to meet its market and regulatory obligations, including the requirements of federal Labor's Capacity Investment Scheme.
The New South Wales government has launched Tender 8, its largest procurement round to date, seeking 2.5GW of new renewable energy generation capacity to bolster the state's transition.
Equis has established GreenPoint Energy to manage a 2.5GW Australian portfolio comprising 12 wind and battery storage assets. This new subsidiary consolidates the Singaporean firm's renewable operations across all states connected to the National Energy Market.
EDP Renewables Australia has secured AU$3 million in funding from ARENA to develop the Braidwood Renewable Microgrid Project.
Australia's grid reliability strategy relies on integrating millions of consumer energy devices, yet current technical barriers prevent these assets from communicating effectively. This lack of interoperability threatens the coordinated management of household resources required for future power system stability.
Edify Energy has secured financial close for two Queensland projects combining 600MW of solar capacity with 2,400MWh of battery energy storage. These large-scale hybrid sites represent a significant expansion of the state's dispatchable renewable energy infrastructure.
Sungrow has launched a suite of storage and microgrid technologies, featuring a high-capacity battery system capable of deploying 1 GWh of energy storage within a 12-day timeframe. These new inverter and battery products target diverse applications including mining operations, electric vehicle infrastructure, and isolated power networks.
Australia has supported a significant United Nations climate resolution while the federal Coalition opposition has encouraged the fossil fuel sector to aggressively resist current environmental policies. This escalation signals a deepening political divide over national decarbonisation strategies and the future role of traditional energy resources.
Australian residential battery owners are increasingly using storage to disconnect from market volatility rather than providing grid services, potentially undermining network flexibility. This trend toward consumer self-sufficiency poses a challenge for operators who require active household participation to manage peak demand and grid stability.
Equis has launched a dedicated Australian subsidiary to advance a 2.5 GW development pipeline consisting of utility-scale battery storage and wind projects. The new entity will maintain full ownership of these assets as it progresses the portfolio across the country.
First of its kind financing platform has room for more giant solar and battery hybrids, now the most readily accessible tech for big energy users wanting to clean up.
A Queensland company is proposing a small solar-battery, with sheep grazing under the panels, saying the landowner wants to use land too barren to farm.
One of Australia’s three biggest privately owned energy utilities is rolling out ten ultra-fast electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at 7-Eleven stores in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.
Regulator warns that the complete lack of policies to guide this state's customer transition away from gas is creating uncertainty that could drive up costs to consumers.
The mining industry is burning even more diesel for the same amount of production as they have to dig digger for hard to cut coal, and lack of action on electric options.
New report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says renewables will be key to meeting rising global demand for electricity but with up to 2.5 TW of solar, storage and wind projects already in connection queues worldwide, increased…
SolarPower Europe reports that European photovoltaic generation has displaced approximately €10 billion in natural gas imports since early March. This displacement, occurring amid heightened geopolitical tensions involving Iran, represents an average daily saving of €110 million.
Chinese battery integrator HyperStrong and German manufacturer SMA Solar have entered a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly develop utility-scale energy storage projects globally. The partnership aims to combine HyperStrong’s battery systems with SMA’s inverter technology to enhance large-scale storage deployment.
Invinity Energy Systems has been enlisted to design and deliver the world's largest flow battery, for a data centre project in Switzerland currently under construction by Flexbase.
A new report asserts that ASEAN nations must reform policy and market structures to fully leverage energy storage benefits during their regional energy transitions. The findings suggest current regulatory frameworks require evolution to capture the complete value of battery technology.
Indiana University research indicates that historical utility-scale solar expansion on American agricultural land has minimal effect on food costs, with maize, soybean, and wheat prices expected to rise by less than 5.6%. The findings suggest that fears regarding large-scale solar development displacing significant crop production are largely overstated.
The UK National Energy System Operator (NESO) has removed 150GW of battery energy storage projects from its grid connection backlog. BloombergNEF data suggests that developers must now adopt sophisticated trading models to ensure profitability in the evolving British market.
Statkraft has updated its Norway investment plan for the next decade, with most spending directed to hydropower upgrades, maintenance and new capacity.
Energy storage specialists at a Wood Mackenzie forum highlighted the necessity for developers to gain expertise in firefighting, acoustics, and lighting to mitigate public safety fears. Proactive community engagement is increasingly vital to address local opposition regarding fire risks and operational impacts during battery project rollouts.
On May 20, JA Solar announced the appointment of Wang Junsheng as president of its energy storage subsidiary, with the appointment taking immediate effect.
GridStor has purchased the Birdseye battery energy storage development from Accelergen, a 199MW/796MWh facility planned for construction in Adams County, Colorado.
Scientists in Sweden experimentally evaluated a Stirling engine–based Carnot battery (SECB) prototype using low-cost sand as thermal energy storage, aiming to validate electricity-to-heat-to-electricity storage concepts.
In this US news roundup, OCI Energy, MN8 Energy, GridStor, and Grenergy advance battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Texas, California, Colorado, and Georgia.
Grenergy has entered into an agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to secure 1.5GWh of batteries for its storage projects in Oviedo and Escuderos, Spain.
TerraPower has signed strategic agreements with HD Hyundai and Hyundai E&C to accelerate commercial deployment of Natrium sodium-cooled fast reactor plants.
Instances of cracks in PV module glass started appearing about five years ago. Spontaneous glass breakage is now one of the solar industry’s top issues, but manufacturing pressures and a lack of standards are hindering solutions.
The company's new facility, located in the Salalah Free Zone in southern Oman, is currently manufacturing PERC technology, with plans to transition to TOPCon before the end of the year.
Vattenfall has inaugurated the 139MW Bruzaholm wind farm, which is expected to generate 460GWh of electricity annually.
Stray voltage is unwanted electrical potential differences in barns that can cause small shocks to livestock, especially dairy cows, through damp floors, metal equipment, and water systems, leading to stress and reduced productivity, and in some case…
Taiwanese researchers compared a 100 MW ground solar plant with a 181 MW offshore floating PV system and found the offshore setup produced about 12% more electricity over its lifetime.
The scientists identified that UV exposure in PERC and TOPCon solar cells increases interface defects and makes them more recombination-active, driving ultraviolet-induced degradation.
Tesla produces and delivers the last Model S and Model X vehicles to customers. The production lines will now be used for humanoid robots.
Tesla reveals new data showing impressive Semi electric truck uptime - and significantly higher than diesel equivalents.
The new modules feature bifaciality of 85%, an efficiency of up to 24.8%, annual degradation of 0.35%, and a 30-year performance warranty,
The Italian manufacturer said its Gemini air-to-water heat pump is intended for commercial and industrial applications. It reportedly achieves a coefficient of performance of up to 3.28 and delivers hot water temperatures of up to 60 C.
As Europe’s first generations of integrated PV systems age, researchers and industry actors are only beginning to explore the long-term realities of maintenance, compatibility and repair.