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NEM spot prices have halved in a week, forcing regulators and researchers to find new ways to value flexibility as Australia grapples with its vast, untapped solar potential.
CSIRO has launched its FlexCost forecasting methodology to better value distributed energy resources (DER) by analyzing net supply and wholesale price fluctuations throughout the day. This approach aims to integrate demand-side flexibility and energy efficiency into market modeling to potentially reduce the requirement for costly new transmission and large-scale generation infrastructure.
From July 2026, retailers in NSW, SE Queensland, and South Australia with over 1,000 customers must provide the Solar Sharer Offer, granting 24kWh of free midday electricity. Energy Consumers Australia warns that while the mandate aims to shift load to periods of high renewable generation, some households may face higher costs if they switch.
Dozens of residents and farmers protest against Marinus Link and its associated infrastructure, as minister tries to set the record straight at Tasmania energy conference.
Australia possesses vast renewable energy resources that exceed domestic demand, shifting the national challenge from resource scarcity to the management of timing, location, and grid integration. This transition requires a strategic focus on system orchestration to harness the country's inherent energy abundance effectively.
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union is advocating for a government-owned energy entity to provide heavy industry with renewable power at rates 44% below current market prices. The proposal argues that private developers are failing to deliver the low-cost electricity required to sustain domestic manufacturing during the energy transition.
A newly developed framework aims to quantify the economic value of flexible demand and energy efficiency measures as alternatives to traditional electricity supply. The tool is designed to provide a standardized method for calculating the costs associated with shifting or lowering power consumption across the grid.
Queensland Investment Corporation has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government's AU$200 million North West Energy Fund.
Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana Battery Energy Storage System in New South Wales has achieved maximum discharge capacity and is now fully operational within the National Electricity Market.
Australian household electricity costs could rise by 26% if data centre expansion relies on gas generation rather than renewables. A new study urges immediate regulatory intervention regarding the power and water consumption of AI infrastructure to prevent these projected price increases.
State government seeking proposals for large EV charging hubs, targeting heavy trucks, as well as renewable fuels and other proposals to address fuel security.
The Clean Energy Regulator reports that while residential solar and storage installations remain high, recent adjustments to the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate program have moderated previous record-breaking market activity levels.
Updated: A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes results for May from FCAI, EVC and manufacturers.
How did a bunch of four-hour battery projects beat out gas and win a tender for eight-hour storage contracts? It's not what it says on the tin that counts, it's how you use it.
EV sales rise sharply in May, hitting a record share of 20 per cent as the Tesla Model Y, the Jaecoo J5, the Geely EX5 and the BYD Sealion 7 led the way, and diesel utes fell sharply.
UN says still some uncertainty about power of expected El Nino event, but warns that communities that were already struggling will be pushed farther beyond their limits.
The French electricity market has recorded nearly 450 hours of zero or negative prices since the beginning of 2026, compared with around 320 over the same period in 2025.
France, Germany, Portugal, and Spain achieved record daily solar generation last week, yet average weekly electricity prices rose across most of these markets. AleaSoft Energy Forecasting attributes the price hike to a combination of surging power demand and a simultaneous decline in wind energy output.
NTPC Green Energy has issued an engineering, procurement, and construction tender for a 3,300MWh battery energy storage system at the Khavda renewable energy site in Gujarat, India.
Alsym Energy and Re:Build Manufacturing have entered a partnership to establish commercial-scale sodium-ion battery cell production facilities within the United States. The collaboration aims to scale Alsym’s non-flammable BESS technology to meet growing demand for domestic energy storage manufacturing.
Vietnam has launched its inaugural direct power purchase agreement (DPPA) involving a 49 MW solar facility. Industry analysts expect this regulatory milestone to accelerate private renewable energy investment and solar deployment across the Vietnamese market.
Specialist third-party technologies are being developed to mitigate thermal runaway risks in battery energy storage systems through advanced monitoring and suppression techniques. These innovations aim to enhance safety protocols and operational reliability for large-scale BESS assets across the global energy market.
Intertek CEA highlights that battery energy storage system (BESS) performance guarantees involve significant technical complexities beyond standard contractual terms. These agreements require precise engineering oversight to manage long-term degradation and operational reliability within Australian energy projects.
EDF power solutions North America and Masdar have signed 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the output of the BigBeau Solar+Storage Project in Kern County, California.
New York is spearheading a legal coalition to contest the federal government's decision to terminate a $1 billion offshore wind lease previously awarded to TotalEnergies.
Analysis by Aurora Energy Research indicates curtailment in Brazil could drop by 8 to 12 percentage points by the end of the decade, down from 21% in 2025.
Avangrid has finished building and grid-connecting the Tower Solar facility located in Morrow County, Oregon. This project marks a completed addition to the developer's renewable energy portfolio in the United States.
The Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between ESB and Red Rock Renewables, has completed installing all 54 monopile foundations for its 1.1GW project, located in the North Sea off Scotland.
Figures published by Mexico’s National Energy Commission show solar accounted for more than 99.5% of distributed generation capacity in systems smaller than 0.7 MW at the end of 2025.
A 30 MW annual rooftop quota and a compensation tariff that overshoots estimated grid impact costs by three to four times are keeping distributed solar on the sidelines as Cambodia's utility-scale capacity races past its own long-term planning target…
We caught up with NeoVolta CEO Ardes Johnson about its US domestic BESS manufacturing partnership with Chinese firms Potis Edge and Longi, and how it has been structured to be FEOC compliant.
Owner-operator Eco Stor has secured a long-term toll with utility Next Kraftwerke for its 300MW/700MWh project in Förderstedt, Germany, one of the largest being built in the country.
Tiger Neo 5.0 uses a high-purity homogeneous silicon substrate, broad-spectrum light-trapping structure, full-area passivation and gap-free cell-array encapsulation to improve conversion efficiency and module-level output.
The Chinese manufacturer says the new S2000, with a 400 W solar input, can deliver up to 35 hours of continuous refrigerator backup.
Compared with mineral oil, natural ester fluid enables the design of more compact, lighter, and thermally efficient transformers, helping photovoltaic applications reduce footprint, installation complexity, and overall project CAPEX compared with con…
Scientists in China have developed a new technique to prevent self-assembled molecules from clumping together and degrading co-deposited inverted perovskite cells.