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Canberra commits 4.2 GW of new battery storage to tame a volatile grid, as the Energy Minister orders a probe into why retail power bills are not falling with wholesale costs.
AEMO’s final 2024 Integrated System Plan has increased the projected dispatchable capacity to 81GW by 2050, driven by higher anticipated uptake of utility-scale and residential storage. The blueprint identifies $5 billion in potential savings through coordinated consumer energy resources while maintaining forecasts that data centres will account for 10% of total electricity demand by mid-century.
The Australian Energy Market Operator warns that a significant deficit in large-scale wind project development threatens the federal 2030 renewable energy goal. Even with an accelerated deployment pace, the market operator's latest roadmap indicates the national target may remain unattainable due to current commissioning delays.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has requested the ACCC and AER investigate whether retailers are breaching consumer law by failing to pass on lower wholesale costs to customers. Despite the Default Market Offer forecasting price drops of up to 7.2%, retailers like Origin Energy face scrutiny for increasing fixed charges while network tariffs rise by up to 11.5%.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has directed market regulators to investigate why retail electricity providers are not passing wholesale price drops to consumers. The inquiry follows reports of rising household bills despite official data indicating a broad decline in the underlying cost of power.
The Australian government has announced the results of Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 8, selecting 15 battery energy storage projects across the National Electricity Market (NEM), totalling 4.2GW/16.1GWh.
The Australian Energy Market Operator’s latest Integrated System Plan identifies a combination of wind, solar, and storage as the most cost-effective strategy for replacing coal-fired generation. This roadmap highlights a significant surge in consumer-owned energy resources as a primary driver for meeting future electricity demand across the national grid.
Transgrid warns that surging data centre demand is expected to exhaust available capacity in critical sections of Australia's largest transmission network by 2033. This rapid load growth creates a potential infrastructure bottleneck for new high-energy industrial connections over the coming decade.
The New South Wales Coalition has withdrawn bipartisan support for the state's energy transition, pledging to cancel the largest Renewable Energy Zone. The proposed policy shift would redirect future clean energy development toward urban areas and remote outback regions.
European energy storage capacity surpassed 100 GW in 2025 following the record addition of 13.5 GW and 26.4 GWh of battery storage. This growth brings the continent's total storage fleet to a scale comparable with its nuclear power capacity.
Supergrid Europe executive director Christian Kjaer advocates for transitioning Europe’s fragmented national power systems into a unified network to resolve renewable energy curtailment and price volatility. Integrating infrastructure across borders is proposed to better utilize solar, wind, and storage assets while reducing dependence on external fossil fuel imports.
CATL has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-world validated sodium-ion energy storage solution, with global deliveries to begin in the middle of 2027.
The Queensland and New South Wales state budgets reveal divergent energy strategies, with one prioritizing renewable investment for economic benefits while the other extends financial support for existing coal-fired generation.
Locating data centres in regional Australia could mitigate renewable energy curtailment by absorbing excess wind and solar generation while simultaneously fostering local technology employment. This strategic placement aims to address the rising power demands of artificial intelligence by aligning high-load infrastructure with surplus green energy supply.
HiTHIUM has debuted its ARKVOLT residential energy storage series at The smarter E Europe, marking the manufacturer's expansion from utility-scale systems into the Australian home battery market. The new product line aims to apply industrial-grade safety and reliability standards to smaller-scale residential applications.
Fifteen big battery projects, almost all with four hours of storage and nearly half of them destined for Queensland, named as winners in latest Capacity Investment Scheme tender – a storage-only affair.
European Union restrictions on financing projects using Chinese inverters are compelling battery energy storage system providers like Fluence and Rept to diversify supply chains. This shift toward non-Chinese hardware aims to ensure project bankability and long-term resilience within the European storage market.
NatPower and Tesla have entered a multi-year agreement to supply and deploy 25GWh of Megapack battery energy storage systems across various projects in Italy and the United Kingdom.
Jan Krcmar, Director of the Czech Solar Association, tells pv magazine how continued C&I-driven growth and regulatory reforms targeting building codes, storage tariffs, and permitting are reshaping Czechia's long-term energy transition.
Turkish industrial demand and a focus on investment competitiveness are driving continued solar growth despite shifting domestic policies and restricted access to financing. Günder Chairman Mehmet İzzet Özaydın reports that the sector remains resilient as businesses prioritize self-consumption to maintain market advantages.
German energy stakeholders are shifting focus toward grid connection processes and fee structures as the nation's battery storage sector reaches a higher level of market maturity. Developer Terra One highlights that addressing these regulatory and technical bottlenecks is now essential for the industry's continued expansion.
Svensk Solenergi reports that Sweden’s solar sector is recovering from a two-year decline, driven by a strategic pivot toward storage-integrated installations. Head of power market Ludvig Bydén notes that the market is currently stabilizing as investors increasingly prioritize battery-first deployment models.
Scientists have simulated a 100 MW solar PV plant and a 35 MW / 60 MWh BESS with grid-forming control. In all cases, the grid-forming control provided immediate active/reactive support.
Wood Mackenzie forecasts that the United States energy storage market capacity is expected to increase fourfold by 2031.
Microquanta has released commercial four-terminal perovskite-silicon tandem modules for the building-integrated PV market, achieving 26% efficiency. These customizable products feature architectural finishes like marble effects and are targeted at reducing the energy losses usually found in decorative solar facades.
The manufacturer is expanding into utility-scale storage and integrated energy solutions to meet the evolving needs of the European market, according to Thomas Yuan, Chairman of AlphaESS.
TPG Rise-backed Matrix Renewables has completed a financing package totalling over $1.3bn for a portfolio of utility-scale solar and battery storage projects across the US.
‘Enhancing System Stability through Grid-Forming Energy Storage Technologies,’ has been launched by Energy-Storage.news, sponsor Kehua Digital Energy and TÜV Rheinland.
Researchers from Belgium and China have proposed a roadmap to advance lithium–nitrogen (Li–N₂) batteries, identifying key barriers such as poor reversibility, slow nitrogen activation, and unstable cell components.
Zenobē Energy says it has raised $A400 million to accelerate the transition to zero-emission public transport across Australia and New Zealand.
The Slovenian Photovoltaic Association reports that the introduction of energy sharing and a resurgence in residential solar-plus-storage installations are currently transforming Slovenia's solar market.
Dominion Energy Virginia has issued a request for information to evaluate long-duration energy storage technologies for potential integration into its US utility network. The RFI seeks technical and performance data to assist the provider in assessing the viability of various non-lithium or extended-discharge solutions.
California has issued a formal notice of intent to sue the US Department of the Interior and Golden State Wind regarding the acquisition terms of a specific offshore wind lease. The legal challenge disputes the federal government's handling of the lease buyout process off the Californian coast.
Bowen rules out renegotiating wind contracts under his flagship CIS, but says struggling projects are welcome to rebid in future tenders.
rPlus Energies has commenced commercial operations at the Green River Energy Center, an 800MW energy facility located in Emery County, Utah.
The trend for mainland China-listed energy storage firms to seek secondary listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange shows no sign of abating, writes Carrie Xiao.
Is the Tesla Model Y L the family EV the regular Model Y always should have been?
BHP and Rio conducting trials of "early learner" electric haul trucks, but insist it is still "early days" as rival Fortescue vows to eliminate fossil fuels within four years.
Tesla's Semi spotted with self-driving tech validation equipment as the company expected to roll out FSD in Semi trucks.