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Australia's battery fleet earned nearly $18 million in June as NEM prices collapsed 45%, while Transgrid moves to make data centres pay for full grid capacity.
Australia's 55 grid-scale battery assets earned an estimated AU$17.98 million in combined gross energy and FCAS revenue during June 2026. This performance reflects a 32% revenue capture rate across the National Electricity Market's storage fleet.
Transgrid has proposed a rule change requiring data centres and large energy users to pay for their total requested grid connection capacity regardless of actual consumption. This measure aims to prevent capacity hoarding and ensure more efficient allocation of network infrastructure as demand from energy-intensive facilities grows.
One of Australia's first solar and battery hybrid projects reaches financial close, confirming big shift away from wind energy to more bankable projects.
South Australia established a new monthly wind generation record in July 2024, overcoming a significant seven-year wind drought event that occurred during the final week of June.
The New South Wales government has relaunched its solar battery rebate, extending financial incentives to apartment residents, businesses, and commercial installations. The updated scheme now supports large-scale storage systems with capacities reaching 30 MWh.
An ARENA report reveals the federal community battery program is significantly delayed, with only 25% of planned installations completed on schedule. The rollout faces rising costs and logistical setbacks across the project pipeline.
Rising daily fixed network charges and intricate tariff structures are reportedly devaluing the Solar Sharer initiative, which offers free daytime electricity to participating households. While consumers can optimize the offer via batteries and electric vehicle charging, escalating non-usage costs are expected to offset the potential savings from shifting demand to solar peak periods.
AGL Energy is set to construct a major private microgrid at Koompartu Farm to supply an almond orchard with 85% renewable power. The project, among Australia's largest non-mining off-grid systems, integrates solar and battery storage to decarbonise agricultural operations.
AGL has completed a 10.2MWh battery and solar microgrid at South Australia’s largest almond orchard, establishing one of the nation's biggest private non-mining energy systems.
Australian technology firm Power Ledger is facilitating cross-border energy trading in Europe, enabling Italian households to access electricity from Spanish solar assets. While demonstrating advanced peer-to-peer capabilities abroad, similar domestic initiatives like the Solar Sharer Offer currently remain limited by Australian regulatory frameworks.
China battery giant launches two major initiatives aimed at improving the sustainability of battery manufacturing, recycling and reuse – backed by a some of Europe's biggest EV makers and home battery companies.
As Orica decided to proceed with its hydrogen hub in New South Wales, Mitsubishi signed a purchase deal with Acme for 100,000 tons per year of green methanol from 2030. At the same time, the Danish-South African SAF collaboration hit a roadblock.
In a new weekly update for pv magazine , Solcast, a DNV company, reports that, in the first half of 2026, solar irradiance was broadly above average across Europe, the United States, Southeast Asia, South America, and Central Africa, driven by shifti…
Updated: BYD and Tesla smash their EV sales records in Australia for second successive month, shipping more than 19,000 electric cars between them in month of June.
We get first glimpse of the new Xpeng LO3 electric SUV, which is expected to be launched soon at an attractive price that could launch company into mainstream.
A $160 million loan from the Asian Development Bank will support the development of three solar farms in Bhutan with a combined capacity of 310 MW.
Pembina Pipeline has announced a final investment decision to proceed with the Greenlight Electricity Centre, a $3.2bn gas-fired power plant.
The Saudi Power Procurement Company has shortlisted major global firms including Tesla, EDF, and ACWA Power to bid on 3GW/12GWh of battery energy storage capacity. This second procurement round involves six separate projects to be developed under a build-own-operate framework.
Fluence's Lars Stephan highlighted the evolving intersection of battery energy storage systems, data centre demand, and emerging cybersecurity requirements within the European energy market during the Intersolar conference.
Chile’s solar PV capacity reached 12.2 GW, representing about 61% of total reneweable energy capacity as of May 2026.
Vopak has concluded the acquisition of a 79% controlling stake in Green Energy Storage, a Dutch developer of battery energy storage systems.
Tuğçe Gür of RCT Solutions has outlined a framework for genuine inclusion within the solar supply chain sector, advocating for merit-based evaluation and leadership access over simple encouragement. The Women in Solar+ Europe initiative highlights these strategies to improve professional visibility and responsibility for diverse talent in the global industry.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued 'show cause' orders to grid operators, demanding they justify current practices for integrating large-scale loads like data centres. Industry experts suggest the move aims to increase grid flexibility and could significantly impact how energy storage assets are deployed to manage rapid demand growth.
Long-duration energy storage (LDES) can provide reliable, flexible power for European electrification, and HiTHIUM provided a comprehensive overview of its ∞Power 6.9 MWh eight-hour LDES BESS at The smarter E Europe in Munich.
Researchers have developed a hydrometallurgical method using mild oxalic acid to extract high-purity indium oxide and silver from end-of-life heterojunction solar cells. The process utilizes selective leaching and calcination to recover critical minerals from indium tin oxide waste, offering a potential pathway for improving photovoltaic recycling efficiency.
Researchers developed an agrivoltaic cold frame system that integrates semi-transparent PV modules to create controlled microclimates for crop cultivation.
Scatec has launched commercial operations at its 142MW Rio Urucuia solar farm located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Norwegian developer's project marks a significant addition to its South American renewable energy portfolio.
Researchers in China developed a dual-molecule interfacial layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that locks molecular ordering, suppresses defects and stress, and improves charge extraction and interfacial stability.
MOVA LumeGret is targeting the saturated European residential storage sector by integrating AI-driven software into its battery systems to differentiate from hardware-focused competitors. The company aims to navigate tightening margins and industry consolidation by prioritizing intelligent energy management over standard hardware specifications.
Sumitomo Corporation has reached an agreement to sell its equity interests in three offshore wind farms located in Belgian waters. The divestment is part of a broader corporate strategy to rebalance the firm's global asset portfolio and reallocate capital resources.
China has introduced mandatory national standards tightening energy consumption and efficiency requirements across the PV value chain, from polysilicon to modules and inverters. The rules, effective Jan.
Nissan leads research project that aims to integrate efficient technologies, including solar, into EVs that it hopes will change how they are charged and experienced.
Updated: A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes results for June from EVC and some manufacturers.
For the first time new EVs are not only covering all growth in the vehicle fleet, but are causing the permanent exit of fossil fuel vehicles from the fleet.