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Regulators are rewriting the rules for a solar-soaked grid, a move that will define the battery business case as developers hedge their bets with both giant wind farms and new gas plants.
The Australian Energy Market Commission has commenced consultations on National Electricity Market rule changes regarding minimum system load, a decision expected to directly influence future investment signals for battery energy storage systems.
Wind farm developers are increasingly abandoning traditional full-wrap EPC contracts in favor of disaggregated procurement models to reduce project costs by an estimated 20%. This shift toward multi-contracting aims to mitigate risk premiums and improve financial viability for large-scale Australian wind developments.
CleanCo Queensland has reached several construction milestones at the 1,026MW MacIntyre Wind Farm, including the installation of 30 transmission towers, transformer deliveries, and the pouring of concrete foundations. This state-owned project represents a significant expansion of Queensland's public renewable energy portfolio.
CSIRO modelling indicates that establishing a domestic nuclear industry would exceed the costs and timelines of inaugural offshore wind projects, with a 100% 'first-of-a-kind' price premium over global benchmarks. The research identifies nuclear as the most expensive generation technology across all assessed scenarios for the Australian market.
A major Australian renewable energy developer has submitted a federal environmental referral to construct a large-scale gas-fired power station. The proposed facility is expected to be among the nation's largest new gas developments as the firm expands its technology portfolio.
Vestas Development Australia has acquired the St Patricks Plains Wind Farm from Ark Energy, which has a planned capacity of up to 300MW.
The Victorian government has commenced consultation on new demand forecasting guidelines for transmission planning, which explicitly incorporate data centre growth projections while providing minimal detail on the impact of residential electrification. These methodologies will determine future network investment requirements and infrastructure priorities across the state.
Squadron Energy has proposed the 400MW Gidginbung Wind Farm near Temora, NSW, featuring up to 60 turbines and a 400MW/800MWh battery. The project aims to utilize existing 330kV transmission infrastructure to bypass current grid congestion challenges in the South West Renewable Energy Zone.
Regulator says two individuals banned from installing solar PV and home batteries under the SRES for failing to meet a range of legal obligations.
Electric vehicles are making inroads into Australia's second-hand market, a report has found, as more drivers take action to avoid rising fuel costs.
Tesla and Hyundai argue against EV road tax, saying it would create perverse outcomes and result in EV owners effectively subsidising hybrid car owners.
In Australia's "Little Norway", EVs are now normalised and seen as a viable option, and no longer a scary leap into an unknown tech. And the share of PHEV is also falling.
Australian electric road freight start-up takes delivery of its first heavy electric prime mover, and signs up its first commercial freight partner.
Toyota has finally released another EV model in Australia, an electric Outback that feels like an important moment in the transition from fossil fuels.
United Solar announced financial close on a $50 million equity investment from the International Finance Corporation.
Lazard reports that US utility-scale solar levelized costs rose 18% year-on-year to a range of $40–98/MWh due to increased capital expenses and interest rates. Despite these short-term inflationary pressures, the technology remains more cost-competitive than most traditional generation sources over the long term.
Baltic Power, a 1.1GW offshore wind farm co-owned by Northland Power and ORLEN, has started supplying electricity to Poland’s national grid.
Engineering, procurement, and construction firms must implement rigorous structural engineering and upfront geotechnical risk pricing to safeguard margins within the expanding commercial solar carport sector. Success in this high-growth market depends on managing complex heavy construction requirements to prevent project failures.
The Argentinian Government has awarded 700MW of battery energy storage system (BESS) in its latest tender, AlmaSADI, covering the entire country.
EQT Infrastructure VII has reached an agreement to acquire Copia Power from Carlyle, a US-based investment firm.
Brazilian installer Alba Energia is deploying smart power controllers to circumvent grid export limits by aligning solar generation with on-site demand under Aneel’s simultaneity regulations. This technical approach enables the installation of larger distributed PV arrays while ensuring reverse power flow remains within utility-mandated thresholds.
Mitsubishi Power, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has been awarded a contract to provide boiler components for the conversion of heavy oil-fired boilers to dual-fuel operation at the Jeddah South and Shuqaiq power plants on Saudi Arabia’s…
Avaada Electro Ltd, the solar PV manufacturing arm of Avaada Group, has operationalized the first 3 GW phase of its 6 GW high-efficiency n-type TOPCon solar cell manufacturing facility in Butibori, Nagpur.
German storage provider CMBlu Energy is progressing plans to establish US manufacturing facilities for its proprietary organic flow battery technology. The firm is currently targeting diverse market segments to deploy its long-duration energy storage systems as it scales commercial operations.
Dahua Technology is diversifying its global AIoT portfolio by entering the clean energy sector, specifically focusing on the deployment of artificial intelligence-integrated electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The Philippines is planning revisions to its high-voltage transmission grid code and net-metering framework to facilitate increased renewable energy integration. These proposed regulatory updates aim to modernize the nation's power system infrastructure and distributed generation rules.
Reden has halted solar module production at its Roquefort-sur-Soulzon facility, citing mounting cost pressures and competition from Asian manufacturers.
According to a leaked draft of its Electrification Action Plan, the European Union (EU) must deploy 200GW of energy storage by 2030 to meet energy system flexibility needs.
An international research team developed a triple-junction all-perovskite solar cell using a graphene oxide (GO)/self-assembled monolayer (SAM) bilayer contact strategy to overcome SAM-related charge extraction losses and improve interface quality.
Researchers have developed a passive counterweight-and-pulley mooring system for floating PV that automatically tracks water-level changes while significantly improving platform stability.
The Chaos Computer Club has identified a security vulnerability affecting photovoltaic installations that use Hoymiles inverters.
The US, Japan and South Korea have signed a trilateral memorandum to accelerate SMR deployment, starting with the Indo-Pacific.