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22 July 2026

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Regulatory friction threatens Australia's wind pipeline just as storage projects hit major milestones and rising power prices signal an urgent need for new capacity.

AU 15 |Global 10 | Storage 12|Solar 6|Power 2
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“Scientifically tenuous:” Investors warn half-baked EPBC reforms will leave wind industry in the wilderness

RenewEconomy AU Policy ·

The Clean Energy Investor Group warns that proposed draft conditions for Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act reforms are overly conservative and lack scientific rigor. These potential federal regulatory changes threaten the financial viability of Australian wind developments by imposing disproportionate environmental constraints on project sites.

Data centre chaos: We need to learn the lessons from past gold rushes

RenewEconomy AU Storage ·

Australian energy stakeholders are being cautioned to manage the rapid expansion of data centres by applying lessons from previous resource booms to avoid potential financial instability and environmental damage. The warning highlights the need for strategic oversight to prevent the sector from repeating the boom-and-bust cycles seen in the mining and hydrogen industries.

Beyond the OCE

Germany launches first capacity auction

PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·

Germany's Federal Network Agency has launched the first 4.5 GW auction under the new StromVKG, with developers invited to bid for dispatchable generation and long-duration storage capacity despite pending EU state aid approval.

Italian energy communities reach 303 MW of operational capacity

PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·

Italy has reached 302.9 MW of operational capacity across 3,630 active renewable energy communities. Furthermore, the approval of over 29,800 PNRR-funded applications has secured €768.3 million in grants to support an additional 1.74 GW of planned capacity.

‘Set it and forget it’: California BESS operators miss out on millions with static bidding strategies, Gridmatic says

Energy-Storage.News GLOBAL Storage ·

Gridmatic reports that California battery storage operators are losing millions in potential revenue by utilizing static bidding strategies rather than dynamic, AI-driven forecasting. The analysis of CAISO market data suggests that fixed participation models fail to capture peak volatility, highlighting a significant performance gap between automated and manual dispatch approaches.

FEOC compliance for BESS is a decade-long obligation

Energy-Storage.News GLOBAL Storage ·

Intertek CEA's Daniel Finn-Foley and Paul Wormser dive into the new world US energy storage developers are navigating since the introduction of FEOC restrictions.

Serbia outlines nuclear plans

Power Technology GLOBAL Power ·

Serbia is advancing its first nuclear power programme under the IAEA Milestones Approach, with a goal of starting construction by 2035.

Kyrgyzstan plans 2 GW solar cell manufacturing plant

PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·

Singapore’s Sunvera Solar has met with government representatives in Kyrgyzstan to discuss the development of a solar cell production facility with a capacity of up to 2 GW.

On the Wire

Germany’s degraded peatlands offer up to 268 GW of solar potential

PV Magazine GLOBAL Solar ·

Fraunhofer ISE has identified up to 268 GW of solar potential on degraded peatlands in Germany. A new guidance document outlines how peatland PV projects can support emissions reductions while creating new opportunities for landowners and farmers.