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NEM prices spike over 43% as the federal government rejects gas for data centres and unveils a major policy push to unlock commercial rooftop solar.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has used a speech to the National Press Club to reveal the government’s early thinking on how data centres should pay for their energy under its signature AI Standards policy, which a dedicated team in the Office of Prime…
Building owners and businesses may save up to 20 per cent for putting rooftop solar PV on factory and warehouse rooftops, with the federal government to widen an existing scheme to include projects up to 1MW in size.
AEMO's Medium Term Projected Assessment of System Adequacy (MT PASA) update on 4 August 2026 identifies projected supply gaps in Victoria and South Australia. These reliability forecasts precede the scheduled release of the 2026 Electricity Statement of Opportunities (ESOO) later this month.
When petrol prices spiked during the US-Iran conflict earlier this year, something shifted in how Australians think about energy.
Utility-scale solar reached record generation shares across nearly every Australian state during July, supported by a year-on-year reduction in curtailment levels. Increased battery storage capacity is credited with absorbing excess midday output that would have previously been wasted.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen has rejected state-led proposals to use gas for powering data centres, asserting that these facilities should instead support renewable energy deployment. Bowen further characterised Australia's aging coal fleet as increasingly unreliable and no longer suitable for providing baseload power to the grid.
Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen plans to expand the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme to include rooftop solar installations up to 1 MW. This policy adjustment targets the commercial and industrial sector, known as the missing middle, by increasing the previous capacity threshold for federal incentives.
AMPYR Australia has received a 5.3.4 letter from AEMO for the 270MW Northern Battery near Port Augusta in South Australia.
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has granted development consent for the 250MW Goulburn River Solar Farm and associated battery storage. Approval for the Upper Hunter project requires the developer to bitumen-seal local access roads to mitigate dust impacts during the construction phase.
EVs take 21.7 pct share of record new car sales in July, the second month in a row that electric cars have taken more than 20 pct of the market.
Spanish researchers developed a drone-based framework for mapping utility-scale solar plants and identifying module defects with up to 98.55% accuracy. Tested at two sites in England, the three-phase system classifies fault severity and achieved a 96.6% success rate in categorizing specific technical issues.
A significant, abrupt fluctuation in New South Wales market demand occurred on 5 August 2026, characterized by a sharp decline followed by an immediate recovery. The anomaly is currently being investigated to determine if the volatility stemmed from a technical data error or underlying grid conditions.
A manager with a Chinese solar panel supplier appears in court on charges of attempting to bribe a CEC official to gain approval for one of its products.
Super-affordable solar and battery offer from the German discount supermarket chain has now been extended to six states and territories across Australia.
Nearly five months after completing its final concrete pour, King Rocks wind farm has received safe delivery of the first of more than 50, 80 metre-long turbine blades.
Residential energy storage startup Base Power has announced a US$1 billion Series D financing at a US$13 billion post-money valuation, and the launch of its new home battery in production in Austin, Texas, US.
Sudanese authorities have eliminated customs duties on solar energy equipment to address regional power shortages. The tax exemption follows a major fire at Sudan's primary hydroelectric facility that disrupted electricity supply across four states.
China’s updated five-year renewable energy strategy aims for 2.8 TW of wind and solar capacity by 2030, positioning battery storage as the primary solution for grid stability and firming. The plan introduces new market-based revenue streams and grid-forming technology requirements to integrate these massive renewable volumes into the national network.
Tokyo Gas has secured a long-term offtake contract for a 49.7MW/202.1MWh battery energy storage system located in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture. The agreement marks a significant capacity commitment for the utility as developer Eku Energy approaches the completion of its inaugural project in the region.
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis finds Bangladesh's rooftop solar capacity exceeds official figures, as it makes recommendations for more supportive policy to capitalize on untapped rooftop potential.
UK battery storage activity surged in July as Engie commissioned a 100MW facility, while Masdar and Fidra reached financial close on separate projects. Additionally, Eku Energy completed a project acquisition alongside new planning consents granted to Aura Power and Starlight Energy.
ContourGlobal, a KKR-owned independent power producer, has commenced construction on its fourth utility-scale hybrid facility in Chile. Known as the Sun at Night project, the development integrates solar photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage systems.
ContourGlobal has started building the Los Maitenes hybrid facility in Chile’s O’Higgins region, integrating solar generation with battery energy storage technology.
Dutch firm Elestor is promoting a hydrogen-iron flow battery technology designed for long-duration storage, targeting 20-25 year lifespans and 75% round-trip efficiency. The system aims for a capital expenditure of 15€/kWh by utilizing low-cost, abundant active materials.
Invinity Energy Systems has secured a deal to supply 43MWh of vanadium flow battery technology to Dairyland Power Cooperative. The systems are intended for multiple long-duration energy storage installations across the US Midwest region.
Solar Landscape has finalised up to $150m development financing facility with CIP, through its Green Credit Fund II, for its solar projects.
GE Vernova has agreed to supply 43 onshore wind turbines to Enfinity Global for the Fatehgarh Wind Farm project in Rajasthan, India.
While single-axis trackers are often regarded as the lowest-cost option for utility-scale PV, Jurchen Technology's Henner Jahnke argues that falling module prices and rising balance-of-system costs are reshaping the economics of large-scale solar.
Fraunhofer ISE and Source Energy have engineered silicon-based photovoltaic modules designed for space satellites. This technology aims to provide a more cost-effective hardware solution compared to the III-V semiconductor solar cells currently dominating the aerospace market.
Chinese manufacturer Yunnan Yuze New Energy has been told it must retire existing PV manufacturing facilities equivalent to three times the new capacity it plans to add in Yunnan province, as local authorities move to curb overcapacity.
For a coincidence of several different reasons, here's a quick initial overview of how Yallourn Power Station has been performing over time, and particularly in Winter 2026 ytd.
ORLEN Group has acquired a 216MW hybrid renewable energy project in the municipality of Kazimierz Biskupi, located in the Greater Poland region.
Solar generated 7,696 GWh in Spain last month, a new all-time high for monthly PV generation and equivalent to 28.3% of the country's electricity mix.
US aluminium giant agrees to evaluate potential deployment of vanadium flow battery technology at its Australian alumina refinery.
An Australian invention designed to boost green iron production heads to US after its creators discovered an export market by chance, but also plan first plant in Australia.
The Australian government is increasing the installation cap permitted under its rooftops solar rebate scheme from 100 kW to 1 MW.
We don’t know what happened, yet - just wanted to flag the significant frequency drop here this evening so readers don’t think it was ‘just’ a data glitch.
Updated: A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes initial results for July, with more to follow.
Key energy market/policy signal — monitor for developments.
Thailand is formally registering qualified solar installers and equipment ahead of launching a government-backed program that will aim to deploy rooftop solar on 500,000 households. The registration process is open until September 30.
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