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Canberra hands renewable investors a partial tax victory, but a collapse in bipartisan support and new regional resource hurdles are testing the sector's confidence.
Federal Parliament has passed legislation imposing a 30% capital gains tax on foreign investors for assets exceeding $50 million, including thermal power and networks. However, wind, solar, battery, and pumped hydro projects secured a 50% discount indexed to inflation until 2040, though industry attempts to grandfather existing investments were unsuccessful.
The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
The Federal Government has extended the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount for foreign renewable energy investors by ten years. This legislative amendment follows pressure from the Greens and cross-benchers to shield wind and solar projects from proposed tax reforms.
A collapse in bipartisan political support is compounding a long list of obstacles to investing in Australian clean energy projects, says Ivor Frischknecht, managing partner of Italian backed fund manager Sosteneo and former head of the Australian Re…
Windlab and Squadron Energy have referred a 500MW BESS at the Bungaban solar-plus-storage project in Queensland for approval.
The Australian Energy Regulator reports that rising renewable generation and battery storage capacity successfully lowered wholesale electricity price volatility across the National Electricity Market throughout 2024. This structural shift is transforming the grid from a singular market into a series of localized price zones driven by storage deployment.
Armidale Regional Council Mayor Sam Coupland has warned that the 8GW New England Renewable Energy Zone depends on NSW Government funding for a $150 million water infrastructure upgrade. While local support for the transition remains high, the council insists that securing the region's water supply is a non-negotiable prerequisite for hosting the planned wind, solar, and storage projects.
Fortescue is expanding its decarbonisation strategy to include green iron and AI data centres while maintaining its goal of zero emissions across mining operations. The company currently claims to be Australia's largest solar developer and has recently finalised financial settlements regarding its cancelled electrolyser manufacturing facility.
SA Power Networks will conduct a mandatory one-hour curtailment test of South Australian rooftop solar systems on August 25. The annual drill aims to verify emergency backstop mechanisms and is expected to reduce generation by approximately 1.5 kWh per household installation.
Ørsted will integrate a 600 MWh battery storage system directly into the transmission connection of the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm. Located in the UK, the project marks the first instance of a grid-scale battery being co-located with a major offshore wind facility to manage output and grid stability.
APA Group has taken a final investment decision to construct, own and operate the 104MWh Sybella Creek solar-plus-storage site in Australia.
Australia's largest gas pipeline company will build a new off-grid solar and battery project, to deliver more reliable and lower cost power to copper, gold, and silver mine.
Krishan Pal Birda from Rystad takes a look at winter 2026 gas demand in south-eastern Australia, and explores what it might mean for future years.
Malaysia’s energy regulator has issued updated guidelines for rooftop solar installations under the NEM Rakyat and NEM GoMEn schemes, covering system capacities, eligibility, grid connection and technical requirements.
A Chinese solar energy businessman hid a $20,000 cash bribe in a gift of tea and offered it to a Commonwealth official, saying it was a "cultural thing".
Ørsted has proposed the Dadu 2 offshore wind farm in Taiwan, a project targeting a maximum generation capacity of 2GW.
Key Capture Energy secured a US$300 million debt facility from Standard Chartered to fund the deployment of battery storage projects across the NY-ISO and MISO markets in the United States.
European solar generation grew by 39 TWh between 2022 and 2026, offsetting a significant hydro deficit that saw French reservoirs drop below historical minimums. This solar surge has shifted pumped hydro charging windows from pre-dawn to midday, with the correlation between solar output and pumping activity reaching 0.86.
Europe installed 36 GWh of new battery storage capacity in 2025, up 48% year on year, according to SolarPower Europe. Germany remained the continent’s largest market, while Ukraine and Bulgaria entered the top five.
Battery energy storage system operators must address technical hurdles including cell voltage imbalances and communication protocol interoperability to ensure asset performance. Effective orchestration across individual components and broader portfolios is essential for maintaining operational reliability and commercial success in the storage sector.
Two South Korean-headquartered companies, LG Energy Solution and DeltaX are establishing battery cell factories in the US.
IEA PVPS Task 12 has released a major update to the life cycle inventory data underpinning photovoltaic life cycle assessments, covering modern TOPCon and PERC silicon supply chains, CdTe modules, inverters, mounting systems, and updated reference in…
Swiss research indicates that residential solar installations trigger a peer effect within 100 meters, increasing the likelihood of neighbors adopting rooftop PV, purchasing electric vehicles, and lowering overall power usage. This social contagion suggests localized clusters of renewable technology adoption can drive broader decarbonization trends.
US-based Pacifico Energy Korea’s Manho Offshore Wind Project and Jindo Baram Offshore Wind Project have been chosen as the sole developers for the 2.13GW Jindo Offshore Wind Integrated Cluster Phase 2.
BYD has started selling 4.8 kWp solar kits through its 233 dealerships in Brazil, with packages covering equipment, installation, utility approval, and one year of insurance.
Ørsted has selected Arenko’s Nimbus platform to optimise trading and asset management at its 300 MW/600 MWh Iceni battery in the UK.
Danske Commodities has secured a contract to manage and optimise a new battery energy storage system co-located at BeGreen’s existing solar PV facility in Denmark. This agreement expands the trading firm's current role in operating the site’s renewable generation assets.
In this US news roundup, BESS projects in California, Arizona, and Nevada advance from EDP Renewables, Tucson Electric Power, and EDF Power Solutions North America.
Korkia Semecon Finland Renewables has divested the ready-to-build 125MW Kukonkylä battery energy storage project, located in Sievi, Northern Ostrobothnia, to Enlight Renewable Energy.
GNA II, a power plant in Brazil with an installed capacity of 1.7GW, has suspended operations following equipment failure on 10 August.
Shadow energy minister David Davis took a Gippsland conference crowd on a journey this week, linking major energy projects to the state's Big Build corruption scandal.
Michelle McCann from PV Lab explains why we need to get used modules off Facebook and onto a real market for second-life solar.
Mexican solar installers and business owners are reporting kidnappings, extortion, equipment theft, and other security incidents in several states, according to the CPEF, an association representing PV integrators.
Fraunhofer ISE-led researchers fabricated 210.25 cm² semitransparent organic photovoltaic modules by slot-die coating.
Genesis has unveiled its biggest and most luxurious electric vehicle yet, with a 123.5 kWh battery, up to 490 kW of power and an estimated 500 km of driving range.
UNSW and DAS Solar used Quokka3 simulations to identify cut-induced losses in back-contact TOPCon cells, finding that gap-region cutting reduces efficiency losses by around 50% compared with emitter-region cutting.
An unsupervised Tesla Robotaxi creates news after driving itself into a spot of bother in Austin, Texas, making a right turn into a row of bollards protecting a closed-off lane.
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