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Atmos Renewables reached financial close on 870 MW of new generation capacity backed by the Capacity Investment Scheme. Energy Bay signed an agreement to install 70 MW of rooftop solar and 300 MWh of battery storage across 240 properties. The New South Wales spot price averaged $129.1/MWh to record the highest daily average of the last seven days.
Atmos Renewables, a subsidiary of Igneo Infrastructure Partners, has achieved financial close for two utility-scale developments totaling 870 MW of new generation capacity.
Origin Energy has scheduled upcoming maintenance outages at the Eraring Power Station for October 2026, according to recent market data snapshots. These planned unit withdrawals will temporarily reduce available thermal capacity in the New South Wales region of the NEM.
Atmos Renewables has achieved financial close for 870 MW of capacity across two projects secured under the federal Capacity Investment Scheme. These developments represent a significant milestone for the Commonwealth's underwriting mechanism to bolster dispatchable renewable energy.
Energy Bay will install about 70 MW of rooftop solar and 300 MWh of battery energy storage capacity across 240 properties after signing what it says is the Australia’s largest renewable energy deal among domestic commercial property landlords.
A community-owned solar farm and battery project in southern New South Wales has locked in a 10-year deal with one of Australia's biggest technology companies to help power its new headquarters in downtown Sydney.
Image: Zinfra TasNetworks has awarded Zinfra a five-year Distribution and Transmission Services contract to deliver maintenance, capital works and emergency response services across Tasmania’s electricity network.
Flexible Australia is ceasing operations after two decades of supporting Canberra's infrastructure, appointing Pickles to auction its entire specialist fleet, machinery, and workshop assets.
We’ve already written 3 articles about the earlier-than-expected start to the long (mostly) planned outage of Loy Yang A1 early in the morning of Monday 7th September 2026.
WattClarity has initiated a preliminary analysis of the National Electricity Market's outlook for the 2026-27 summer period following several recent reliability warnings. This first installment examines emerging risks and supply-demand forecasts for the NEM as the transition progresses.
Tokio Marine GX warns that co-locating battery energy storage systems at shared grid connection points is concentrating financial exposure up to billions of dollars. The insurer notes that while physical risks are central, lenders are now starting to mandate cyber insurance for these high-value assets.
Origin Energy seeks approval for new addition to its Eraring battery that would take the total size to 1200 MW and 8600 MWh, easily the biggest in the country.
Australian energy retailers must overhaul data management strategies to rebuild consumer trust following high-profile cyber security breaches. Enhanced data protection is identified as a critical prerequisite for successful customer uptake of emerging energy products and services.
Enviroline has launched a consolidated procurement service for utility fleet managers, combining vehicle sourcing, equipment fit-outs, and branding under a single project partner to streamline operational logistics.
Edge Underground is marketing its AdaptX microtunnelling technology to the data centre sector, aiming to streamline the installation of multiple power conduits and cooling infrastructure within single bores at congested project sites.
Lanco Group highlights that utilizing precise asset data during the design phase is essential for integrating new infrastructure into established Australian utility networks while avoiding expensive spatial conflicts.
Great British Energy (GBE) has widened the scope of its £300m ($396m) Supply Chain Fund: Offshore Wind and Networks to 29 components.
Rezolv Energy has successfully energised the initial 192MW stage of the VIFOR wind project located in Buzău County, Romania. The development is supported by investment firms Actis and Mubadala.
The European Union has awarded priority status to the 180 MW Deploy project, which aims to construct wind and solar assets in Poland to supply industrial heat to German consumers via cross-border energy conversion.
Maryland regulators have granted conditional approval for 440MW of transmission-connected battery storage across two projects to receive state Energy Storage Capacity Credit awards. This mechanism supports the deployment of large-scale storage assets to bolster grid reliability within the US state's jurisdiction.
Statkraft and Greenvolt Power have signed a 10-year tolling agreement covering 400MW of BESS across two operating projects in Poland.
Sumitomo Corporation has partnered with Hero Future Energies to invest in a 500 MWp hybrid renewable energy facility in India. This collaboration marks a strategic expansion into the Indian clean energy sector for the Japanese firm.
The two-unit non-fuel CAES project is now moving toward grid-connection testing and system commissioning.
A model of perovskite deployment in China to 2060 finds that lead is no barrier to commercialization if properly managed, but warns that exported modules could shift a disproportionate share of leakage to tropical developing countries.
Debmalya Sen, president of the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), on a dynamic market landscape of tenders, tariffs and the race to build a domestic battery storage ecosystem.
Latin American energy storage expansion faces significant regulatory hurdles despite growing interest in emerging markets. Analyst Valentina Meneses identifies policy frameworks as the primary barrier to accelerating battery deployment across the region.
More projects are going hybrid: A $2 billion solar and battery addition is proposed to what is already the state's biggest and newly expanded wind farm.
A power station in NSW. Image: RLATHAMSPHOTOGRAPHY/stock.adobe.com A cloud-based common data environment could help speed up the energy transition, providing teams with a governed source of project and asset information.
Mazda says it is now more comfortable with the current NVES settings, in part due to big uptick in Australian EV sales and significant interest in new electric models.
Canberra is becoming a real-world laboratory for mass electrification, but its local electricity network will be watching from the sidelines.
Major construction has officially started on Marinus Link, a 345-kilometre undersea and underground power cable designed to strengthen the connection between the Victorian and Tasmanian electricity networks.
Solar forecasts are a core tool for optimising energy systems and those that deliver the services compete on error. Those using the forecast care about the decision it leads to. The two are not the same thing and getting the models right is crucial.
Tesla puts up $2,950 off the prices of Australia’s best-selling EV, the Model Y, for in-stock cars, following another price cut last week and the entry of a no-frills Model 3.
Researchers in China have developed a digital twin-based simulation framework to help PV manufacturers counter excessive price competition and declining profitability.
Chinese researchers have used Prussian Blue nanoparticles to improve the efficiency and stability of perovskite solar cells, achieving efficiencies of up to 26.9%.
More than 100 potential investors have expressed interest in insolvent German solar developer Enerparc, with initial bids already submitted and a first transaction targeted for December.
Image: Project Marinus Government, business and community leaders gathered in north-west Tasmania on Friday for the Project Marinus sod-turning ceremony.
Image: Shutterstock AI/shutterstock.com There’s still time to purchase tickets for the Utility Awards 2026, with the countdown now on to celebrate those shaping Australia’s utilities sector.
A social housing building in Australia | Image Credit: Tktktk/Stock.Adobe.com An $11 million pilot will allow for the installation of rooftop solar and batteries at selected social housing properties within …
Fox ESS’s Power Beast pairs a 125 kW hybrid inverter with stackable lithium iron phosphate battery modules for commercial and industrial users, as the Chinese company awaits approval for a Shenzhen stock listing.
Given that the fire onsite ‘destroyed Tungatinah Power Station’ (to quote Hydro Tasmania) it will surprise noone that today (Mon 5th Oct 2026) Hydro Tasmania has updated the MT PASA DUID Availability data for the station to show a more staggered (and…
A US Senate bill proposing to speed up permitting for energy projects has received a mixed response from clean energy industry and advocacy groups.
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ACWA has announced that Al Morjan Two Electricity Company secured $2.5bn in financing for the expansion of the Rabigh 2 IPP.
A solar plant east of Tokyo caught fire in late September after typhoon floodwater submerged its electrical equipment – a post-flood risk the Japanese government has warned about since 2018.
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer has escalated its legal push against imported TOPCon cell technology, filing a patent infringement suit in federal court against China’s JA Solar and Corning subsidiary American Panel Solutions.
German vertical PV specialist Next2Sun has filed for self-administered insolvency proceedings for two subsidiaries after failing to secure €5 million in fresh capital.
Chinese researchers developed a screen-printed silver-nickel paste that reduces rear-side metallization costs by approximately 11%.
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