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The Victorian Government greenlit the 1.5 GW Warracknabeal Energy Park, contributing to a record 5 GW of renewable energy final investment decisions this year. The Australian Renewable Energy Agency launched a $250 million funding round to scale up local solar manufacturing.
Australian renewable energy final investment decisions reached a record 5GW for the first nine months of 2024, with 2.1GW approved in Q3 alone. Key projects reaching financial close include the 470MW Parron Maam Marang and 130MW Kondinin wind farms in WA, alongside the 408MW Gawara Baya wind and battery project in Queensland.
The Australian Government has introduced its Domestic Gas Reservation legislation, linking export rights to a domestic supply obligation calibrated to demand. The federal government says its first national Domestic Gas […]
Image Credit: Dee karen/Stock.Adobe.com The Federal Government has expanded Australia’s Guarantee of Origin Scheme to cover more low-emissions commodities and hydrogen production pathways. The …
ARENA CEO Darren Miller has announced he will step down in August 2027, electing not to seek a fourth term at the helm of the federal funding body. Miller will continue to lead the agency through the next three years of his current appointment before his departure.
The High Court has ruled that exported emissions must be considered in coal mine approvals, highlighting a policy gap as the Albanese government continues to support fossil fuel projects despite its clean energy objectives.
Acciona, GenusPlus and UGL Engineering have been selected by the Western Australian government to deliver the state's Clean Energy Link - East transmission line project, which will help unlock the equivalent renewable energy used of a million homes.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched its third round of the Solar Sunshot program, which is designed to support the manufacture and scale-up of technologies to facilitate cheaper […]
The Victorian Government has approved the 1.5GW Warracknabeal Energy Park, paving the way for the largest wind farm in the southern hemisphere.
The federal government reports that large-scale renewable generation projects reached record financial close volumes during the latest period. Despite this peak in investment sign-offs, officials indicate the deployment rate must accelerate further to achieve national emissions reduction targets.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has opened the $250 million Solar Sunshot Round 3, for local and global companies to develop product, manufacture, or scale-up technology capable of reducing large-scale solar costs and speeding up solar build t…
The Queensland government has granted final approval for the 2,000 MW Fera Australia wind farm and battery project near South Burnett. This authorization secures the project's development ahead of potential state policy changes that could mandate 2 km buffer zones between renewable infrastructure and residential dwellings.
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has commenced commissioning the 240MW/960MWh Summerfield BESS in South Australia, while construction has started on Lightsource bp’s 843MWh Lower Wonga hybrid battery project in Queensland using Gotion technology.
ARENA has launched a third funding round for the Solar Sunshot program as it pursues a 30-30-30 target for ultra-low-cost generation. Head of solar Dan Sturrock discussed progress toward achieving 30% module efficiency and a levelised cost of $30 per megawatt-hour by 2030.
A first-of-a-kind so-called “battery-first” electric commissioning service operation vessel (eCSOV) has been launched in Spain by British maritime transportation firm Bibby Marine.
A re-engineered lead-acid battery pilot has commenced operations in Geelong, Victoria, targeting reduced electricity costs for commercial users. The developer intends for this technology to provide a more affordable and simplified installation alternative for business-scale energy storage.
Global grid-scale battery storage deployments reached 20.4GWh in September, representing a 61% year-on-year increase. Total year-to-date installations have grown to 208GWh, a 43% rise compared to the same period last year.
How similar is the technology of Exa Energy, which just connected a 100MW/1GWh carbon dioxide-based energy storage system to the grid in China, to that of Energy Dome?
China Huadian has achieved the first grid connection of its 100 MW/1,000 MWh compressed CO₂ energy storage plant in Xinjiang, marking a major milestone in long-duration energy storage.
Energy storage owner-operator Nightpeak Energy has reached financial close and commercial operation on its 150MW/300MWh Bocanova 2 battery storage project in Brazoria County, Southeast Texas.
Finnish transmission operator Fingrid will mandate grid-forming capabilities for new wind and solar installations in weak network zones. Developers may satisfy this requirement by co-locating battery storage systems with capacities reaching 30% of the primary plant's output.
Germany installed 12.76 GW of solar capacity between January and September 2026, marginally exceeding 2025 levels despite a September slowdown to 1.23 GW. Monthly figures declined due to utility-scale additions hitting annual lows and persistent weakness in the rooftop segment.
Metlen and Karatzis Group have commissioned Greece's largest battery energy storage system, totaling 790MWh. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis inaugurated the facility, emphasizing the necessity of pairing storage with renewable generation to manage grid stability.
Vattenfall has contracted Fluence Energy to deliver and maintain a 1 GWh battery energy storage system at the Brunsbüttel site in Germany.
DEME has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of 69 wind turbines at the Zeevonk offshore wind farm.
Saudi Arabia’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has introduced 38 Sand gazelles into an operational solar facility following a seven-month trial.
Image: Shirley and Johan/stock.adobe.com ElectraNet has selected Corridor 5 as the preferred corridor for the Mid North section of its Northern Transmission Project (NTx), following planning assessments and community consultation.
Major Australian gentailers are reportedly prioritising gas investments over wind and solar, potentially forcing government intervention as the proposed Energy Security Investment Mechanism (ESEM) faces delays in addressing the supply gap.
New threat intelligence research reveals Australia is now the most targeted country when it comes to internet of things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) cyberattacks, with more alerts per organisation than […]
A Climateworks Centre report indicates that industrial sectors can reduce clean energy costs by coordinating infrastructure sharing and enhancing demand flexibility. This collaborative approach reportedly enables the deployment of smaller, more cost-effective renewable systems compared to isolated decarbonisation efforts.
The Energy & Water Ombudsman NSW (EWON) reports that its complaint data for residential and commercial rooftop solar and battery installations is incomplete. This data gap stems from many consumer energy resources retailers failing to hold memberships with the ombudsman scheme, obscuring the actual volume of sector grievances.
Chery has launched its Lepas L6 electric SUV in Australia, priced from $47,990. The new model features a 440 km driving range as the brand enters the local mid-sized EV market.
Climate scientists have developed a predictive tool to quantify the specific environmental and economic damages, such as crop failures and coral bleaching, resulting from every megatonne of carbon emitted by new fossil fuel facilities.
American Electric Power (AEP) has outlined plans to invest around $4bn in a 702MW fuel cell power project near Cheyenne, Wyoming, US, backed by a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google.
Solaria plans to invest $5.7 billion in a data center technology park in Uruguay, including 500 MW of data center capacity and 350 MW of solar PV. The government says it is the largest foreign investment ever announced in the country.
Insufficient progress has been made towards the Energy Storage and Grids Pledge, endorsed by dozens of countries at COP29 two years ago.
UK developer and local council sign community benefit deals for two projects stuck in limbo after being "called" in by he LNP state government.
China's Envision lines up its first wind and battery deal at a new energy park to be hosted in an Australian mineral sands mine, with other projects soon to be announced.
Town council flags new concern about impact of wind projects and the hundreds of oversized loads - the risk of losing the lucrative grey nomad and caravaner market.
ASL has set a target of 1,500MW of new firming infrastructure in NSW by the end of May 2033 and opened a consultation on the tender.
We have a hypothesis for what the cause of these counter-cyclic oscillations (between price and demand) in NSW on Monday 12th October 2026. As a first step in exploring this hypothesis, here is a wall of numbers...
As battery-electric cars become cheaper, more capable and easier to charge, the addressable market for hybrids contracts.
From the Midwest to New York, local and state governments are introducing new zoning rules and restrictions on BESS and data centre projects.
BloombergNEF has cut its 2026 global solar installation forecast to 584 GW, down 10.8% from 2025, driven by a sharper-than-expected slowdown in China.
Researchers have created a dataset of 6,200 solar panel images designed to support AI-based navigation of cleaning robots.
K-based Octopus Energy has introduced Cosy Cooler, a hydronic cooling unit designed to work with its existing Cosy heat pumps.
A Mercom India study has found that solar industry employers across project development, manufacturing, rooftop solar, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) often need to spend months training fresh graduates before they are ready to c…
Slow grind of getting commercial, industrial businesses off gas is accelerating, a new report says.
Australian research into how to cope with climate change impacts seems always to be facing funding cliffs, with a key NSW hazard agency just the latest example.
We test drive Australia's newest affordable electric hatchback and compare it to one of our favourite electric hatches from earlier in 2026.
Dutch startup Rable has developed a self-supporting PV mounting system for fragile roofs with slopes of up to 10 degrees, reducing anchor points by 95% compared with conventional systems.
US logistics giant FedEx expects to save $US20,000 in fuel costs from each of 2,000 medium duty all-electric delivery vans it has ordered.
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