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Policy & Planning

“Very disappointing”: Snowy confirms pumped hydro costs double again to a possible $25bn, hit with more delays
The cost of Snowy 2.0 has doubled again, this time up to a potential $25 billion, with commissioning delayed by another year to the end of 2029.
Peter Hannam

Oct 22, 2026

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Renewables

Australia pre-fab solar innovator 5B lands new 70 MW order, which could grow to 2 gigawatts
Australian solar innovator 5B has landed a new order for 70 MW of its pre-assembled, rapid-deploying solar to supply the shape-shifting Aurora Energy Precinct in South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2026

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Commentary

Batteries start to drive up midday prices, outstripping the fall in evening peaks
Midday prices rose from around zero to $25–30 in the last 30 days, and that outweighed a fall in the evening peak. That is the big battery impact.
David Leitch

Oct 22, 2026

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Solar

China PV giant says rebate expansion is spurring demand for supersized rooftop systems, and batteries
The extension of the SRES has triggered a jump in interest for solar panels – but also batteries, as companies look to reduce energy bills.
Peter Hannam

Oct 22, 2026

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Renewables

“They are an unbelievable sight:” Fortescue’s first self-lifting wind towers emerge as electric trucks arrive
Fortescue gets ready to lift Australia’s tallest and most powerful turbines into place, as the first of a fleet of huge electric trucks arrives in the country.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Bushfires could cost Australia more than $6 billion a year in warming climate
Researchers have put a figure on the growing toll of bushfires in Australia but say better preparation could prevent billions of dollars in losses.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Oct 22, 2026

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Storage

Australia’s best-selling home battery brand launches new product, with a heater to protect cells in winter
The China-based home battery maker that dominated Australia’s rebate-fuelled boom has unveiled its latest offering – and this time it might not need a jacket to get through Melbourne winters.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2026

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Climate

“Overshoot is not surrender:” UN calls for urgent climate action as 1.5°C goal slips away
Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8°C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Oct 22, 2026

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Markets

One of Australia’s biggest pumped hydro projects cancelled due to “economic and timing challenges”
One of the largest pumped hydro schemes planned for Australia has been pulled by its developer due to rising costs and delays.
Peter Hannam

Oct 22, 2026

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Renewables

Plans unveiled for gigawatt-scale data centre, powered by 6.7 GW of wind and solar, in remote Kimberley
Gingerah Energy seeks approval for a plan to build a 1 GW data centre, powered by more than 6.7 GW of wind and solar, with gas and battery backup, in Kimberley.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 22, 2026

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Renewables

Off-grid gold mine achieves 75 per cent wind and solar share – even in the middle of winter
The sun wasn’t shining brightly in the middle of winter, but its four wind turbines helped this off-grid gold mine achieve 75 pct renewable share over the quarter.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 22, 2026

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Renewables

First Nations deal edges PV projects, including Australia’s first gigawatt-scale solar farm, closer to construction
30-year agreements with traditional owners sealed for three solar and battery projects in Queensland, including the first gigawatt-scale PV project in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 22, 2026

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Storage

Record amount of generation and storage lines up to connect to Australia’s main grid – half of it big batteries
Australia has more new renewable energy generation and storage projects lining up to connect to the NEM than it has current generating capacity, new data has shown.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Catch-22: Lack of initial bore holes left Snowy 2.0 tunnelling into the geological unknown
The initial survey work on the longest tunnel in Snowy 2.0 involved just 22 investigation bores, with one gap of 1.75 km between tests, the contractors have revealed.
Peter Hannam

Oct 21, 2026

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Renewables

New all-black solar module targets residential rooftops, but packs a powerful punch
China solar giant launches powerful new all-black solar module that targets premium market and “pushes the boundaries of both performance and aesthetics.”
Joshua S Hill

Oct 21, 2026

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Storage

“Hot bricks” heat battery to electrify Rio Tinto aluminium refinery in world-first project
Plans to build one of the world’s biggest industrial heat battery projects win Arena funding, to determine whether “hot bricks” can slash aluminium refinery emissions.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Another head rolls as Queensland LNP nears clean sweep of state energy utility bosses
Board of Queensland energy utility says it needs new leadership, and asks 28-year company veteran who backed 4 GW of new renewable projects to step down.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 21, 2026

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Sponsored Content

Carbon, crops, and kilowatts: Building renewable energy projects through regenerative land practices
How do regenerative land practices make renewable energy more reliable? How does government policy reward carbon-positive farming? And why modern EBOS design has become a carbon technology?
Aaron Zadeh

Oct 21, 2026

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Battery

Big battery project offers 75 construction jobs for sacked Whyalla Steel workers
Developer of nearby big battery project offers up to 75 positions to sacked Whyalla Steel factory staff.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 21, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Tiny solar project stuck between a dam and Snowy 2.0, as angry and weary locals say no more
A 4.99 MW PV project is attracting the usual fears about the visual impact in a rural area, but it’s against a backdrop of the legacies of both Snowy 1 and 2.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 21, 2026

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