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Construction starts on new South Australian big battery being added to solar and storage park
A large 408 megawatt hour battery is being added to an already existing solar and battery park in South Australia, but with a new battery supplier.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Dec 8, 2025

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Storage

NSW opens $1 billion green bank for business, Eraring inquiry head appointed chair
Energy Security Corp opens for business in NSW, with $1 billion of seed funding , a new board and chair, and a focus on long duration storage.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Jul 1, 2025

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Renewables

Fortescue’s giant solar hub skips past state hurdles, awaits federal ruling
Fortescue’s giant solar hub in the Pilbara waved through by state environmental authority, but still awaits word from the federal department.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

May 26, 2025

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Storage

Tesla opens Shanghai battery “Megafactory” with first Megapacks on their way to Australia
Tesla officially opens Shanghai Megafactory in China, where it will produce its Megapack batteries and serve regional markets, including Australia.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Feb 12, 2025

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Storage

“Mind blowing:” Battery cell prices plunge in China’s biggest energy storage auction
Latest battery storage auction prices in China stun analysts with another big price fall that could fast-track green energy switch and uptake of EVs.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Dec 17, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Queensland looks to gas and coal, hedges bets on nuclear as new cost blowout emerges for pumped hydro
Queensland’s new energy minister is keen on gas and coal, and won’t rule out nuclear, as yet another cost blowout revealed for pumped hydro.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Dec 6, 2024

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Storage

NSW gives planning approval for giant 2 GWh battery at site of state’s likely last coal generator
NSW government gives planning approval for another giant battery to be built at the site of a coal fired power generator likely to close within the next decade.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Nov 26, 2024

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Australia drops out of world’s top ten countries for new solar installs for first time in three decades
Australia continues to set records in solar power, but it has dropped out of the top 10 countries in new installations as the rest of the world surges ahead.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Oct 22, 2024

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CleanTech Bites

Long-duration storage – alternative technologies ramping up to fill “missing middle”
Two new reports look at rapidly emerging storage technologies, including compressed air, redox flow batteries, solar thermal and other heat storage.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Jun 4, 2024

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Storage

Neoen to build its biggest battery to shift energy to evening peak in nuclear-dominated Ontario
Neoen to build one of world’s biggest batteries to time-shift excess nuclear power in the Canadian state of Ontario. Who knew nuclear grids need battery storage?
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

May 14, 2024

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“A decade is far too long:” Major investors slam planning delays in NSW
Clean energy investors slam delays for renewable and storage projects in NSW, noting that the only wind farm approved in the last five years took nearly a decade to get over the line.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Dec 14, 2023

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Featured

WA plans huge switch to solar and storage as part of stunning 50GW green energy boom
Western Australia unveils stunning plan to build more than 50GW of new capacity, with a focus on solar and storage, to meet electrification and green industry needs.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

May 10, 2023

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