NSW Government

Storage

AGL to begin construction of Australia’s biggest “grid forming” battery in 2024
AGL’s 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery – Australia’s biggest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities – will begin construction in the new year.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 19, 2023

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Governments

World’s biggest eight-hour lithium battery wins NSW long duration storage tender
Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2023

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Governments

NSW secures another $4.2 billion of wind, solar and storage to help shift from coal
NSW lands another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and storage projects, including big wins for Andrew Forrest and Neoen, and three ground-breaking long duration storage projects.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2023

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Coal

Energy shift in action: Brown coal hits new low in Victoria, renewables hit new high in NSW
Rooftop PV sends brown coal output inVictoria to record low, while NSW hits new demand and renewable output records
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 17, 2023

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Coal

State energy ministers give themselves power to force coal generators to stay open
State energy ministers give themselves power to force coal generators to stay open if a fast-tracked closure puts grid reliability at risk.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 15, 2023

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Storage

Hills of Gold: Contested New England wind farm wins planning approval
One of the most contested wind projects in NSW wins planning approval from department, just the second wind project in five years in the state. But it still has another hurdle to jump.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 14, 2023

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Coal

No space for Eraring, but Bowen will need more wind and solar to meet 2030 target
IEEFA report says first round of CIS battery projects will leave no space for Eraring, but Chris Bowen will need a lot more wind and solar than he is planning now to reach his 82 pct renewables target.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 14, 2023

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Institutions

“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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Solar

NSW approves big solar farm and battery near New England town of Armidale
NSW approves large solar farm and battery project near Armidale, despite local fears about heat islands, the “lake effect”, local disputes, exploding batteries, and Chinese ownership.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2023

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Governments

Air storage pioneer inks first of its kind deal to keep lights on in Australia’s Silver City
Hydrostor signs “first of its kind” deal for its compressed air storage technology to be used as an emergency backstop to keep the lights on in Broken Hill.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 8, 2023

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