Battery

Storage

AGL ready to press go on first wind and battery project after getting approval for bigger turbines
AGL revives a wind project it put on hold in favour of a coal strategy more than a decade ago, and adds bigger turbines and a big battery.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2025

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Storage

How to make sure big batteries are focused on helping the grid, not lining their owner’s profits
Big batteries are booming in Germany but their role in aadvancing the energy transition appears to have been impeded by their increasing use for profit.
Edgar Meza

Feb 27, 2025

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Solar

New renewables developer proposes solar farm and big battery for Tamworth hinterland
The solar and battery project south of Tamworth is the first from a newly formed renewables developer that has teamed up with a Chinese solar giant.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 27, 2025

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Storage

Prices fall as first pumped hydro and two eight hour battery projects win landmark storage tender
First pumped hydro project win for a long duration storage tender in Australia, along with another two eight-hour batteries in landmark result that sees falling prices.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2025

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Solar

Solar and battery project targeted by Barnaby Joyce gets federal green tick
Major solar and battery project now has state and federal approvals in hand, after facing opposition from some high profile objectors.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 26, 2025

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Storage

Energy giant cites big battery progress as it prepares to shut down one of Victoria’s last coal generators
EnergyAustralia says investment in new storage – up to 1.6 GW by 2030 – will be “critical” as more coal fired power stations are closed.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 25, 2025

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Battery

Construction starts on large battery project next to Australia’s biggest solar farm
Construction begins on a big battery project next to the largest solar farm in Australia.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 24, 2025

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Storage

Arena backs Australian factory featuring “breakthrough” in battery storage powders
An Australian company with a potential breakthrough in making a key battery storage ingredient lands $30 million grant to build a demonstration factory.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2025

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Commentary

Trickle recharging using a combination of pumped hydro and battery storage can get rid of gas
A hybrid system that uses trickle-recharging between big batteries and pumped hydro provides very cheap energy storage and cheap storage power. Gas cannot compete.
Andrew Blakers

Feb 20, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Battle of the batteries: Solar soakers provide some common ground for Australia’s competing energy visions
Labor and the LNP might be approaching the federal election from diametrically opposite ends of the ideological spectrum on energy, but there is one key battleground where their policies will collide.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2025

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Battery

AGL ready to press go on first wind and battery project after getting approval for bigger turbines

How to make sure big batteries are focused on helping the grid, not lining their owner’s profits

New renewables developer proposes solar farm and big battery for Tamworth hinterland

Prices fall as first pumped hydro and two eight hour battery projects win landmark storage tender

Solar and battery project targeted by Barnaby Joyce gets federal green tick

Energy giant cites big battery progress as it prepares to shut down one of Victoria’s last coal generators

Construction starts on large battery project next to Australia’s biggest solar farm

Arena backs Australian factory featuring “breakthrough” in battery storage powders

Trickle recharging using a combination of pumped hydro and battery storage can get rid of gas

Battle of the batteries: Solar soakers provide some common ground for Australia’s competing energy visions

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