Battery

Renewables

“Significant milestone:” Off-grid mine runs 155 consecutive hours on 100 pct renewables and engines off
Off-grid gold mine achieves 155 consecutive hours of running on 100 pct renewables, with “engines off” – a pointer, it says, to what is possible.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 6, 2026

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Storage

CATL launches world’s largest energy storage testbed, starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries
CATL launches world’s biggest open-source energy storage testing platform, as it starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries and points to lithium-air..
Joshua S Hill

Jun 5, 2026

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Storage

Transformer repair allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity
Repairs to one of its three transformers allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity, but still short of delivering its full “shock-absorber” contract.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 5, 2026

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Renewables

Power sector enters “new phase” as huge solar-battery project that will supply giant smelter starts construction
Lightsource bp hails “new phase” in global power sector after announcing the start of construction of major new solar and battery project to help power smelter.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 5, 2026

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Renewables

Taiwan energy company enters Australia with deal to roll out 10 small solar and battery projects
New deal to roll out a series of sub-5 MW solar and battery projects highlights growing investor interest developing assets on the distributed energy grid.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 5, 2026

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Storage

Contested big battery with up to 10 hours of storage gets final green light
Construction of the LTESA-winning battery is set to start this year after the federal government gave the project the environmental green light.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 4, 2026

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Storage

Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking
Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 4, 2026

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Storage

Huge gigawatt-scale, four-hour battery secures state development approval for coal country
Plans to build a massive new big battery with up to four hours of storage has secured development approval from state government authorities.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 4, 2026

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Solar

Wind and solar generation records tumble, despite drought, and as batteries continue to ramp up
A record-breaking month of renewable energy generation has been set in three different states across Australia, as big batteries continue to smooth prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 4, 2026

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Storage

Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market
Changes to Cheaper Home Batteries scheme takes some heat out of a red-hot market – for both home solar and storage – but the numbers are still high.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2026

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Storage

What’s the difference between a four-hour battery and an eight-hour battery? Not a lot, it turns out
How did a bunch of four-hour battery projects beat out gas and win a tender for eight-hour storage contracts? It’s not what it says on the tin that counts, it’s how you use it.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 3, 2026

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Storage

New 1660 MWh battery reaches full output on time and under budget, but it may soon have a new owner
One of the biggest batteries in Australia’s main grid reaches full output, as its owner’s owner seeks buyer for its entire portfolio.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 2, 2026

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