Battery

Storage

State utility buys $43 million stake in new big battery, locks in November construction start
State utility helps to bring major new battery project to financial close, in a deal that secures 50 per cent of the battery’s output for 15 years.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2026

1
Storage

First battery modules arrive at biggest storage project to date in Australia’s most renewable grid
First battery units arrive at what will be the biggest storage facility in Australia’s most advanced renewable grid with a share of 75 per cent wind and solar.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 16, 2026

2
Renewables

Two massive wind and battery projects held up by weight of objections, including 13 signed by one individual
Two massive wind and battery projects are the latest referred to state’s independent planning arbiter because of the number of mostly long-distance objections.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2026

4
Storage

Solar and battery micro-grids get funding boost for remote communities in wake of Broken Hill blackout
Plans for solar and battery microgrids in remote communities gets funding boost in wake of Broken Hill blackout and the need for more resilient energy systems.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 15, 2026

2
Battery

New wind and battery energy park, backed by super funds, proposed for south-east Queensland
Another wind and battery project proposed for south-east Queensland, despite pushback by state government and federal MPs.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2026

2
Policy & Planning

Plug-in solar “not an overnight proposition,” says Bowen, as pressure mounts to legalise it within 10 months
Bowen says there is “a lot of work to do” to legalise plug-in solar and batteries. But experts say it’s not complicated, and want regulators handed a firm deadline.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2026

8
Storage

Another two big batteries compete for grid access at new energy hub located next to shuttered coal generators
One new battery planned for former coal hub waved through federal EPBC process, while another much bigger 2,000 MWh facility joins the queue.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 14, 2026

0
Storage

Australia’s most powerful battery flexes muscles with second shock absorber test and biggest ever charge
Australia’s most powerful battery completes second of its shock absorber tests, and then flexes its muscles with the biggest single charge seen on the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2026

2
Battery

Large 900 MW battery and data centre planned at former nuclear power plant site
Huge battery and data centre proposed for nuclear power plant site in Germany, as renewables account for 60 pct of power in first six months, and coal also declined.
Staff Reporter

Sep 11, 2026

0
Policy & Planning

Energy ministers clear path for plug-in solar and batteries in big win for renters and apartment dwellers
Solar Sharer opens up a new category of Australian prosumer – battery with no solar. And now energy ministers have agreed to look at the rule changes needed to let apartment dwellers and renters plug in.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 11, 2026

1
Renewables

New 150 MW solar farm finished “ahead of schedule,” the last of state’s first renewable auction winners
The last of six wind and solar projects announced as winners of Victoria’s first renewable auction has been completed.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2026

1
Policy & Planning

Large solar and eight-hour battery hybrid seeks green tick, but local mayor says it will be an eyesore
The very large solar and eight hour battery has 116 near neighbours to contend with in an area dotted with other wind and solar projects and local quarries.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 11, 2026

2