Battery

Policy & Planning

Advocates unhappy as government seeks greater oversight of home solar, battery and EVs
Consumer energy advocates unhappy the federal government will hand technical oversight to its own department rather than independent regulator, as flagged earlier.
Peter Hannam

Sep 10, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Regulator wins fraud conviction against solar installer as Bowen bats off battery rebate rorting claims
Regulator says “enforcement action will be taken where it is warranted,” as it secures a fraud conviction amid Coalition claims of home battery scheme rorting.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 10, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Spanish giant withdraws 2,000 MWh battery project after being “called in” by LNP planning minister
Spanish energy giant withdraws a massive battery project after being “called in” by planning minister, but says it has not abandoned it.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 10, 2026

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Storage

“Australian first” grid-connected sodium-sulfur battery powers up, just as supplier halts production
Australia’s first grid-connected, industrial-scale sodium-sulfur battery will support materials processing plant and demonstrate novel long-duration storage tech.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 9, 2026

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Storage

Massive and unprecedented injection of power as Super Battery tests its full shock-absorber capacity
Australia’s most powerful battery injects a massive and unprecedented amount of power into the grid as it tests its capacity to act as giant shock absorber.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 9, 2026

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Arena notches up 100 community battery installations, boosts funding for second round of grants
Arena has marked the installation of 100 community batteries and announced a further $23.2 million in funding for new energy storage systems under a second round of its national grants scheme.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 9, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Extraordinary difference:” Households urged to shop around for best Solar Sharer offers, or miss big savings
Electricity retailers with their own version of Solar Sharer offer bigger power bill savings than the default tariff, and households urged to shop around.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 9, 2026

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Storage

“Serious impact:” Budget home battery brand faces suspension from rebate due to non-compliance
Seven home battery models from one of the up and coming new budget brands on the Australian market are facing suspension from the federal rebate, after falling short on a number of key compliance measures.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 8, 2026

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Storage

Biggest ever battery project – up to 4,800 megawatt hours – seeks federal and state planning approvals
State and federal planning permits sought for what could be the biggest battery project in Australia, built next to one of its major transmission links.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 7, 2026

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Storage

Australia’s most powerful battery finally reaches full capacity as replacement transformer energised
Updated: Delayed Waratah Super Battery may finally be ready to reach full capacity following arrival and energisation of new transformer, after “catastrophic” failure last year.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 7, 2026

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Battery

Energy trader lands first big battery contract, just as competition really starts to bite
Energy trader moves from small scale installations to land its first big battery as competition makes picking the perfect dispatch window more critical than ever.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 7, 2026

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Commentary

Second wave of big batteries will eat the dinner of fossil fuels, forcing some coal generators to close
The current second wave of big battery projects will kill the economics of most coal generators, but the grid still needs a lot more wind and solar.
David Leitch

Sep 5, 2026

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