Battery

NSW opens new tender for batteries and demand response to help fill Eraring coal gap
NSW opens tender for 500 MW of new firming capacity – likely batteries and demand response – to help fill potential gap in state’s major load centres.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2025

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Renewables

Origin seeks federal green tick for huge wind and battery project in Barnaby’s back yard
Origin seeks approval for huge wind and battery project on land it owns in New England REZ, where Coalition MP Barnaby Joyce is waging a war against renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2025

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Storage

Network giant launches Australia’s biggest tender for grid forming batteries
Transmission company announces launch of the country’s biggest ever tender for grid forming batteries to provide system strength, or the ‘heart beat” of the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 30, 2025

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Utilities

Not everyone hates Ausgrid’s proposal to encourage and manage rooftop solar-batteries
Industry and consumer advocates are aghast at Ausgrid’s pitch to move into rooftop solar and batteries, but not everyone is against it.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 29, 2025

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Storage

Construction of Queensland’s biggest battery nears halfway mark, after 324 Megapacks complete 650 km road trip
Construction of Queensland’s biggest battery at half way mark after 324 38-tonne Tesla Megapack battery units were trucked 650 kms from port to site.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 29, 2025

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Chart of the day

New Zealand’s first big battery is already pushing down prices, market operator says
The first big battery in New Zealand is already reducing prices, even on a grid dominated by hydro, the market operator says.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2025

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Renewables

Forrest lands key wind, solar and battery supply deals as Fortescue pushes to “real zero”
Updated: Forrest seals deals with BYD, Longi and Envision to advance his plans to reach “real zero” at his giant Pilbara iron ore operations by the end of the decade.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 26, 2025

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Storage

Tesla says its battery inverters are smart enough to keep the lights on: AEMO is not yet convinced
AEMO boss is not yet convinced that battery inverters can deliver all the required system services, and is in a hurry to add more syncons to fill gap from coal.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2025

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Chart of the day

Victoria becomes first grid to reach a gigawatt of big battery charging – soaking up half of rooftop PV
Victoria set a new battery charging record this week – becoming the first state to reach 1 GW when it soaked up nearly half of the state’s rooftop solar output.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2025

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Storage

Snowy Hydro signs up for its first big battery, and the biggest “virtual tolling” agreement in Australia
Snowy Hydro signs up for its first big battery after sealing 15-year deal for what has been described as the largest “virtual tolling” agreement in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2025

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Renewables

BHP signs new ‘baseload renewable’ deal with wind and battery storage to power copper mines and smelter
BHP signs another massive and landmark deal to source “baseload renewables” from wind and battery storage to power its huge copper mines and smelters.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2025

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Renewables

Off-grid gold miner says 100 pct renewables is possible after running 84 hours with “engine off”
New Australian gold mine aims for at least 80 pct renewable power over year and has already run the site for 84 hours with the “engine off”.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2025

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