Battery

Renewables

Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project locks in finance, to start construction
Ark Energy becomes the fifth developer in just one week to announce a major investment decision on a new renewable energy project in Australia – in this case, for Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2026

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Renewables

Australian developer gets funding boost for 2 GW-plus renewable energy plans and big solar battery hub
The developer behind Victoria’s Mortlake Energy Hub has secured around $A245 million from a global asset manager to accelerate development of more than 2 GW of new renewables.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 24, 2026

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Storage

Battery boast: Australia dodges global gas price shock with help of storage and renewables
Australian electricity market’s success in dodging latest round of global price shocks using buffer of firmed renewables rates an honourable mention in latest report from International Energy Agency.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2026

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Renewables

Rinehart-backed miner achieves 90 pct renewables in June quarter, may take processing plant off grid
Mine backed by net zero opponent Gina Rinehart achieved 90 per cent renewable share in latest quarter, far greater than expected.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2026

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Renewables

Solar and battery to deliver 80 pct of remote off-grid gold mining town’s power supply
Transition of an off-grid gold mining town from diesel to mostly solar and battery to reduce costs of heavily subsidised power supply, and cut emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2026

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Storage

China home battery brand that blitzed federal rebate unveils new product – and its next market target
After dominating sales in the first year of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries rebate, China battery upstart takes aim at new NSW subsidy with a new scalable C&I model.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 22, 2026

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Storage

Last of 1,038 Wärtsilä Quantum units installed at big battery next to gas plant in coal country
A four-hour big battery being built to help replace a retiring coal plant has hit a major milestone, with all of its more than 1,000 energy storage units now in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

New solar-battery hybrid promising four hours of storage near Canberra seeks federal green light
The local renewables arm of electronics giant Samsung is seeking a green light from the federal government for a solar-battery hybrid project that would offer up to four hours of energy storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2026

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Storage

Who will supply historic gold mining centre’s grid-saving vanadium flow battery?
State government begins evaluating proposals for a 10-hour vanadium flow battery to support the grid around historic gold mining town.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 21, 2026

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Storage

The little big battery using local smarts and deeper storage to help fill gap in most renewable grid
Two local companies join forces to help deliver what the world-leading renewables state needs more of: smart and nimble battery systems with deeper storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2026

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Renewables

Developer of Australia’s first solar-battery hybrid lands finance and presses go on another bigger project
Spanish energy giant that built Australia’s first solar-battery hybrid project is now building its second, after locking in finance. But it is staying mum on who’s buying the output.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 21, 2026

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Renewables

“Important milestone:” Finance landed for AC-coupled big battery to turn operating solar farm into hybrid
Danish renewables developer will add a two-hour big battery to an existing solar farm after locking in a major new funding deal with a global investment giant.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2026

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