Battery

Renewables

The NEM’s first solar battery hybrid is sending power to the grid at 10pm, and helping reshape the energy game
It’s the middle of winter. It’s cold, it’s dark, it’s 10 pm, and the first solar-battery hybrid built in Australia’s NEM is sending power back to grid.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 27, 2026

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Storage

HMC says funds are there to build its first new big battery, another 2 GW of projects gearing up for FID
HMC says it has “committed equity” in place for its flagship big battery project and another 2 GW of near-term renewables and storage targeted for final investment decision.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 26, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Home battery installer caught out, convicted and fined for falsifying system safety checks
A licenced electrician has been convicted and fined after pleading guilty to certifying home battery system installations as safe without inspecting them.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 26, 2026

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Battery

Home battery visionary sold for a loss as oil giant gets out of clean energy
Oil giant has sold home battery maker that was one of the early players in Australian market, but missed out on the federal rebate boom.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 26, 2026

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Commentary

Cheaper Home Batteries is not a story of risk ignored. It is one of risk understood
Some critics have suggested that safety measures are not keeping pace with the rapid growth in demand for the federal battery rebate, but this is not the case.
Carl Binning

Aug 26, 2026

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Storage

“Bit of a bloodbath:” Big batteries feel the pinch of coal plant extensions and household battery boom
Battery storage is the go-to technology of Australia’s energy transition, but business case is being squeezed by coal plants not closing and the boom in home batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 26, 2026

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Renewables

New renewables and batteries improve grid reliability outlook, but more needs to get built on time, AEMO says
Immediate threat to the reliability of Australia’s main grid has been pushed back into the next decade, provided there is the “timely delivery” of new renewables and storage.
Peter Hannam

Aug 25, 2026

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Storage

Big, four-hour battery nears completion on world’s biggest isolated grid
A new 100 megawatt and up to four-hour big battery is almost ready to start storing and dispatching renewable energy on Australia’s most isolated grid.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 24, 2026

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Storage

“A Trojan horse for communism!” More big batteries head for review as familiar long distance objectors pile in again
Two more big batteries head for independent review as familiar long distance objectors file the same complaints against renewable energy in general.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 24, 2026

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Commentary

Gas is getting left behind as solar-charged batteries step in to the breach
Freshly minted NEM data shows solar-charged batteries discharging at record levels, helping lower wholesale prices and steadily reducing the grid’s dependence on peaky and expensive gas generation.
Ray Wills & Peter Newman

Aug 21, 2026

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Storage

Batteries have flattened the solar duck curve, and their profit margins at the same time
It is now well established that the combination of new renewables and the huge growth of grid and household batteries has contributed to a significant fall in wholesale electricity prices in Australia’s main grid over the past year. What is less understood is the impact that it is having on profit margins, particularly for big […]
Giles Parkinson

Aug 21, 2026

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Renewables

Sod turned at first Hunter REZ project – a solar farm and battery at site of former coal mine
Sod turned at first major solar and battery project to connect to new REZ, at site of former coal mine, as Swedish developer adds another project to its portfolio.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 21, 2026

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