Battery

Storage

Fifteen big battery projects named winners of massive CIS storage tender, nearly half of them in Queensland
Fifteen big battery projects, almost all with four hours of storage and nearly half of them destined for Queensland, named as winners in latest Capacity Investment Scheme tender – a storage-only affair.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2026

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Storage

CATL debuts world’s first field-validated sodium-ion battery storage system
CATL has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-world validated sodium-ion energy storage solution, with global deliveries to begin in the middle of 2027.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 24, 2026

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Renewables

VPP pioneer adds finance deal to “one-partner solution” for home solar solar and battery storage
A new finance offer backed by the CEFC hopes to remove the “barrier of large upfront costs” that still blocks access to solar and batteries for many households.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Banger of a highlight:” Home batteries flatten solar duck, pave way for coal exit on Australia’s biggest isolated grid
AEMO says the outlook for Western Australia’s main electricity grid has improved since last year, thanks in part to the impact home batteries are having on peak and minimum demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2026

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Storage

New range of plug-in and wall-mounted batteries target renters and apartment dwellers
Octopus Energy – partly owned by Australia’s biggest energy utility – launches new range of plug-in and wall-mounted battery products.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 23, 2026

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Storage

Supplier to Australia’s biggest battery hives off its storage business due to low sales and margins
Trump tariffs, slow EV sales and a competitive market have hit the supplier to Australia’s biggest battery project, and it has put its storage business into a new j-v.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2026

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Renewables

Big batteries caught short as worst wind drought in two years sends prices through the roof
Australia’s main grid chalked up its worst one-day wind drought in more than two years over the weekend, catching batteries short in one state in particular.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 22, 2026

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Storage

Big battery blitz: Six-hour giant with 4.8 GWh of storage approved as 8-hour project joins queue
One of the biggest isolated grids in the world continues to flex its energy storage muscle with the approval of a huge six-hour big battery and a brand new proposal for an eight-hour BESS.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 19, 2026

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Battery

Macquarie storage offshoot presents two four-hour battery projects for federal green tick
Storage specialist has nine projects in its portfolio in Australia, with two going public on the EPBC on one day.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 18, 2026

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Storage

One of Australia’s biggest battery projects seals new contracts with renewable-focused energy retailers
Neoen seals two new “virtual” contracts with energy retailers for what will be one of the biggest battery projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 18, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Zero interest loans launched to help lower income homes get off gas with solar, batteries, insulation
State government launches Home Energy Saver program offering zero-interest loans of up to $15,000 to help pay for upgrades including rooftop solar, batteries, electric appliances and insulation.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 17, 2026

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Commentary

Network tariffs: Imagine if the AEMC was in charge of selling milk
If the AEMC really thinks that we should pay for networks just like we pay for milk, then I’m hopeful that they’ve come to their senses on this fraught issue.
Tristan Edis

Jun 16, 2026

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