Battery

Renewables

Huge 197-turbine wind farm and four-hour battery proposed to tap into new Copperstring link
Irish renewables developer unveils plans massive wind farm and four-hour big battery in North Queensland, alongside the 1,100km CopperString transmission project.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 18, 2025

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Renewables

AEMO puts grid-forming batteries and household devices at centre of roadmap to 100 pct renewables
AEMO’s new engineering priorities are on getting most out of grid forming inverters and consumer energy resources at it maps path to 100 per cent renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 17, 2025

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Storage

Chinese PV giant proposes huge solar battery hybrid project to tap into major new industrial loads
China solar giant proposes huge solar and battery hybrid project, designed to tap into a new wave of industrial and electrification loads on Australia’s western grid.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 16, 2025

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Renewables

Giant gold mine switches off gas and diesel for first time after completion of largest off-grid hybrid system
Large gold mine running entirely on wind, solar and battery storage at times after completion of largest off-grid hybrid system.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 16, 2025

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Renewables

Gina Rinehart mine sites achieve 55 pct renewables with solar batteries, even as boss slams push for net zero
Gina Rinehart has railed against net zero policies, but her mine managers boast of big savings from the rollout of solar and batteries at their sites, albeit at small scale.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2025

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Storage

Victoria backs more neighbourhood batteries with $6.6 million investment
Victoria commits another $6.6 million to new round of neighbourhood-scale battery program across the state.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 15, 2025

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Storage

New gigawatt scale battery proposed for key transmission crossroads
Brookfield-owned company sends another big battery into federal EPBC queue, this time at a critical transmission junction that has already attracted interest of others.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 15, 2025

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Network makes urgent call for 5GW of batteries, ten spinning machines to enable 100 pct renewables
New assessment puts greater focus on battery inverters to maintain heartbeat of grid as it reaches 100 pct renewables, but also underlines urgent need for syncons.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Critical” national battery hub in doubt after state LNP government cuts $100 million in funding
Plans to develop a battery industrialisation hub in Queensland hang in the balance after the state portion of funding promised for the project was cut by the LNP government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind and battery output records smashed as new projects close in on key milestones
Wind and batteries set new records on Australia’s main grid as a host of new projects send the two technologies towards two important milestones.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2025

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Storage

First Tesla Megapacks arrive at massive four hour battery being built at ageing coal hub
The first of hundreds of Tesla Megapacks have started arriving at the site of a 1,200 MWh four-hour big battery being built by next to an existing coal plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2025

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Storage

Huge 4 gigawatt hour battery – Australia’s biggest – seeks approval to soak up solar north of Sydney
Federal and state approvals for what would be the biggest battery in Australia, focused mostly on soaking up excess solar and helping replace nearby coal generators.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 14, 2025

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