Battery

Storage

Huge six-hour battery gets federal green tick for grid sweet-spot at edge of coal hub
Plans to install a big battery with up to six hours storage in a sweet spot between a coal generation hub and major electricity demand centres have been waved through the federal green queue.
Sophie Vorrath

May 29, 2026

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Storage

Big batteries scoop the pool in grid firming tender that was also open to gas generators
Big batteries scoop the pool and sideline gas in “firming tender” designed to secure supply at times of system stress as state moves to 100 per cent net renewables.
Giles Parkinson

May 29, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“No sense:” One year on, Queensland’s strict renewables rules still baffle developers and councils
Queensland’s new planning regime for large-scale renewables and battery storage remains “very messy and very complicated,” one year down the track.
Sophie Vorrath

May 28, 2026

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Battery

DNSP breaks the mould with in-house battery proposals, and files the first for federal green tick
Australia’s biggest distributed network owners has a growing portfolio of big batteries in development, but this is the first to be sent to the EPBC.
Rachel Williamson

May 28, 2026

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Renewables

How a wind and battery hybrid could replace a coal plant – and outperform it at almost every level
A “thought experiment” by a China tech giant finds wind-battery hybrids can achieve the same generation and grid services as coal plants, but with benefits.
Sophie Vorrath

May 27, 2026

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Storage

Australia’s first eight-hour battery system moves to full capacity after receiving landmark grid approvals
German energy giant RWE says it received official sign-off to operate Australia’s first eight-hour battery energy storage system at full capacity.
Giles Parkinson

May 27, 2026

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Commentary

What will it take to halve renter energy bills? We have the answer – we just need to make it happen
Energy upgrades could deliver more than $100 billion in electricity bill savings to renters by 2050. To access those savings requires pulling a key policy lever.
Jay Gordon

May 27, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.
Sophie Vorrath

May 26, 2026

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Storage

Australia rockets to third-largest big battery market in world, but solar and wind hit “decade low”
New report details “breakthrough year” for big batteries in 2025. But “the number that demands attention” – new wind and solar – is going in the wrong direction.
Sophie Vorrath

May 26, 2026

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Commentary

What we’re Googling tells us how we are thinking about energy: We look for “best,” but “cheap” is back
Google searches show consumers are looking for affordable options, they are rethinking how they move, and they are considering how to power their homes independently.
Ray Wills

May 25, 2026

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Storage

Network says new community battery will deliver cheaper bills to locals from storage as a service scheme
Australia’s biggest distribution network says new community battery will offer cheaper bills, more effective grid management, and back more renewables.
Joshua S Hill

May 25, 2026

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China giant joins list of suppliers to massive “round-the-clock” solar and battery project
Chinese PV tech giant joins long list of suppliers for a massive multi-gigawatt solar and battery storage project that is being designed to deliver 24/7 power.
Joshua S Hill

May 25, 2026

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