Battery

Renewables

Consumers put squeeze on coal as Australian households install record amounts of solar and batteries
Australian households have installed a record number of rooftop solar systems and home batteries so far this year, well above official forecasts.
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill

Sep 29, 2026

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Communities

Home battery owners need more flexibility to break resistance to VPPs, Rewiring Australia survey finds
Few home battery owners have signed up to join virtual power plants, with concerns about loss of control and a lack of trust discouraging a higher take-up.
Peter Hannam

Sep 28, 2026

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Renewables

“Too much wind and solar?” The state-wide blackout and the dinner party that changed the course of history
It is 10 years since South Australia’s state-wide blackout: Far from being the end of the renewable transition, it became a catalyst for stunning technology advances.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2026

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Communities

Social housing tenants to get coordinated rooftop PV and home batteries in first urban renewable zone
First urban renewable energy zone to host pilot program to demonstrate how social housing tenants can benefit from cor-ordination of rooftop PV and home batteries.
Peter Hannam

Sep 28, 2026

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Storage

“It tested us in many ways:” Australia’s most powerful battery finally completed after lengthy delays
Australia’s most powerful battery has finally been given approval to run at full capacity and act as a giant shock absorber to the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Network bets its own money on filling commercial roofs with solar and storing it in community batteries
Network’s revamped community power trial aims to turn surplus commercial solar into lower bills for 32,000 customers across entire neighbourhoods.
Anne Delaney

Sep 25, 2026

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Chart of the day

Chart of the Day: Big batteries are muscling out fossil fuels and gas – not coal – is the “biggest loser”
Neat chart offers new snapshot on how big batteries fed on a diet of excess wind and solar are increasingly muscling out fossil fuels from the lucrative evening peak.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 25, 2026

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Renewables

Singapore asset manager snaps up one of Australia’s leading renewable energy and storage developers
A renewables developer with four grid-scale battery projects currently under development in Australia has been acquired by a Singapore based asset owner.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 24, 2026

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Storage

CIS-backed big battery hits full power and passes final tests to join the grid
A big battery that had promised to be state’s biggest back when it was first proposed has – five years later – reached its full nameplate capacity.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 23, 2026

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Storage

Australia’s biggest coal generator has plans for two massive new battery projects as utilities focus on “firm” power
Australia’s biggest coal generator plans another two massive battery projects, including an eight-four facility that would be among the biggest in the country.
Giles Parkinson & Joshua S Hill

Sep 23, 2026

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Renewables

Rare wind, solar and battery hybrid seeks environmental approvals in new renewables hotspot
New wind, solar and battery hybrid project seeks environmental approval near a wheatbelt town emerging as the latest hotspot for renewable energy projects.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 22, 2026

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Storage

Home battery champion raises $78.5 million towards local growth, global expansion
Renewables retailer and home energy management specialist has closed a nearly twice oversubscribed funding round to accelerate local growth and expand into global markets.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 21, 2026

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