Battery

Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: Why are some home batteries so cheap?
Cheaper home battery systems can mean tighter margins, and fewer guarantees your installer will be there if something goes wrong.
Anne Delaney

Apr 23, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Just give us a shot:” Networks say community batteries can right the wrongs of grid gold plating
Should networks be allowed to deliver competitive services like shared storage from community batteries? Rob Amphlett Lewis explains how Ausgrid is “leaning in” to the transition and righting wrongs of the past.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

Gina Rinehart-backed miner achieves remarkable 95.7 pct renewable share in March quarter, slashing diesel costs
Gina Rinehart is getting a front row seat in seeing the power of wind and solar, with a rare earths mine she backs achieving a remarkable 95.7 pct share in latest quarter.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2026

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Renewables

“Wind will require further work:” Bowen says renewables target still achievable, but not inevitable
Bowen says 82 pct renewables target is still achievable, “but we need to work on wind” projects. Solar and battery hybrids, he notes, are “going gangbusters.”
Giles Parkinson

Apr 21, 2026

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Renewables

Solar, wind meet 99 pct of new global demand as batteries help deliver “round-the-clock resource”
Record amounts of new solar and wind generation capacity met nearly all global electricity demand growth in 2025, as batteries reshaped power markets – led by Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 21, 2026

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Solar

Massive New England solar-battery hybrid project gains grid connection approval
A 360MW solar and 600 MWh battery hybrid project gains grid connection approval, but still has to negotiate planning hurdles.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 20, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Wild attack on batteries and renewables by 7’s Spotlight program falls over at the first fact check
TV program looking at appalling mining practices in Congo says it is a blight on the renewables and storage industry. But it falls over at the first fact check.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 20, 2026

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Storage

Australian battery storage manufacturer secures $2.3 million grant from ARENA to scale up capacity
An Australian energy storage designer and manufacturer secures a $2.3 million grant from ARENA to support a scale-up of its manufacturing capacity.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 20, 2026

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Storage

NT orders another two big batteries to back solar and gas after “success” of first project in Darwin
Another two big batteries will be built in the NT’s main isolated grids to back solar and gas after the first battery in Darwin performs better than expected.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 20, 2026

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Renewables

Small solar and battery specialist adds another 27 projects as it buys up competitor
Sydney-based “distributed” renewables outfit inks deal to buy portfolio of 27 small solar and battery projects, to bolster its supply of “low‑cost and reliable” energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2026

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Storage

Stunning growth of battery storage puts it at centre of global energy security needs, for cars and for grids
The demand for batteries – for EVs and grid – has surged in the last year and is getting a further boost from the global fuel crisis as countries think energy security.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Massive pine plantation wind project, with giant battery, seeks to thread needle of federal environment approval
Proponent of a massive wind and battery project in pine plantation near Canberra seeks federal green tick.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 16, 2026

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