Battery

Solar

FRV buys solar battery project, and reworks an adjacent project to suit
FRV has bought the Axedale solar BESS from Acen Australia, which is directly next door to its Fosterville solar project.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 18, 2025

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Storage

Giant eight hour battery project changes hands, as storage costs plunge 40 per cent
Giant eight-hour battery project changes hands, as new owner cites “tremendous” decline in battery costs and key details of its underwriting agreement in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2025

27
Renewables

Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy
Choice of wind, solar and battery storage to power giant smelters means the biggest consumers of energy are moving beyond fossil fuels and “baseload”. Here’s why.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2025

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Renewables

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries
Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia’s biggest energy consumers.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2025

6
Storage

Huge eight-hour battery project, one of biggest in Australia, locks in supplier
One of the biggest batteries under development in Australia – and one of the first eight-hour batteries to be underwritten by NSW government – has locked in a supplier.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2025

1
Storage

Researchers say energy in water could power future battery breakthroughs
Creating an electrical charge using water could be the secret to delivering safer fuels and boosting batteries following an Australian lab discovery.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Mar 12, 2025

5
$Big batteries just hit a new record in Australia, but it’s a small fraction of the battery output in California$

Storage

Big batteries just hit a new record in Australia, but it’s a small fraction of the battery output in California
Australia has just set a new national record for battery output, but it is just a fraction of what is being seen in north American states like California.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2025

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Solar

Malaysian developer Gentari poised to start work on first Australia project, a DC-coupled solar battery
Petronas-owned developer Gentari to start building its first Australian project – a DC-coupled solar and battery project in NSW.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 11, 2025

7
Wind

Federal and state governments give priority to 56 wind, solar, battery and transmission projects
New priority list includes 24 transmission projects, 16 GW of wind and solar projects, and 6 GW of storage projects.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 9, 2025

20
Electric Vehicles

New manganese-heavy battery material could lead to dramatic increase in EV range
A UK company says its newly-developed, manganese-rich cathode material could increase battery energy density by up to 20 per cent and extend the range of electric vehicles.
Amalyah Hart

Mar 7, 2025

5
Storage

New big battery joins approval queue amid rush to secure sites in popular New England REZ
Developer hopes to race through the federal and state planning processes with construction pegged to start this year.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 6, 2025

7
Storage

Delta leans in to life after coal, names partner for Vales Point battery project
Delta hopes to make a final decision on whether to invest in a battery for the Vales Point coal power station site at the start of 2026.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 6, 2025

3

Battery

FRV buys solar battery project, and reworks an adjacent project to suit

Giant eight hour battery project changes hands, as storage costs plunge 40 per cent

Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries

Huge eight-hour battery project, one of biggest in Australia, locks in supplier

Researchers say energy in water could power future battery breakthroughs

Big batteries just hit a new record in Australia, but it’s a small fraction of the battery output in California

Malaysian developer Gentari poised to start work on first Australia project, a DC-coupled solar battery

Federal and state governments give priority to 56 wind, solar, battery and transmission projects

New manganese-heavy battery material could lead to dramatic increase in EV range

New big battery joins approval queue amid rush to secure sites in popular New England REZ

Delta leans in to life after coal, names partner for Vales Point battery project

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