Latest Storage
“Boom far from over,” but 2025 goes down in history as the year home batteries went mainstream
New report released on first anniversary of Cheaper Home Batteries scheme confirms 2025 as a record smashing year for small-scale storage, and a game-changer for consumer energy.Solar Sharer is here, offering free power to all. Will it level the playing field, or benefit batteries most?
Solar Sharer may have been sold as an consumer equity policy, but it could have more success as a grid levelling policy.
New big battery begins operations in state stung by worst wind “drought” in seven years
A new big battery has swung into full commercial operations in the state whose grid last week swung from three days of more than 100% renewables to its worst wind drought in seven years.
Landmark deal to power “AI factories” underwrites much-needed big battery on Australia’s most renewable grid
Australian “AI factory” developer inks 12-year deal to buy firmed electricity for its data centre plans, including from a four-hour big battery being added to Australia’s most renewable grid.
Battery
“Boom far from over,” but 2025 goes down in history as the year home batteries went mainstream
New report released on first anniversary of Cheaper Home Batteries scheme confirms 2025 as a record smashing year for small-scale storage, and a game-changer for consumer energy.
Solar Sharer is here, offering free power to all. Will it level the playing field, or benefit batteries most?
Solar Sharer may have been sold as an consumer equity policy, but it could have more success as a grid levelling policy.New big battery begins operations in state stung by worst wind “drought” in seven years
A new big battery has swung into full commercial operations in the state whose grid last week swung from three days of more than 100% renewables to its worst wind drought in seven years.
Landmark deal to power “AI factories” underwrites much-needed big battery on Australia’s most renewable grid
Australian “AI factory” developer inks 12-year deal to buy firmed electricity for its data centre plans, including from a four-hour big battery being added to Australia’s most renewable grid.Pumped Hydro
Auditor-general slams management of Snowy 2.0 as more delays loom and project costs blow out
Attorney-general report highlights board and management failings in the blown out Snowy 2.0 project, and points to yet more delays.
Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking
Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.
Solar Thermal
“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil
Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.
“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing
Australia’s first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.
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