Lithium-ion battery pack prices for the grid plunge by 45 per cent in past year

10 December 2025

Lithium-ion battery prices fall to record low, with grid scale storage plunging 45 per cent in the last year, new…

French oil giant emerges as rival to SunCable with plans for massive solar and battery facility near Darwin

10 December 2025

French oil giant developing massive multi-gigawatt solar and battery project south of Darwin that may be rival to bigger SunCable…

ISP warns of missed targets and added costs from delays, and as LNP throws coal spanner in the works

10 December 2025

AEMO's latest ISP says wind, solar and storage still cheapest option to replace coal, but warns that slower rollout may…

AEMO’s latest ISP plots a steady course, but private sector is running out of excuses

10 December 2025

The ISP remains the best planning document stakeholders could wish for. Its weakness is it’s only a planning document, someone…

Contractor signed up for early works at one of Queensland’s biggest battery projects

9 December 2025

Contractor signed up for early works at one of the biggest battery projects in Queensland, with construction to start next…

State moves ahead on new wind farm and Indigenous-backed energy parks in race to quit coal

9 December 2025

Two renewable energy projects have taken important next steps forward in state's race to meet pledge to quit coal by…

“Persistent, clustered breakdowns:” Coal clunkers fail the grid with 119 outages

9 December 2025

New data confirms that remaining coal plants are no longer capable of delivering reliable, affordable electricity, even under favourable conditions.

Industry calls for urgent changes to Cheaper Home Batteries rebate, to avoid harmful “boom-bust cycle”

9 December 2025

Federal Labor's Cheaper Home Batteries rebate needs urgent tweaks to its settings and eligibility criteria, peak industry body warns, to…

What’s wrong with this chart? A short case study in graphical misinformation

9 December 2025

An article about wind droughts published on the front page of the Weekend Australian is not quite the "gotcha" moment…

SwitchedOn Podcast: Gas company shutdown pushes regional towns onto LPG

9 December 2025

Ten regional towns have been told their gas supply will be shut off because it is too expensive. But instead…

Australian innovator uses Lego as template for coal-free iron smelting technology

9 December 2025

Australian technology innovator says lessons from Lego suggest modular and scalable systems are key to new iron smelting platforms that…

Renewables deliver nearly two thirds of power fed to grid in Germany, not including self-consumption

9 December 2025

Renewables meet nearly two thirds of power fed into grid in Germany in third quarter, not including self consumption from…