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Battery

Octopus spends first of Australian war-chest with purchase of NSW battery project
Octopus Australia has bought a shovel-ready battery project in NSW, its first local purchase after receiving a $1 billion cash injection in July.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2025

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Renewables

Australia enjoying “peak” battery additions as solar, wind generation jumps 12 pct over year
Big batteries have taken centre stage in new capacity additions, as wind and solar output jumps and top 20 generation sites revealed.
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2025

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Storage

Do eight-hour big batteries stack up? One developer says it’s tough enough to fund projects half the size
Developer of the biggest battery yet in South Australia says the company has struggled to make projects with four-hours of storage “commercially viable,” let alone eight.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2025

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Utilities

A quiet shift: The grid is being redefined by household consumers who no longer need it full time
The grid isn’t failing — it’s being redefined by people using rooftop solar, batteries and EVs. Networks, policymakers, and planners need to pay attention.
Geoff Eldridge

Mar 27, 2025

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Commentary

Big batteries are solving a solar problem in California. Can they do the same for Australia?
California is demonstrating that big batteries can offer a clear solution to duck-shaped solar problems. It even has enough storage to start pushing gas out of the grid at night.
Asma Aziz

Jun 18, 2024

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Albanese pledges $100 million for “Australian made battery plan”
Albanese heads to Gladstone to pledge $100 million to kick-start Australian battery manufacturing, and even making electric cars.
Michael Mazengarb

May 12, 2022

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Ratings agency says Morrison climate policies “obscure, unclear and confusing”
Ratings agency says batteries will replace gas within a decade, but Morrison’s “obscure” energy policies could slow energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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Australian discovered graphene material could be key to low-cost next-gen batteries
Australian researchers strike deal to commercialise next-gen graphene materials, that could slash costs and boost performance of lithium ion batteries.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 22, 2021

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Smart Energy

AEMC’s failure to act on solar, EVs and battery standards will cost consumers
Behind-the-meter resources like solar and battery storage must be optimised or consumers will pay more in the energy transition.
Gabrielle Kuiper

Dec 21, 2021

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Storage

Redflow eyes US expansion and new battery storage products after record orders
Australian flow battery maker eyes US expansion and new products, after navigating tough 2020.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 30, 2021

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Australian flow battery tech picked for Malaysian green hydrogen project
ASX-listed TNG Limited signs agreement with Malaysian renewable hydrogen facility to supply locally developed vanadium redox flow batteries.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 21, 2021

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Hydrogen

Ampol to trial green hydrogen production and Tesla battery VPP at outlets
Ampol to trial green hydrogen production and solar and storage to cut emissions at its service centres, but not from the petrol it sells.
Michael Mazengarb

May 20, 2021

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