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Policy & Planning

Enormous Top End solar and battery project seeks federal green tick
Massive, multi-gigawatt solar and battery project has started on the environmental journey, after a short but bruising legal suit it says was to find Native Title holders.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 16, 2026

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Storage

Supplier to Australia’s biggest battery project says Trump tariffs may mean lower prices for Australian projects
The supplier to the biggest battery project in Australia says Trump’s tariffs are hitting hard in US, but creating more competition and cutting prices in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2025

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Storage

Battery supplier to Australia’s giant “shock absorber” blames Trump tariffs for financial woes
The main battery supplier to the biggest ever unit connected to Australia’s grid says Trump’s tariffs and attacks on green energy may cause its collapse.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 4, 2025

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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

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Storage

Year of the Big Battery: Economics and performance of the NEM’s storage fleet
2023 was the year of the big battery in the NEM. Here’s what the latest market data reveals about Australia’s battery storage boom.
Dan Lee

Mar 7, 2024

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Victoria to get huge big battery park as UK developer advances “multi-gigawatt” Australian plans
Pacific Green unveils plans for its second energy storage project in Australia, a massive multi-battery “energy park” in the industrial hub of Portland.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2024

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Storage

Key milestone for WA’s biggest battery, with all storage units installed
WA government says all of the containerised batteries are in place for the state’s biggest battery, the 200MW four-hour (800MWh) Kwinana 2 project.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 11, 2024

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UK battery developer unveils biggest SA project and “multi-gigawatt” Australia plans
Pacific Green unveils plans for South Australia’s biggest battery, a 1.5GWh project that could be trumped by an even bigger project in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2023

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Storage

ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation
The new battery will store power from the expanded 6.2 MW gas to energy power plant for dispatch during peak periods.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 20, 2023

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“Unsung hero:” New big battery near Australia’s biggest coal unit gets go ahead
Construction will begin within weeks on a 300 MWh big battery to be built in Queensland, not far from the country’s biggest coal unit.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2023

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Storage

China solar giant moves into global utility battery market, with big plans for Australia
Trina Solar has unveiled its new 2MW/4MWh grid-scale Elementa 2 energy storage system, offering a first look at its first foray into the big battery space.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 25, 2023

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Another giant battery proposed for Upper Hunter, 11km up road from Liddell
The first project for Maizewood is a 400MW/800MWh big battery in Aberdeen, just up the road from the shuttered Liddell coal fired generator and planned battery.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 28, 2023

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