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Solar

Huge solar and battery project nears construction start after feds provide final green light
A massive NSW solar-battery project backed by federal and state support and in one of the state’s most advanced REZs is ready to start construction.
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson

Jul 6, 2026

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Renewables

Plan to power off-grid data centre with solar, gas and a 16 gigawatt-hour battery seeks federal green tick
Project Ares wants to build a 1 GW data centre on a cattle station on Australia’s Top End and power it with 3 GW of solar and a 16 GWh battery. It also wants to build a giga-scale gas plant.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 1, 2026

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Battery

Macquarie storage offshoot presents two four-hour battery projects for federal green tick
Storage specialist has nine projects in its portfolio in Australia, with two going public on the EPBC on one day.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 18, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Contested wind project pivots turbines and cuts footprint after discovering more endangered cycads
Wind farm developer has shaved 110 hectares off its footprint after working with EPBC planners to improve the environmental credentials of the contested project.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 17, 2026

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Storage

Contested big battery with up to 10 hours of storage gets final green light
Construction of the LTESA-winning battery is set to start this year after the federal government gave the project the environmental green light.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 4, 2026

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Battery

Huge 10-hour battery attracts big wad of long distance objections, joins federal green queue
“Evil, poisonous and treacherous” was the description from one Queenslander about the central NSW battery project. It is now seeking federal approval.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 2, 2026

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Wind

Spanish energy giant sends first of two forest-based wind farms into federal green queue
Spanish energy giant seeks planning approval for the first of two wind farms it is proposing to develop in state-owned, softwood pine plantations.
Rachel Williamson

May 21, 2026

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Battery

EPBC waves through two new big battery projects, including robot-ready, concrete-free solar hybrid
Two new big battery projects waved through EPBC, including one solar hybrid that will not require concrete footings and can be installed easily by robots.
Rachel Williamson

May 4, 2026

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Battery

Massive six-hour battery project seeks federal green tick for site in Victoria’s main coal hub
A massive 6-hour big battery has joined the queue for federal approvals for a site in the heart of Victoria’s main coal hub, once of a number seeking a connection.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 29, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Wind project to hand over worker village to First Nations community, and create new home for black cockatoos
Plans to build accommodation for 300 wind farm workers get federal environmental pass, with promise to hand the facility over to Traditional Owners and replace precious cleared black cockatoo habitat.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 22, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP want oil and gas project fast-tracked, even as it erects stop sign for wind and solar
Queensland is launching a last ditch fight against the EPBC reforms as it tries to shoehorn its new oil and gas project into the fast track assessment pathway.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 14, 2026

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Battery

Thai developer sends new big battery project to EPBC as storage takes centre stage in old coal country
Thai coal mining company seeks federal green tick for gigawatt scale battery, one of four battery projects slated for transformation of coal mining centre.
Rachel Williamson

Apr 13, 2026

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