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Renewables

Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project locks in finance, to start construction
Ark Energy becomes the fifth developer in just one week to announce a major investment decision on a new renewable energy project in Australia – in this case, for Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2026

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Renewables

Worm turns for wind: Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines stirs Australia’s moribund market
Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines, a new competitor and some government contracts is stirring life into Australia’s wind energy industry.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2026

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Storage

Battery boast: Australia dodges global gas price shock with help of storage and renewables
Australian electricity market’s success in dodging latest round of global price shocks using buffer of firmed renewables rates an honourable mention in latest report from International Energy Agency.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2026

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Renewables

Construction starts on new wind farm as leading developer switches to new Chinese-made turbines
One of Australia’s leading wind developers has switched to new Chinese turbines in a potentially significant shake-up of the Australian market.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2026

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Renewables

It needs to be more than big batteries: The triumphs and failures of Australia’s green energy transition
AEMO reports record number of newly commissioned projects in last fiscal year, but wind and solar still running well short of numbers required to quit coal quickly.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2026

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Solar

Australia’s solar PV recycling plans on hold after flagship pilot project suspended
Flagship pilot program to set up 100 sites around the country to collect used solar PV panels has been suspended, with no word on when it might resume.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 17, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets
New rules will bring distribution network planning and reporting up to speed with the consumer energy revolution, and aim to create a fairer and cheaper market.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 16, 2026

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$Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix$

Policy & Planning

Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix
Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2026

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Renewables

“We cannot wait:” Changes made to renewable tenders to ensure wind and solar projects actually get built
Key changes have been made to renewable tenders to ensure that the winning projects can actually get built, rather than just boast of a contract win that achieves little.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2026

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Storage

Coal closure delays and soaring prices mean more batteries and fewer syncons to keep heartbeat of grid
Soaring syncon costs and supply issues, along with delays to coal closures, is opening up an inside lane for grid forming inverters to protect the heartbeat of the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Starting from scratch on nuclear in Australia would take longer, cost more than first-time offshore wind
CSIRO says nuclear power is “most expensive in each case” of its modelling, with a “first-of-a-kind” premium on building in Australia likely to cost 100% more than international best practice.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2026

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Renewables

“It’s nuts:” Wind developer forced to truck giant transformer thousands of kilometres after port refusal
Renewable developer says the refusal of its closest port to handle a giant transformer has created a long-distance logistical headache to get it delivered on site.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 10, 2026

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Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project locks in finance, to start construction

Worm turns for wind: Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines stirs Australia’s moribund market

Battery boast: Australia dodges global gas price shock with help of storage and renewables

Construction starts on new wind farm as leading developer switches to new Chinese-made turbines

It needs to be more than big batteries: The triumphs and failures of Australia’s green energy transition

Australia’s solar PV recycling plans on hold after flagship pilot project suspended

“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets

Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

“We cannot wait:” Changes made to renewable tenders to ensure wind and solar projects actually get built

Coal closure delays and soaring prices mean more batteries and fewer syncons to keep heartbeat of grid

Starting from scratch on nuclear in Australia would take longer, cost more than first-time offshore wind

“It’s nuts:” Wind developer forced to truck giant transformer thousands of kilometres after port refusal

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