New South Wales Archives - Renew Economy

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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Utilities

Australian developer proposes gas turbines rather than renewables to power data centres
A NSW developer is planning to put two gas generators next to 16 data centre buildings on a Moss Vale site in the picturesque Southern Highlands.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 7, 2025

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Storage

Australia’s largest thermal storage project takes important next step
New Australian-developed thermal energy storage technology is competitive with traditional fossil fuel technologies at an industrial scale, according to a new study.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 29, 2025

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Solar

Malaysian developer Gentari poised to start work on first Australia project, a DC-coupled solar battery
Petronas-owned developer Gentari to start building its first Australian project – a DC-coupled solar and battery project in NSW.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 11, 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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Battery

Australia must start valuing storage duration to solve winter demand peaks and renewable droughts
Australia needs more longer duration energy storage to fix a forecast winter demand peak when renewable supply can be low.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 16, 2024

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Kean keeps energy portfolio in Perrottet reshuffle, new face for transport
Matt Kean remains the NSW energy minister after a pre-Christmas reshuffle, but his predecessor will exit state politics altogether.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 20, 2021

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Surge in new coal mine proposals in NSW triggers fresh calls for coal moratorium
Calls for a moratorium on new coal mines, as a record number of new mine proposals lodged in 2020, despite a global decline in demand for coal.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 31, 2021

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NSW appoints first Renewable Energy Sector Board to guide energy plan
NSW government to draw upon the state’s energy experts to seize green industry opportunities, unveiling the first Renewable Energy Sector Board.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 23, 2021

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Solar

NSW green lights 65MW Tamworth solar farm and big battery
NSW government delivers early Christmas present to Barnaby Joyce, with plans for a new solar farm and big battery in his New England electorate approved for construction.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 2, 2020

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Graph of the Day: NSW renewables hit record high of 50.2 per cent
New South Wales joins renewable record spree with combination of solar and wind briefly delivering more than half the state’s electricity needs for the first time.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 5, 2020

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Coal

NSW approves coal mine expansion under drinking water catchment
NSW Berejiklian government quietly waves through planning approvals for coal mine expansion under Sydney drinking water catchment, ignoring criticism from environmental groups.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 30, 2020

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