NSW Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Planning meeting over solar and battery project cancelled after none of 133 objectors bothers to show up
A public meeting to hear objections to a large solar and battery project in New England was cancelled after none of those who wrote against it showed up.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 6, 2026

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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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Policy & Planning

Network seeks to charge data centres for full grid connection capacity, whether they use it or not
Transmission network pushes for rule change that would see large energy users pay for their full connection capacity to the grid whether they use all of that capacity, or not.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 3, 2026

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Renewables

Green hydrogen hopes lift as “headstart” project reaches crucial financial milestone
Just two projects were funded under Hydrogen Headstart and one has just reached FID, with work to start imminently.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 1, 2026

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Utilities

“Logjam of loads:” Network says data centre rush will push some parts of grid to capacity by 2033
The operator of Australia’s biggest transmission network says a highly coveted part of its grid will be largely full by 2033 thanks to the huge influx of data centres.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 24, 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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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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Policy & Planning

“It takes so long:” Approval times for wind projects have been slashed, but investors are still frustrated
Planning hurdles are still regarded as the Achilles’ heel of renewables developments, despite a big fall in wait times for wind projects in Australia’s biggest state grid.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 3, 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 giant lobs second plantation wind project into EPBC queue just a week after the first
Spanish energy giant lobs another plantation wind project into EPBC queue, highlighting the minimal impact these projects will have on highly modified sites.
Rachel Williamson

May 29, 2026

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Battery

DNSP breaks the mould with in-house battery proposals, and files the first for federal green tick
Australia’s biggest distributed network owners has a growing portfolio of big batteries in development, but this is the first to be sent to the EPBC.
Rachel Williamson

May 28, 2026

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Solar

Cheap power and brave investors needed for home-grown solar poly-silicon industry, report finds
Demand for poly-silicon that is not made in China could be the backstop for an Australian industry built out of a shrinking coal region, a government report says.
Rachel Williamson

May 25, 2026

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