Victorian transmission infrastructure operator VicGrid has identified over half the state as having potential to host future renewable energy developments, as outlined in its draft Victorian Transmission Plan guidelines.| pv magazine Australia
Australia is in critical need of robust planning of distributed battery energy storage systems to increase network flexibility alongside the development of new generation resources and transmission infrastructure.| pv magazine Australia
JinkoSolar has launched an all-in-one battery solution for commercial and industrial (C&I) solar applications. It includes a new outdoor cabinet that integrates battery packs, a management system, a power conversion system, and firefighting equipment. The system offers 215 kWh of battery capacity and up to 100 KW of rated power output.| pv magazine Australia
Australian developer ACEnergy is building an initial portfolio of 10 neighbourhood batteries totalling 50 MW/100 MWh across Victoria and New South Wales. The company is also engaging networks to lobby for reforms to the connection process and tariff structure in light of grid support the technology can offer.| pv magazine Australia
The 5 MW Woods Point Solar and Storage Farm in South Australia is open – it is one of three identical solar storage projects being commissioned by SEI and Yes Group in December, and part of a much larger mid-scale play.| pv magazine Australia
In a strange synchronicity, two of Australia’s major aspiring vanadium producers have today come out with announcements. TNG Limited has solidified a deal to commercialise vanadium redox flow batteries using output from its Mount Peake project, while competitor Australian Vanadium has filed a patent application for its vanadium processing route.| pv magazine Australia
After “bunkering down” in 2020, the Redflow's CEO discusses major developments within the company, as well as its path towards mass manufacturing processes – which it sees as the key to slashing battery costs by a third and, in turn, solidifying Redflow as a major player in the increasingly sought-after flow battery storage market.| pv magazine Australia
Vanadium flow battery specialist VSUN Energy is pushing ahead with plans to develop a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB) for the Australian residential market.| pv magazine Australia
A vanadium redox flow battery will be installed at a Western Australian caravan park in the new year. Supplied by VSun Energy, the installation is advances their parent company’s vanadium endeavours.| pv magazine Australia
Perth-based Australian Vanadium has received another boost from the Federal Government with the award of a further $1.25 million research and development grant to fund research into improving vanadium processing.| pv magazine Australia
The New South Wales government has made history, opening two significant tenders for projects of up to 1 GW of new, long-duration storage, and up to 3.98 GW of access rights to the South West Renewable Energy Zone.| pv magazine Australia
Solar SunShot is well named. The Australian government has announced it will plough $1 billion into bringing back solar manufacturing to Australia, boosting energy security, swapping coal and gas jobs for those in the solar industry, and guarding against supply chain shocks and geopolitical tension.| pv magazine Australia
Renewable energy generators chasing access rights to the new Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone network will be presented with a streamlined application process as the New South Wales government prioritises achieving financial close on the network project.| pv magazine Australia
The New South Wales government has formalised its decision to double the size of Australia’s first coordinated renewable energy zone, boosting its capacity to 6 GW of solar, wind and storage in a move designed to better cater for the state’s future energy as it transitions from coal and gas to a renewables-based grid.| pv magazine Australia
The rollout of large-scale batteries in Australia continues with electricity gen-tailer EnergyAustralia issuing a call for a project partner to help deliver the Wooreen Energy Storage System to be built in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.| pv magazine Australia
Three New South Wales regional towns have switched on 192 kW / 530 kWh community batteries under the federal government’s Community Batteries for Household Solar program and are now trading in the National Electricity Market.| pv magazine Australia
The New South Wales government will channel up to $1 billion into large-scale and community batteries, pumped hydro, and virtual power plants as it seeks to ramp up investment in renewable energy generation and storage projects to support the state’s shift from coal-fired generation.| pv magazine Australia
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised. Different generators produce power at various times and at various costs. A generator might fail and another fills the gap. Demand soars in the evenings and on hot days. In Australia, eastern and southern states trade power across borders. Meanwhile, Western Australia has two […]| pv magazine Australia
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has been directed to consider more funding for residential solar and battery energy storage systems as the federal government examines how best to expand household electrification projects around the country.| pv magazine Australia
To the tune of $2.4 billion, six utility-scale battery storage projects reached financial close in the first quarter of 2025 kickstarting the year with 1.5 GW of storage capacity and 5 GWh of energy output.| pv magazine Australia
Singapore-based developer Vena Energy is set to start building a 320 MW solar plant that will form part of its multi-phased Wandoan South renewable energy project being expanded in Queensland’s Western Downs region.| pv magazine Australia
Battery storage developer Akaysha Energy is looking to automate wholesale market participation for a large portion of its Australian battery energy storage fleet using Fluence’s AI-powered bidding software Mosaic.| pv magazine Australia
Australian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy has secured a $650 million debt deal that will accelerate the development of what is to be the largest four-hour battery energy storage system in the National Electricity Market.| pv magazine Australia
In the next decade, the Victorian government’s four pillar energy plan will seek to add a minimum of 6.3 GW of rooftop solar, 1.2 GW of large distributed solar up to 30 MW, and 3 GW of utility solar.| pv magazine Australia
Australian energy infrastructure asset owner and manager Sustainable Energy Infrastructure is set to broaden its development strategy, teaming with renewables developer ACEnergy to roll out an initial tranche of seven battery energy storage systems with a combined capacity of approximately 35 MW/ 70 MWh.| pv magazine Australia
The Central-West Orana renewable energy zone transmission project, with a projected network capacity by 2029 of 6 GW, has planning approval to begin building trasmission infrastructure, including lines and energy hubs.| pv magazine Australia
The last of the New South Wales coal-fired power plants will be shut by 2040 at the latest after electricity gen-tailer EnergyAustralia announced it would bring forward the closure date of its 1.4 GW Mt Piper power station by two years.| pv magazine Australia
Two federally funded community batteries with a combined capacity of 700 kW / 1,400 kWh have been installed at the Brisbane Lions' clubhouse; the first in a rollout of 39 to be managed by Hydro Tasmania's virtual power plant.| pv magazine Australia
BlackRock-owned Victorian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy's 300 MWh Stage 1 Ulinda Park battery energy storage system is ready to enter the commissioning and testing phase.| pv magazine Australia