The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) agreed this week to enhance collaboration with Singapore’s energy market regulator on electricity and gas market regulation, as well as low-carbon technologies.| pv magazine Australia
The high-voltage grid transmission operator said the condensers will be deployed at five strategic sites across New South Wales.| pv magazine Australia
A ring-fencing waiver has been issued to electricity distributors CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, to enable a kerbside electric vehicle charging trial in Victoria until mid-2031, which will include at least 5% vehicle-to-grid chargers.| pv magazine Australia
In less than four months since 1 July 2025, the Australian government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program has directly increased home battery capacity across the country by more than 50% and delivered 2 GWh of battery storage through 100,000 installations.| pv magazine Australia
Australian energy storage manufacturer RedEarth Energy Storage is set to bring its Australian-made vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle charge to market, and has also released two next generation products from its smart energy ecosystem.| pv magazine Australia
Researchers in the United States have created a droop control strategy for grid-forming inverters that purportedly improves power system frequency stability. By using an exponential active power–frequency relationship, the novel technique optimizes the use of available headroom, reduces frequency deviations, and enhances overall grid resilience.| pv magazine USA
The Brattle Group analyzed a gigawatt-hour virtual power plant test that may be the world’s largest as part of its review of California’s distributed peak-shaving program.| pv magazine USA
Ireland-based renewables developer DP Energy has unveiled plans to build a 500 MW / 2,000 MWh battery energy storage system alongside a 1,400 MW wind farm in northwest Queensland.| pv magazine Australia
Marinus Link, the 750 MW capacity high voltage direct current electricity interconnector proposed to strengthen the Tasmania and Victoria connection on the National Electricity Market, has reached Stage 1 financial investment decision.| pv magazine Australia
Scientists simulated several liquid air energy storage systems, comparing round-trip efficiency across configurations that include liquefied natural gas (LNG), solar, and Stirling engines, and further optimized performance using particle swarm methods.| pv magazine International
WHES has released a new commercial and industrial (C&I) energy storage system using a 509 kWh battery with power output options from 62.5 kW to 250 kW, and a maximum efficiency of 98.5%.| pv magazine International
In grids increasingly dominated by renewables, grid-forming technology is emerging as critical tool for maintaining stability and ensuring reliable power system operation. In this interview with ESS News, Rui Sun, Sungrow’s Deputy General Manager-Grid Technology Center, explains how grid-forming works, why it matters, and where the technology is already proving its value. He elaborates on technical challenges, regulatory gaps, and why grid-forming could soon become the new industry standard.| pv magazine Australia
The 185 MW / 370 MWh Koorangie battery energy storage project in Victoria has reached a major milestone with developer Edify Energy confirming the system has successfully exported power to the grid for the first time.| pv magazine Australia
France’s Cour des Comptes has issued a warning about rising nuclear energy costs. It is urging state-owned utility EDF to reduce its financial risks in international projects.| pv magazine International
The commercial arm of Transgrid, Lumea, will connect one of New South Wales' largest solar farms to the grid, providing a major boost to the state’s transition to renewables with enough clean energy to power nearly a quarter of a million homes.| pv magazine Australia
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed up to $1.9 billion to back developer Transgrid in delivery of tranmissions projects HumeLink and the New South Wales side of the Victoria-NSW Interconnector.| pv magazine Australia
