The Queensland government's Energy Roadmap outines new delivery plans for the CopperString transmission project in an effort to put a lid on its $12 billion cost blowout.| pv magazine Australia
Report says new evaluation methods, including AI, will help make future batteries safer.| pv magazine USA
Interconnection of bidirectional EV chargers can enable grid compensation for EV owners while enhancing safety, says a report that offers comprehensive guidance for regulators.| pv magazine USA
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
A record $4.7 billion in 2024-25 investment commitments, more than 2.5 times the value of the previous year, have been reported in the annual report of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.| pv magazine Australia
Energy retailer and technology company Amber Electric has secured $10 million in new funding to continue scaling its residential solar and battery automation tech into overseas markets.| pv magazine Australia
Australia has more solar panels per person than anywhere else in the world. One in three houses now has rooftop solar. Our grid operators are working hard to adjust to a new reality where the collective output of rooftop solar is one of our largest sources of power.| pv magazine Australia
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
Scientists in India have simulated and tested a prototype wireless charging system for electric vehicles, with a three-port DC–DC converter at its core and have found it achieved an improved efficiency of 88%.| pv magazine Australia
The persistent evening peaks, which now nearly match daytime highs, reinforce the urgency of deploying storage solutions, demand-side measures and hybrid renewable projects to meet post-sunset demand.| pv magazine India
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 USA
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
