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Rooftop solar reaches new highs across NEM

Rooftop solar generation continues to reach new heights in Australia’s main grid with clear skies helping drive record output from household and business solar systems across the National Electricity Market.
David Carroll
16 hours ago
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AVL teams with US company to test Australian vanadium for heavy-duty batteries

Australian Vanadium Limited has teamed with United States-headquartered battery technology company Tyfast Energy to evaluate Australian vanadium for use in fast-charging lithium-ion batteries targeting mining, trucking, construction and defence applications.
David Carroll
18 hours ago
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Queensland solar farms change hands in $22 million deal

Renewable energy and carbon abatement company LGI has stuck a deal to acquire two Queensland solar farms with a combined 54 MW of installed capacity, claiming that the $22 million purchase price is “materially below” development cost for comparable assets.
David Carroll
20 hours ago
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C&I storage the ‘sleeping giant waking up’, says WoodMac

Global energy storage outlook will see a seven-fold growth by 2035 passing 7 TWh, with falling costs and policy support accelerating battery storage momentum in emerging and advancing markets
Anna Darmani
22 hours ago
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Researchers reduce losses in organic solar cells by restricting emission angle

Spanish researchers have developed an optical cavity that reduces Boltzmann losses in organic solar cells by restricting photon emission angles. The approach could help push single-junction solar cell efficiencies beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
23 hours ago

Opinion & Analysis

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C&I storage the ‘sleeping giant waking up’, says WoodMac

Global energy storage outlook will see a seven-fold growth by 2035 passing 7 TWh, with falling costs and policy support accelerating battery storage momentum in emerging and advancing markets
Anna Darmani
22 hours ago
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The shape of PPAs is changing – from volume to value. Are you positioned to capture the premium in emerging NEM value pools?

Australia’s renewable energy market is entering a new phase where the value of electricity is increasingly determined not by energy alone, but by the ability to deliver energy when and where it is needed.
Anita Stadler, Giles Walgenwitz, Martin Bates
Oct 08, 2026
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Synchronous condensers essential in push for renewables

As Australia’s power grids transition from centralised fossil-based generation to decentralised, renewable sources, system stability has become a critical challenge. Synchronous condensers have emerged as a key solution for ensuring grid reliability.
Md Ohirul Qays & Iftekhar Ahmad
Oct 06, 2026
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The case for vertical BIPV

A major IEA PVPS Task 15 study finds that vertical BIPV façades can complement rooftop solar with minimal yield penalties, smoothing generation across the day while offering greater design flexibility. Across 357 configurations in 44 cities, the research also shows BIPV economics improve substantially when avoided building-material costs are counted, with long-term viability shaped by electricity prices, financing, installation costs, and application type.
IEA-PVPS
Sep 30, 2026
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Thermal energy storage delivers industrial heat but can solve grid issues too

A recent IEA report proposed a 35% global electrification target by 2035 was in “striking distance” thanks to existing commercial technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage systems but the electrification of heat-dependent industry sits outside the target, yet commercial technologies can play a role in the broader grid system.
Ev Foley
Oct 09, 2026
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Massive 4.5 MW rooftop solar installation to power new Western Sydney Airport

An almost 9,000 thousand Trinasolar module 4.5 MW rooftop solar installation delivered by Smart Commercial Energy is set to power the new Western Sydney International Airport, which opens to the public on 25 October 2026.
Ev Foley
Oct 08, 2026
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Australian tech companies team up to deliver successful drone flights

An Australian-made drone fitted with a perovskite solar cell array fabricated by New South Wales-based Halocell and lightweight battery packs built by Queensland-headquartered Li-S Energy has completed a milestone endurance flight as the companies work towards commercialisation of the technology.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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Synchronous condensers essential in push for renewables

As Australia’s power grids transition from centralised fossil-based generation to decentralised, renewable sources, system stability has become a critical challenge. Synchronous condensers have emerged as a key solution for ensuring grid reliability.
Md Ohirul Qays & Iftekhar Ahmad
Oct 06, 2026
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Fox ESS launches modular C&I battery system scalable to 96 MWh

Fox ESS’s Power Beast pairs a 125 kW hybrid inverter with stackable lithium iron phosphate battery modules for commercial and industrial users, as the Chinese company awaits approval for a Shenzhen stock listing.
Brian Publicover
Oct 04, 2026
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No late-stage growth capital for battery materials manufacturing risks billions  

Sicona Battery Technologies is calling for late-stage growth capital to fund critical minerals and battery materials manufacturing in Australia or miss out on a forecast $16.9 billion annual value-add.
Ev Foley
Oct 02, 2026
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Volt opens retail investment offer in renewable energy infrastructure

Australian solar tile company Volt is expanding into a new business arm to build, own, and operate renewable energy infrastructure and has opened a crowd-sourced funding offer to investors.
Ev Foley
Oct 02, 2026
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Markets & Policy

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Rooftop solar reaches new highs across NEM

Rooftop solar generation continues to reach new heights in Australia’s main grid with clear skies helping drive record output from household and business solar systems across the National Electricity Market.
David Carroll
16 hours ago
View article

Queensland solar farms change hands in $22 million deal

Renewable energy and carbon abatement company LGI has stuck a deal to acquire two Queensland solar farms with a combined 54 MW of installed capacity, claiming that the $22 million purchase price is “materially below” development cost for comparable assets.
David Carroll
20 hours ago
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C&I storage the ‘sleeping giant waking up’, says WoodMac

Global energy storage outlook will see a seven-fold growth by 2035 passing 7 TWh, with falling costs and policy support accelerating battery storage momentum in emerging and advancing markets
Anna Darmani
22 hours ago
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The shape of PPAs is changing – from volume to value. Are you positioned to capture the premium in emerging NEM value pools?

Australia’s renewable energy market is entering a new phase where the value of electricity is increasingly determined not by energy alone, but by the ability to deliver energy when and where it is needed.
Anita Stadler, Giles Walgenwitz, Martin Bates
Oct 08, 2026
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Australia backs goal of 150 million new rooftop solar systems globally by 2030

Australia has endorsed a global plan to double the number of homes in the world with rooftop solar, from 150 to 300 million by 2030 via the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration announced at the 2026 Pacific Pre-COP meeting in Fiji.
Ev Foley
Oct 08, 2026

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Thermal energy storage delivers industrial heat but can solve grid issues too

A recent IEA report proposed a 35% global electrification target by 2035 was in “striking distance” thanks to existing commercial technologies such as electric vehicles and battery storage systems but the electrification of heat-dependent industry sits outside the target, yet commercial technologies can play a role in the broader grid system.
Ev Foley
Oct 09, 2026
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Massive 4.5 MW rooftop solar installation to power new Western Sydney Airport

An almost 9,000 thousand Trinasolar module 4.5 MW rooftop solar installation delivered by Smart Commercial Energy is set to power the new Western Sydney International Airport, which opens to the public on 25 October 2026.
Ev Foley
Oct 08, 2026
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Australia backs goal of 150 million new rooftop solar systems globally by 2030

Australia has endorsed a global plan to double the number of homes in the world with rooftop solar, from 150 to 300 million by 2030 via the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration announced at the 2026 Pacific Pre-COP meeting in Fiji.
Ev Foley
Oct 08, 2026
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9,000 kilometre aerial stringing of Humelink projects cleared for takeoff

Australian drone company Infravision and Leading Edge Helicopters are currently stringing what will be 9,000 kilometres of conductor for the HumeLink East and West projects.
Ev Foley
Oct 08, 2026
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AGL partners with food producer to install 1.2 MW rooftop solar

AGL has partnered with Australian food and beverage producer Bega Group to install a 1.2 MW rooftop solar system on a manufacturing facility in Western Sydney delivered under a 15-year power purchase agreement.
Ev Foley
Oct 07, 2026
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Rooftop installs rise on back of battery rebate scheme

Australia’s rooftop solar deployments increased by more than 7% last month with the latest data revealing that almost 312 MW of small-scale PV capacity was installed across the country in September 2026.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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e-Storage to deliver 200 MWh BESS for OX2 in NSW

e-Storage has been tapped to provide the 100 MW up to two-hour battery energy storage system for the Muswellbrook hybrid solar farm and battery project being built at the site of a former coal mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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Research & Development

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AVL teams with US company to test Australian vanadium for heavy-duty batteries

Australian Vanadium Limited has teamed with United States-headquartered battery technology company Tyfast Energy to evaluate Australian vanadium for use in fast-charging lithium-ion batteries targeting mining, trucking, construction and defence applications.
David Carroll
18 hours ago
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Researchers reduce losses in organic solar cells by restricting emission angle

Spanish researchers have developed an optical cavity that reduces Boltzmann losses in organic solar cells by restricting photon emission angles. The approach could help push single-junction solar cell efficiencies beyond the Shockley-Queisser limit.
Pilar Sánchez Molina
23 hours ago
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Research community reaches consensus on testing indoor photovoltaics

An international team of 73 researchers has developed standardised best practices for measuring the performance, reliability and stability of indoor photovoltaic devices.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 08, 2026
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UNSW researchers achieve 23.5% efficiency record for large-scale perovskite PV submodule

Researchers from the University of New South Wales have set a new world efficiency record for large-scale perovskite solar submodules. achieving a power conversion efficiency of 23.5%.
David Carroll
Oct 07, 2026
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Mixed self-assembled monolayer enables 18.88% efficiency in 5.2 cm² inverted perovskite solar cell

Researchers in India have developed an inverted perovskite solar cell based on a mixed self-assembled monolayer that improves film quality, charge transport, and device stability. The cell achieved an efficiency of 18.88% on an active area of 5.2 cm², with a relative efficiency loss of only about 7% compared with smaller devices.
Emiliano Bellini
Oct 06, 2026