Singapore-headquartered clean energy investor Equis plans to begin building a four-hour duration battery in Queensland later this year as it pushes ahead with the development of a portfolio of 17 battery projects with a combined capacity of 4.4 GW across Australia.

Australia’s 2030 clean energy targets are drawing ever closer, but based on recent modelling, we’re losing grasp of our 82% renewables goal. With this target less than six years away, the industry remains fixated on debating the pros and cons of high-profile renewable projects. These debates however distract from the energy industry’s most pressing issue.

A proposal to build a renewable energy hydrogen project including 26 GW of solar and wind capacity in Western Australia’s Pilbara region is to benefit from a streamlined approvals process after it was awarded major project status by the federal government.

Construction has commenced on a 300 MW / 1,200 MWh battery energy storage system being built alongside the coal-fired Stanwell Power Station in central Queensland as the state government looks to scale up energy storage capacity to support the transition to renewables.

Power production from rooftop solar continues to reach new milestones, meeting more than 80% of South Australia’s electricity demand at the weekend – the highest yet share in winter.

Energy generation is undergoing a revolution, our consumption patterns however remain unchanged. With electricity distributed 24/7 across our vast country, the need for a constant, reliable energy supply has never been more critical.

Indonesia has moved to ease local content requirements for electricity infrastructure projects, including solar power plants, in a bid to attract more foreign capital and drive the development of renewable energy projects.

Queensland lithium-sulphur battery company Li-S Energy has capped the official opening of a 2 MWh cell production line in Victoria by announcing it has secured a $1.7 million federal government grant to develop Australia’s first lithium foil manufacturing facility.

The first element of a clean energy hub being built next to the coal-fired Kogan power plant in Queensland is now fully operational with CS Energy confirming its 100 MW / 200 MWh Chinchilla battery energy storage system has commenced commercial operations.

Collapsed Australian electric vehicle fast-charger manufacturer Tritium has been acquired by a subsidiary of India-headquartered power solutions company Exicom Tele-systems as it looks to expand its global footprint.