Why a big battery is cheaper than small with federal battery rebate
The federal government has announced a national battery rebate scheme that comes into effect on July 1, although many eligible installations have already taken place.
UK energy company launches hybrid home inverter battery storage systems
Energy storage solutions company GivEnergy has launched single and three-phase hybrid inverter and modular battery storage systems in Australia, to coincide with the 1 July 2025 kick-off of the federal government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
Sungrow battery energy storage system backs up almond farm solar array
AGL Energy has included Sungrow battery energy storage system technology with a solar array in New South Wales powering an almond farm that seeks to minimise its reliance on diesel fuel or the grid.
New platform enhances grid integration and real time geospatial metering
A Singapore-based energy solutions company has announced its flagship next-generation electricity grid platform, the NEOS Solution, which among many functions can orchestrate distributed energy resources and create live monitoring of meters during blackouts.
Tasmanian agrisolar farm gets go-ahead after 20-day approvals process
The federal government has given the go-ahead to a new 250 MW, landowner-led agrivoltaic solar farm in Tasmania, which has been designed to have minimal environmental impact and underwent a 20-day approvals process.
Two utility-scale solar projects reach $130 million financial close
European Energy has successfully reached financial close on a long-term portfolio financing package over $130 million to support the development and construction of two utility-scale solar projects based in Victoria and New South Wales.
Solar-to-hydrogen efficiency boosted by CSIRO breakthrough technology
Researchers at the CSIRO have proven a new full thermochemical hydrogen production cycle – from solar input to hydrogen output – has the potential to achieve a solar-to-hydrogen efficiency of higher than 20%, 5% more than many existing systems.
Three months shaved off Capacity Investment Scheme tender wait times
The federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced the time taken to finalise tenders for the Capacity Investment Scheme will be reduced from nine months to six by cutting the two stage process to one.
Barriers to foreign clean energy investment need urgent reform: CEIG
The Clean Energy Investor Group calls for regulatory reform to give foreign capital faster processing, and is one of many recommendations to help unlock $421 billion needed to achieve emissions reduction targets and secure a clean energy future.
Victorian renewable hydrogen refuelling station opens to the public
Australia’s first publicly accessible commercial renewable hydrogen refuelling station has been opened in Geelong, Victoria and will initially be used by a fleet of locally-owned hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.
