Queensland big battery ready to start commissioning and testing
BlackRock-owned Victorian battery storage developer Akaysha Energy’s 300 MWh Stage 1 Ulinda Park battery energy storage system is ready to enter the commissioning and testing phase.
Mannum battery joins South Australia commissioning pipeline
Another big battery in South Australia has moved into the commissioning phase with energy infrastructure company Epic Energy announcing that the 200 MWh Mannum project is on track for full energisation in Q3 2025.
Local council gives green tick to 288 MW Tasmanian solar farm
The George Town Council, Tasmania, has granted planning approval to the ib vogt 288 MW Cimitiere Plains Solar Farm north of Launceston, featuring two solar arrays made up of approximately 613,000 panels.
Endeavour Energy community battery program switches on two new projects
Two New South Wales community batteries have been switched on in outer western Sydney suburbs, to enable 140 local residents access to renewable energy, whether they have solar or not, are home owners, renters or live in an apartment.
Clean energy to ignite $36 billion construction boom from 2026
A new report predicts that electricity will become the country’s largest infrastructure investment sector from 2026, driven by a boom in renewable energy construction, with solar construction projected to also peak around $5.7 billion in 2027/28.
New South Wales flat-rate solar feed-in tariff set for 2025-26
New South Wales has published it’s solar feed-in tariff benchmarks, showing electricity consumers can expect to receive a flat-rate solar feed-in tariff between 4.8 and 7.3 c / kWh from their retailer for solar electricity exported to the grid in 2025-26.
AEMO kicks off consultation on electricity network options
With cost estimates for overhead transmission line projects blowing out by up to 55%, the Australian Energy Market Operator has launched formal consultation on a draft report outlining a range of new and updated transmission network developments along with distribution network augmentation options.
Green switchgear supports Victorian university’s net zero target
Schneider Electric is supporting La Trobe University in Melbourne to achieve a net zero emission target with the installation of it’s green air-based switchgear, that maintains operation without greenhouse gases.
AEMC releases new fit-for-purpose grid access standards overhaul
Connecting to the grid will be faster and cheaper for renewable energy generators from August 2025, when new grid access standards come into play, to meet the changing needs of electricity generation technologies.
Risen secures grid connection approval for New South Wales battery project
China-headquartered solar panel supplier and solar farm developer Risen Energy Australia has received approval to connect it’s proposed 100 MW / 400 MWh Coleambally battery storage system to the grid.
