Singapore, Australia regulators deepen energy cooperation
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) agreed this week to enhance collaboration with Singapore’s energy market regulator on electricity and gas market regulation, as well as low-carbon technologies.
Transgrid uses synchronous condensers for network stabilisation
The high-voltage grid transmission operator said the condensers will be deployed at five strategic sites across New South Wales.
Victoria trials kerbside EV chargers for network constraint management
A ring-fencing waiver has been issued to electricity distributors CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, to enable a kerbside electric vehicle charging trial in Victoria until mid-2031, which will include at least 5% vehicle-to-grid chargers.
2 GWh of home battery storage delivered in less than four months
In less than four months since 1 July 2025, the Australian government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program has directly increased home battery capacity across the country by more than 50% and delivered 2 GWh of battery storage through 100,000 installations.
RedEarth’s Australian-made V2G charger gets ready for market
Australian energy storage manufacturer RedEarth Energy Storage is set to bring its Australian-made vehicle-to-grid electric vehicle charge to market, and has also released two next generation products from its smart energy ecosystem.
Relectrify next-gen storage system fast tracked with $25 million ARENA backing
Victoria-headquartered battery technology company Relectrify has received $25 million ARENA backing to help deploy it’s CellSwitch inverterless technology, which promises to deliver 20% more energy over a battery system’s lifetime.
CopperString cutbacks mapped out in Queensland’s Energy Roadmap
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.
CEFC annual number crunch lands on record $4.7 billion in commitments
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.
Amber continues overseas push with home energy management tech
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.
One quiet change is about to let you export much more solar
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.
