Key fixes for Australia, New Zealand to achieve net zero
New figures show Australians bought a record 85,000 home batteries in the first half of 2025. That’s almost three times more than the year before, and nearly fivefold growth since 2022.
Trina scores accelerated approval for 1 GWh Victorian battery project
Chinese solar giant Trinasolar’s plans to build a 1,000 MWh battery energy storage system in Victoria’s Kiewa Valley have been given the green light by the state government after being fast-tracked through its Development Facilitation Program.
CIS tender supports 16 big battery projects totalling more than 15 GWh
Sixteen battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 4.13 GW / 15.37 GWh have been named as the winners of the Australian government’s latest Capacity Investment Scheme tender.
Monash claims supercapacitor breakthrough to rival batteries
Researchers at Victoria’s Monash University have developed a new carbon-based material they claim allows supercapacitors to store as much energy as traditional lead-acid batteries, while delivering power much faster than conventional batteries can manage.
CEFC says shared infrastructure in Pilbara could save $30 billion
Western Australia’s Pilbara region could serve as a blueprint for the nation’s industrial decarbonisation with modelling showing a coordinated approach to the construction of energy infrastructure could save billions in costs and significantly reduce the land required.
Lab360 lands funding to help get drone-based solar inspection tech off the ground
Australian photoluminescence imaging specialist Lab360 Solar will look to make the leap from lab to market with its drone-based PV inspection technology after landing $3.96 million in federal government funding.
CEC says rooftop solar on track to eclipse 2030 target
Australia is on track to exceed its 2030 rooftop solar targets with a combined 1.1 GW of new capacity installed across 115,584 households and businesses in the first half of 2025.
Survey shows battery boom extends to C&I sector
Early results from a survey of Australia’s commercial and industrial solar industry reveal surging demand for battery energy storage systems and increasing service expectations.
Cheap power to people could shift dial for renewables in the regions
Australia’s energy story is at a turning point. Demand for electricity is rising rapidly as homes, industries, and transport systems electrify. The nation is also under pressure to cut emissions from its energy sector and elsewhere.
Data centre demand is new driver for SunCable project
SunCable has confirmed its massive renewables and energy storage project planned for the Northern Territory could be operational before the end of the decade as part of a “pragmatic” rethink on initial priorities.
