The arrival of big batteries - including the two biggest in Australia to date - has changed the game on the country's biggest isolated grid, particularly on prices.
We have identified two sensible strategies that would allow NSW to reduce residential gas consumption and achieve a net reduction in electricity demand.
Years of approvals that allow DNSPs to get around ring-fencing rules are the target of a new request to stop waivers being misused.
New data shows new global wind capacity hit a third-straight record year in 2025, led by China which became the first market to add more than 100 GW in a single year.
Andrew Forrest’s 2 gigawatt wind plans to help decarbonise his Pilbara iron ore operations have rejoined the queue for federal environmental approval, following a “substantial redesign." The post Huge Fortescue wind farm seeks federal green tick a...
Judge accuses regional council of having a "bee in their bonnet" and of losing perspective in its case against a wind project approval.
Digging into NSW’s generation mix reveals that the supply gap from coal exists remains substantial. Eraring currently contributes more to the state’s mix than grid-scale solar and wind combined during winter (28% vs 20%), while utility-scale batte...
How does Australia compare to the rest of the world on the number wind turbines per 1000km squared? The post How does Australia compare on wind turbine density? The answer might surprise you appeared first on Renew Economy.
Batteries are delivering higher peak morning supply than gas. Gas is still twice as large as batteries in the evening but it's losing share.
The Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) has welcomed the inclusion of enabling infrastructure between the Port of Gladstone and Central Queensland renewable energy projects on the latest Infrastructure Priority List released by Infrastructu...
VicGrid is inviting expressions of interest from developers to partner in the delivery of at least three new synchronous condensers at or near the Hazelwood terminal station in the Latrobe Valley.
One state in Australia remains particularly vulnerable to global oil shocks because it hasn't built the replacement capacity for coal.
Huge wind project that survived LNP's perilous project call-in process kicks off full federal environmental assessment, with novel plan for battery with every turbine.
Australian Energy Market Operator says its system and market operation functions should not be separated amid an in-depth review of its governance arrangements.
Edify Energy's proposed Burroway 100 MW solar farm and 400 MWh battery energy storage system in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone has been approved by the NSW government, subject to development consent conditions.
A potentially game-changing offshore wind turbine installation solution is set to make its way to Australia with help from local renewables outfit Energy Estate.
Gina Rinehart's main lithium play is being shielded from diesel price hikes by its high share of wind and solar, the energy sources demonised by Australia's richest person.
Australia’s transition to clean industry could unlock approximately $300 billion in economic opportunity if action is taken to deliver a pipeline of 70 projects, according to a new briefing from two global alliances pushing to decarbonise large sc...
Environmental groups are urging the federal government to act to prevent a coal mine emitting masses of methane pollution and destroying koala habitat.
State pricing regulator proposes across-the-board cuts to default electricity prices for households and small businesses for the coming financial year.