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Advancing the potential for antimony processing
Advancing the potential for antimony processing

Eku Energy submits 10-hour duration Griffith BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act
Eku Energy submits 10-hour duration Griffith BESS to Australia’s EPBC Act

Ark Energy’s 3.1GWh solar-plus-storage site in Australia bags AEMO grid connection
Ark Energy’s 3.1GWh solar-plus-storage site in Australia bags AEMO grid connection

Batteries and wind are crushing evening peak prices, and there is more pain to come for gas and coal
Batteries and wind are crushing evening peak prices, and there is more pain to come for gas and coal

US adds BYD, Nio and battery maker CALB to Chinese military company blacklist
US adds BYD, Nio and battery maker CALB to Chinese military company blacklist

How quantum computers can help Australia’s electricity grids
How quantum computers can help Australia’s electricity grids

Battery Giant CATL Expects Half Of Its 2030 Sales Will Be For Energy Storage
Battery Giant CATL Expects Half Of Its 2030 Sales Will Be For Energy Storage

Business rooftops the ‘missing middle’ that could get us to 82%
Business rooftops the ‘missing middle’ that could get us to 82%

esVolta closes US$450 million expanded credit facility to expand US BESS portfolio
esVolta closes US$450 million expanded credit facility to expand US BESS portfolio

Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval
Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

CATL reveals ‘One Shell, Two Cells’ design to beat -25°C winter fade with sodium-ion batteries
CATL reveals ‘One Shell, Two Cells’ design to beat -25°C winter fade with sodium-ion batteries

Ark Energy gets approval to connect solar-battery hybrid project to NSW grid
Ark Energy gets approval to connect solar-battery hybrid project to NSW grid

Halocell Energy secures grant for perovskite PV scale-up
Halocell Energy secures grant for perovskite PV scale-up

The Driven Podcast: EVs hit 20% as Tesla tops Australia
The Driven Podcast: EVs hit 20% as Tesla tops Australia

Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid
Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid

CATL Developing 12,000 Wh Per Kg Lithium-Air Battery
CATL Developing 12,000 Wh Per Kg Lithium-Air Battery

LibertyStream Delivers First Tonne of Lithium Carbonate to US Industrial Customer
LibertyStream Delivers First Tonne of Lithium Carbonate to US Industrial Customer

Cylib and Vianode im to Close the Battery Graphite Loop
Cylib and Vianode im to Close the Battery Graphite Loop

NSW solar and battery planning approvals process blows out
NSW solar and battery planning approvals process blows out
Upgrades to fix Flinders Highway flood hot spots
Upgrades to fix Flinders Highway flood hot spots

Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana BESS reaches full output in Australia
Akaysha Energy’s 415MW/1,660MWh Orana BESS reaches full output in Australia

Australia’s Queensland opens AU$200 million fund for battery storage and generation projects
Australia’s Queensland opens AU$200 million fund for battery storage and generation projects

Recharge Power and Energy Decarb launch JV targeting Australia’s solar and battery market
Recharge Power and Energy Decarb launch JV targeting Australia’s solar and battery market

Update to Alcoa regulatory arrangements
Update to Alcoa regulatory arrangements

Remade in WA driving a circular economy for net zero future
Remade in WA driving a circular economy for net zero future

Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market
Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market

Amber to expand Australian vehicle-to-grid scheme
Amber to expand Australian vehicle-to-grid scheme

Tips for New South Wales on cutting approval times
Tips for New South Wales on cutting approval times

Miners urge gov’t aid to challenge China’s rare earth dominance
Miners urge gov’t aid to challenge China’s rare earth dominance

Electric vehicle charging fight opens door to contestability in Victoria
Electric vehicle charging fight opens door to contestability in Victoria

New 1660 MWh battery reaches full output on time and under budget, but it may soon have a new owner
New 1660 MWh battery reaches full output on time and under budget, but it may soon have a new owner
New laws unlock critical Queensland opportunities
New laws unlock critical Queensland opportunities

Queensland seeks new energy generation and storage proposals under $200 million fund
Queensland seeks new energy generation and storage proposals under $200 million fund

“We want more:” State launches fresh round of grant funding for local green manufacturing
“We want more:” State launches fresh round of grant funding for local green manufacturing

Battery Storage Boom Brings Free Electricity To Australia
Battery Storage Boom Brings Free Electricity To Australia

Graphite deal with Tesla: Syrah reports resolution in delivery dispute
Graphite deal with Tesla: Syrah reports resolution in delivery dispute

Rethink gas use with biogas and hydrogen: Grattan
Rethink gas use with biogas and hydrogen: Grattan

New BYD Atto 3 gains more than 30,000 orders in first week on market in China
New BYD Atto 3 gains more than 30,000 orders in first week on market in China

Report reveals roadblocks to rooftop solar and home battery adoption
Report reveals roadblocks to rooftop solar and home battery adoption

“Just as common as solar-hybrids:” Most developers now including batteries in plans for wind
“Just as common as solar-hybrids:” Most developers now including batteries in plans for wind

RES Australia’s 2.4GWh Bunyip North BESS clears EPBC Act assessment in Victoria
RES Australia’s 2.4GWh Bunyip North BESS clears EPBC Act assessment in Victoria

UNSW device converts wasted infrared light into usable energy
UNSW device converts wasted infrared light into usable energy
North West Energy Fund opens to proposals for affordable and reliable power
North West Energy Fund opens to proposals for affordable and reliable power

The data centre energy paradox
The data centre energy paradox

Engineers Australia warns of talent shortfall as demand rises
Engineers Australia warns of talent shortfall as demand rises

$1 Billion Electric Truck Rebate Program Announced
$1 Billion Electric Truck Rebate Program Announced

Leaked documents show world’s biggest miner quietly shelved billions in climate projects
Leaked documents show world’s biggest miner quietly shelved billions in climate projects

BloombergNEF ups BESS forecast as renewables add resilience from fossil fuel price shocks
BloombergNEF ups BESS forecast as renewables add resilience from fossil fuel price shocks

CATL dominates April 2026 China power battery market with 47% share
CATL dominates April 2026 China power battery market with 47% share

China’s grip on lithium to hit 39% by 2030: WoodMac
China’s grip on lithium to hit 39% by 2030: WoodMac
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