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Wholesale electricity prices declined across the grid in 2023, and batteries are having a growing influence over the market as their numbers and length of storage grows.

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Akaysha Energy gives green light to its third big battery project in Australia, a two hour battery next to a sewage plant in outer Brisbane, and reveals plans for another 1600 MWh battery.

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Lord Howe has a solar farm and battery storage that is performing beyond expectations, and incorporating a growing fleet of EVs.

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A business-critical data centre specialist and a global renewable energy provider are teaming up with tech giant Google to build new generation capacity in Australia's main electricity grid.

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The race to harness Western Australia's huge renewables potential has a new contender, following Frontier Energy's acquisition of Waroona Energy.

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EnergyAustralia fires up country's newest peaking gas generator for first time. It won't likely be needed often, but at least it is connected to a pipeline.

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Germany has generated more than half of the electricity it used this year with renewable energy for the first time, new data shows.

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Up to 100,000 people — most of whom derive their professional status and income from climate-related politics, advocacy and business — flew into Dubai for COP28. The result was an unmitigated disaster.

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Federal energy minister secures Darren Miller for a third term heading up Arena, to guide the agency through "a period of substantial growth."

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AGL's 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery – Australia's biggest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities – will begin construction in the new year.

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AVL's electrolyte factory will supply the key element its subsidiary VSUN needs to build vanadium flow batteries.

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Two huge lithium-ion batteries, and the Broken Hill compressed air storage project, win storage tender in result that may lead to rethink of what long duration storage technologies will look like.

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NSW lands another $4.2 billion in wind, solar and storage projects, including big wins for Andrew Forrest and Neoen, and three ground-breaking long duration storage projects.

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The energy transition faces many large challenges – buy there are plenty of fascinating smaller ones, too. Like, what happens when a summer thunderstorm hits Brisbane?

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Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions.

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New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with retailer specialising in commercial and industrial customers.

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One of Fortescue's major green hydrogen and ammonia projects gets access to more than $330 million in funds from the EU - if the project goes ahead.

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Victorian government sets the stage for first round of offshore wind energy auctions, with plan to call for expressions of interest in late 2024 and to award contracts in 2026.

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Energy Trends 2024 looks at how some markets have taken action to further expand the flexibility available from the demand side to support the grid during peak periods.

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The Waratah Super Battery project, designed to help fill the gap left by the closure of Eraring by creating a type of giant "shock absorber", will receive more than $700m.

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