Update: Energy ministers agree to axe ESB and replace it with an “advisory panel” as they seek to fast track connections for wind, solar and storage projects.
NSW to open second gigawatt scale wind, solar and storage tender on Monday
NSW to open second gigawatt scale tender for new wind and solar capacity and long duration storage. Will eight-hour batteries win the day again?
Landowners set for huge windfall as Queensland accelerates its SuperGrid transition
Queensland to offer most generous payments to landowners hosting new transmission lines, and will also pay close neighbours in an Australian first.
Wind, solar and storage developers pray for breakthrough in connection delays
Proposed rule change could provide breakthrough for wind, solar and storage projects threatened by huge delays and extra costs over grid connection process.
“Our energy highways are at gridlock:” AEMO in new push for “unglamorous” transmission
AEMO says network in gridlock and unable to shift enough wind and solar, as Bowen says regulator decisions need to be about more than pure economics.
Bowen says $2bn hydrogen plan just a start as Australia seeks to dodge “Kodak” moment
Bowen says green hydrogen support just the start as he compares Australian reliance on coal and gas in the future to the collapse of Kodak.
First battery on WA grid ready to go in “boost for rooftop solar PV”
WA’s main grid enters the big battery era with the official launch of its first battery, to be quickly followed by two even bigger storage projects.
South Australia and Victoria to host first auctions under Capacity Investment Scheme
South Australia and Victoria will be the first states to hold auctions for storage under the new Capacity Investment Scheme.
Coalition goes nuclear again as Dutton compares big batteries to pink batts
Coalition is digging deeper into its nuclear fantasy and takes another swipe at battery storage and transmission links.
Work stops on Forrest’s Clarke Creek wind farm as project managers changed
Work stops on Andrew Forrest’s first major wind project after a decision to change project managers and contractors.