58+ min ago   (760+ words) At the 55th Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders’ Meeting in Palau, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese allocated $1.89 million (USD 1.3 million) funding package to create a Pacific Renewable Energy Commissioner in support the region’s path to 100% renewables. Federal Minister for Climate Change…...

22+ hour, 15+ min ago   (242+ words) The tolling agreement grants Amazon access to energy stored in the under development 50 MW / 200 MWh Bairnsdale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Victoria, and rights to control charging and discharging and utilise grid arbitrage, without the responsiblity of building or…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (261+ words) Researchers from the Sophia University (SU) and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have minimised tin-based pervoskite solar cell oxidisation, which affects the efficiency and longevity of the cells, progressing the technology toward commercial viability. 2-ABZ is…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (187+ words) The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) said rooftop solar met 99.9% of South Australia’s total electricity demand at 1.30pm on 31 August, reducing electricity demand from grid-scale generation to just 2 MW – a new winter record. The market operator said the high rooftop solar…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (711+ words) For large-scale batteries, however, a record 4.3 GW of new capacity reached financial commitment. Australia is now the world’s third-largest utility-scale battery market. I think something interesting is going on here, and that this divergence tells a story that is less…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (849+ words) What would happen if these trends continue? It’s tempting to picture a future where Australian homes and cities could power themselves using these two decentralised technologies. But while rooftop solar and batteries can take us a long way, they aren’t…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (623+ words) The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) announced it would provide University of Sydney researchers with $7.25 million towards a $19.5 million project to develop more durable Silicon (Si)-perovskite tandem solar cells in order to maintain their high efficiencies for commercial use....

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (252+ words) The system uses lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry and delivers 5 kW of output. “The MS-8K-U PRO uses Tier-1 battery cells designed for more than 15,000 cycles and up to 51 MWh of lifetime energy throughput,” the company said in a…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (374+ words) Global investment in renewable energy reached $457 billion (USD 327.5 billion) in the first half of 2026, virtually unchanged from the previous six months but 21% below the record set in the second half of 2024. Data from BloombergNEF (BNEF) show that renewable energy deployment…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (377+ words) Perth-headquartered ClearVue’s Gen3 solar vision glass product features PV cells integrated into a laminated glass unit designed to generate electricity while maintaining glass transparency. The company said its units can generate more than 50 W of energy per square metre while maintaining…...