2+ hour, 42+ min ago  (357+ words) Late last week, Ark Energy announced it had handed over its 272-megawatt (MW) St Patricks Plains wind project in Tasmania to Vestas Development Australia. Vestas is a familiar name in the development and operation of Australian wind farms, but less…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (399+ words) The TENER Sodium energy storage system. Image: CATL In a September 2025 report, market analyst BMI suggested sodium-ion batteries had reached a level of maturity that made them a “credible alternative” to lithium-ion batteries. This followed surging investment in the emerging…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1700+ words) The all-electric freight delivery was finished off by last-mile deliveries from ANC and Who Gives a Crap. Image: New Energy Transport Australia has long been considered a global leader in rooftop solar adoption, and has, in recent years, become an…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (875+ words) As Australia’s electricity grid grows more complex, automation is the key to preventing costly network failures. With the proliferation of new renewable generation and battery energy storage systems, Australia’s electricity grid is quickly outgrowing itself. This is changing the way…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (377+ words) The new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) is set to be powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity under a seven-year electricity supply agreement with CleanPeak Energy. CleanPeak will invest more than $50 million to develop 9 megawatt-peak (MWp) of new rooftop solar…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (363+ words) A synchronous condenser capable of unlocking an extra 600 megawatts of renewable energy generation has just come online in Victoria. The plant, located in Elmhurst in western Victoria, will maintain a balance between power generation and consumption, quickly responding to sudden…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (362+ words) Nearly 150 electric trucks will deliver groceries to Australian homes in the country’s largest electric truck rollout to date. Zenobē has leased 148 Foton T5 battery-electric trucks (BETs) to Woolworths, with first deliveries commencing in May and the full fleet rollout expected this…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (477+ words) The Australia Wind Energy 2026 conference and exhibition takes place in Melbourne in July. Image: Leader Associates Australia Wind Energy 2026 is uniting industry leaders to address investment, project and policy priorities in the wind energy sector. The Australian Energy Market Operator…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (578+ words) South Australia’s power grid has been put to the test in recent weeks, with several days of strong winds followed quickly by the state’s most severe wind drought in years. According to Open Electricity data, after wind energy supplied 87.1 per…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (378+ words) The Loy Yang power station in Victoria. Image: Alexander/stock.adobe.com Keen to grow its 28.3GW footprint, it’s no surprise that Singaporean energy giant Sembcorp Industries was enticed by Australia’s geopolitically-sound energy sector. The company completed its acquisition of Alinta…...