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Australian solar glass pioneer clears critical certification hurdle on path to net zero buildings
4+ hour, 34+ min ago (225+ words) Friday, May 22, 2026 Clear Vue has developed advanced solar fa'ade technology to the point that the company believes it can be a significant contributing factor toward construction of net zero buildings. The ASX-listed company announced on Tuesday that it had achieved…...
Australia just suffered its worst wind and solar "drought" in four years - but needed less gas backup
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (1007+ words) It's the perennial question for critics of the renewable energy transition, and even those strongly committed to it: What happens when the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow? Critics would like you to believe that the lights will…...
Andrew Forrest among big winners as NSW grants grid access to giant wind, solar, and battery facilities
1+ year, 2+ week ago (935+ words) Some of the country's biggest wind and solar battery facilities will be built in NSW central west after state awards grid access rights to more than 7 GW of projects....
World's most isolated grid wants big batteries to last longer to fill gaps as last coal shuts down
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (235+ words) W. A. has led the way with the rollout of four-hour big batteries. Now it is getting ready to lift the duration requirement to six hours....
Small solar and battery specialist adds another 27 projects as it buys up competitor
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (138+ words) Sydney-based "distributed" renewables outfit inks deal to buy portfolio of 27 small solar and battery projects, to bolster its supply of "low'cost and reliable" energy....
Too cheap to contain and too big to ignore:" The electrotech revolution that will sweep away fossil fuels
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (753+ words) Electrotech - low cost and highly efficient solar, wind, EVs, batteries and digital technology - is causing a fundamental rethink of global energy systems....
Efficiency is not "embroidery" for renewables and electrification - it's fundamental
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (327+ words) How can energy efficiency compete with batteries and solar? Answer: It shouldn't have to compete. And it's more than just "embroidery"....
Chinese PV giant proposes huge solar battery hybrid project to tap into major new industrial loads
10+ mon, 5+ day ago (268+ words) China solar giant proposes huge solar and battery hybrid project, designed to tap into a new wave of industrial and electrification loads on Australia's western grid....
Chinese PV and storage giant Trina wins rapid green light for another big solar hybrid project
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (291+ words) A major solar battery hybrid project was approved in just 2. 5 months, but this time with an explicit nod to NSW community benefit guidelines....
Australian battery innovator lands federal grant to scope out giga-scale local lithium-sulfur cell factory
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (252+ words) ASX-listed Australian battery hopeful's plans to build a giga-scale lithium-sulfur cell manufacturing facility on home soil get a fresh shot of federal funding from Arena....