Habitat Energy has been appointed by Octopus Australia to provide optimisation services for two DC-coupled solar-plus-storage sites.

BESS and solar have driven Australia past the halfway mark in NEM renewable penetration, but the technology mix is not yet broad enough.

1414 Degrees has signed a deal to develop up to 1GW of AI data centre infrastructure at its Aurora Energy Precinct in South Australia.

How do Chinese OEMs respond to evolving customer requirements and new risks that come with business outside their home market? We sat down with executives from Rept Battero at Intersolar in June to discuss. 

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has submitted a 520MW standalone BESS in the ACT to Australia’s EPBC Act.

Large data centres should serve as “anchor tenants” for new renewable energy generation, storage, and transmission investment, leveraging the scale and longevity of digital infrastructure commitments to advance energy projects rather than waiting for supply to arrive.

Neoen Australia has commenced construction of a 227MW/907MWh grid-forming battery storage system in South Australia.

NEM-wide battery price spreads fell 85% in a single year to average AU$51/MWh (US$35/MWh) in Q2 2026, according to AEMO.

Quinbrook has completed construction and commenced commercial operations at Stage 2 of its Supernode BESS in Australia.

Two Australian solar-plus-storage projects advance: Ark Energy secures AU$1.3 billion for 2.2GWh Richmond Valley project; Quinbrook submits 250MWp Queensland site.