Snowy Hydro adds fourth tunnel borer to keep pumped hydro project on track
Snowy Hydro has commissioned a fourth tunnel boring machine for its Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project in New South Wales as it seeks to prevent any further delay to the start-up of the renewable energy mega-project.
Scientists design low-cost sodium-ion battery with cheap electrode materials
Conceived for stationary energy storage, the proposed sodium-ion battery configuration relies on an P2-type cathode material and an hard carbon anode material that reportedly ensure full-cell performance. Electrochemical testing revealed initial capacities of 200 mAh/g for the cathode and 360 mAh/g for the anode with capacity retentions of 42% and 67.4% after 100 cycles.
Q4 2025 a landmark period for household and grid-scale energy storage
Battery energy storage went from strength to strength across Australia in Q4 2025, seeing the technology outperform past records in both the National Electricity Market and Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market.
Solar industry collaborators donate animal shelter clean energy system
Omnidian, GoodWe and AIKO have collaborated to install, donate and support long term, a 17 kW rooftop solar and 19.2 kWh battery storage system on an animal shelter in Victoria, and encourage industry to follow suit.
3 MWh high voltage community battery launched in South Australia
A high voltage 2.5 MW / 3 MWh community battery installed through a South Australian electricity distributor, ARENA-funded program will be energised in March 2026 and remain on standby to help manage a regional community’s peak demand.
NEM welcomes 1.8 GW of new generation and storage in last quarter
A surge of new generation and storage capacity reached full output in Australia’s main grid in the last quarter with nine projects totalling 1.8 GW of new capacity progressing through commissioning and entering operation.
Five trends for energy storage as global market passes 100 GW
A new report from Wood Mackenzie identifies five key trends the global research and consultancy group expects will define the energy storage industry in 2026, including supply chain restructuring and the rise of non-lithium batteries.
Musk says solar space-based AI data centres possible in two to three years
Space-based solar could power AI more efficiently than on Earth, with full-scale deployment possible in two to three years, Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle and its reusable rockets aim to sharply reduce space access costs, enabling solar-powered AI satellites and potentially large-scale extraterrestrial energy infrastructure.
Pacific seeks federal tick for Queensland solar and battery project
Plans for a 250 MW solar and 350 MWh battery energy storage project proposed for Queensland’s Western Downs region are now available for public comment as developer Pacific Partnerships seeks a green tick from the federal government.
EGbatt releases 15 kWh storage solution for residential use
The Chinese firm has unveiled its latest energy storage solution, the ENERpro-LFP48300, equipped with a 48V, 300 Ah lithium battery. The company boasts a lifespan of more than 9,500 cycles at a high 95% depth of discharge.
