Maldives is now a renewable energy paradise thanks to the successful completion of a floating solar energy system installed at Soneva Secret Resort. #renewables #floatingsolar #solar #maldives #sustainability

Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant will be kept operational until 2029 to support the electricity grid. #renewables #energytransition #coal #eraring #fossilfuels

Units C3 and C4 at Queensland’s Callide Power Station have been taken offline following a control system fault, cutting output from the plant during peak summer demand. #callide #fossilfuels #coal #renewables #queensland #energytransition

Tennis' largest Grand Slam event, the Australian Open, is underway in Melbourne and powered by 100% renewable electricity. #tennis #ausopen #renewables #grandslam #AO2026

EDP Renewables has commissioned its first global hybrid generation project combining hydropower and onshore solar in Portugal. #renewables #hybridrenewables #hydropower #solar #energytransition #cleanenergy

Around a fifth of solar panels examined in a new study failed much faster than expected—and some may last for only half their anticipated lifetime. #solar #solarpanels #renewables #energytransition #rooftopsolar

Australia’s biggest battery—Origin Energy’s Eraring Battery Stage 1 in New South Wales—has commenced commercial operations. #BESS #eraring #bigbattery #originenergy #batterystorage #renewables

Australia’s renewable energy sector is entering a pivotal period over the next 12 to 18 months. Here, Intium's Nathan Rhodes lists his renewable energy sector predictions for 2026. #renewables #energytransition #forecast #renewableenergy

Australia's draft GenCost 2025-26 Report shows solar PV and onshore wind form the basis for the least-cost generation mix. #renewables #energytransition #gencost #windpower #solar

The Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) has launched a new, interactive investment map showing more than 800 Commonwealth Government-supported renewable energy and research projects. #renewables #energytransition

For years, authorities have predicted gas power stations would remain necessary to back up or “firm” renewables. But increasingly, this work is being done instead by large-scale batteries. #batterystorage #BESS #bigbatteries #energytransition #renewables #gas #LNG

The Australian Energy Market Operator's Draft 2026 Integrated System Plan (ISP) highlights the crucial need for speed in the transition to renewables. #aemo #renewables #energytransition #netzero

Lightsource bp’s Wellington North Solar Farm is reportedly back online and operating at almost full capacity following a grass fire that forced it to shut down over the weekend. #solarfarm #renewables #energytransition #solargrazing #agrivoltaics #bushfires

Australia's biggest battery is now fully operational and ready to support peak summer electricity demand. #bigbattery #BESS #energytransition #renewables #batterystorage

Households and small businesses across New South Wales can obtain deeper insights into their energy use by joining a new Living Lab Project. #homenergy #energybills #energytransition #renewables #citizenscience

The need for speed: Accelerating the buildout of renewables, transmission, and battery storage is key to keeping electricity prices affordable over the next decade, according to a new independent report. #renewables #energytransition #electricityprices #batterystorage

The Trump administration continues to push forward with its anti-renewables agenda, renaming the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). #trump #renewables #antirenewables #politics #energytransition

Dunkel, German for ‘dark’, and Flaute, a mariner’s term for ‘no wind’ make up the combined word ‘Dunkelflaute’—a dark lull. #gridstability #grid #renewables #energytransition #blackout #dunkelflaute

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed its assessments for the two Tasmanian components of the Marinus Link project. #EPA #marinuslink #tasmania #renewables #energytransition

Energy retailer ENGIE has been fined $1.2 million for allegedly failing to respond to customer complaints about billing issues in a timely manner. #complaints #energyretailer #energybill #ombudsman #victoria

ENGIE has begun construction of a new large-scale battery alongside its Pelican Point gas-fired power station, delivering capacity and flexibility to South Australia's grid. #BESS #batterystorage #renewables #bigbattery #energytransition #southaustralia

Australia’s largest wind farm will soon have a battery energy storage system (BESS), with TagEnergy set to construct a 150MW/600MWh battery at Golden Plains Wind Farm in Victoria. #windfarm #BESS #batterystorage #renewables #grid #energytransition

Australian energy retailer Nectr has taken out four top spots in the prestigious Mozo Experts Choice Awards 2026. #energyplan #energyretailer #renewables #electricity

Synergy has shared spectacular video footage of a 35m-high boiler structure being demolished at the former Kwinana Power Station in Western Australia. #energytransition #coal #decommissining #renewables #fossilfuels

Opposition leader Sussan Ley has said we “need to step on the gas” as a solution to the nation’s electricity requirements. #fossilfuels #renewables #energytransition #auspol #gas #LNG

This year’s Global Carbon Budget reveals CO₂ emissions from fossil fuel use are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025, reaching 42.2 billion tonnes in the atmosphere. #emissions #CO2 #fossilfuels #climatechange #netzero

Ausgrid has launched its new Merriwa Microgrid in the Hunter region of New South Wales, which can deliver power to the community whenever it’s required. #microgrid #renewables #energytransition

Akaysha Energy says its $1 billion Waratah Super Battery is still on track for full operationality next year despite identifying issues with two of the massive transformers. #superbattery #BESS #batterystorage #bigbattery #renewables #energytransition

It was the news that rippled around the nation—and then the world: at least three hours of free grid-supplied electricity for Australian households, every day. #freepower #solar #freeforthree #solarsharer #renewables #energytransition

Will the world double down on the clean energy transition at COP30—or will momentum stall and fossil fuel interests win out? #cop30 #climatechange #renewables #energytransition #climate

Polling of Australia’s renewable energy zones shows support for clean energy projects steady at 62%, with opposition at 17%. #renewables #climateaction #energytransition #cleanenergy #netzero

Stanwell and Quinbrook will pilot a new 8-hour battery at the Stanwell Power Station site in Central Queensland. #BESS #batterystorage #bigbattery #queensland #renewables #energytransition

The National Party of Australia has unanimously agreed to abandon its net zero emissions by 2050 commitment. #netzero #climatechange #emissions #renewables #energytransition #auspol

UNSW researchers are working towards more efficient solar technology by splitting photons, in a process called singlet fission. #solar #solarcell #solarefficiency #renewables

Australia's Tomago Aluminium smelter—the country's single biggest user of electricity—says it's facing closure due to the rising cost of electricity. #tomago #aluminium #electricityprices #energytransition #renewables

Nextracker has scored almost $5 million in ARENA funding to deploy its robotic solar construction and integrated tracker technologies across a number of NSW solar farms. #robotics #solar #renewables #energytransition

Stage one of Clarke Creek Wind Farm in North Queensland is now up and running, producing enough green electricity to power 330,000 homes. #windfarm #renewables #energytransition #cleanenergy

When Snowy 2.0 is in the news, it’s usually about money. The cost of the huge project has gone well beyond the initial A$6 billion estimate and will now cost more than $12 billion. Will it be worth it? #renewables #pumpedhydro #energytransition #snowy2

US-based Rondo Energy has begun commercial operation at the world’s largest industrial heat battery in California. #industrialheating #renewables #energytransition #batterystorage #energystorage

Australia and the United States have signed a landmark bilateral framework on critical minerals and rare earths. #renewables #criticalminerals #rareearths #mining #energytransition

PowerMakers is a transformative, capacity building program for First Nations people pursuing clean energy futures. #firstnations #renewables #energytransition #cleanenergy

Another one bites the dust... RWE has canned its proposed Kent Offshore Wind Project off the Gippsland coast in Victoria. #offshorewind #renewables #energytransition

New modelling shows Australian household energy bills are set to halve by 2050, leaving room for the federal government to cut emissions in the electricity sector. #energybill #renewables #emissions #netzero #electricity

A US startup plans to produce “sunlight on demand” with mirrors that beam sunlight down to Earth so solar farms can operate after sunset. #solar #spaceenergy #satellites #space #renewables #energytransition

Record solar growth and steady wind power expansion are reshaping global electricity generation, as renewables overtake coal for the first time on record. #renewables #fossilfuels #coal #energytransition #netzero

Snowy 2.0 was originally pitched to cost $2 billion. Now, experts say the total project cost could reach an eye-watering $20 billion. #pumpedhydro #snowy2.0 #renewables #energytransition

Aussie firefighters are speaking out against misinformation that suggests renewable power facilities pose an increased fire risk. #renewables #bushfire #energytransition #firefighters #climatechange

Rio Tinto has announced the potential early retirement of Queensland's Gladstone Power Station in March 2029. #energytransition #renewables #fossilfuels #coal #queensland

Neoen has commenced operations at the 341MW/1,363MWh Collie Battery Stage 2 in Western Australia, less than 15 months since the start of construction. #batterystorage #westernaustralia #renewables #energytransition #bigbattery

The recent exposure of a 20-year methane leak at Santos’ Darwin LNG hub has sunk its third takeover negotiations. #fossilfuels #methane #gas #lng #renewables