Storage

Gamuda Renewables has secured an interest in the 450MW Hazelwood North solar-plus-storage project from Latrobe Valley-based developer Manthos Investments.

Despite technical challenges, co-locating solar PV and BESS could provide an answer to many of Europe's renewable energy challenges.

Ark Energy has been granted approval by AEMO and Transgrid to connect its 435MW Richmond Valley solar-plus-storage project to the NEM.

Frontier Energy has secured firm commitments for an AU$110 million equity raising for the 132MW first stage of its Waroona project in WA.

Sigenergy has moved into agentic AI with the launch of its all-domain intelligent energy agent, SigenAgent.

Levanta and ib vogt have secured finance for projects and ACWA Power has leased 500 hectares for its own project.

Queensland has opened a formal call for proposals under the state government’s AU$200 million North West Energy Fund in Australia.

With BESS in the generation mix, energy is no longer simply generated and exposed to the market; it can be stored and used when most valuable.

Australia's utility-scale solar PV and wind assets generated a combined 4.6TWh in May 2026, up 10% from 4.2TWh recorded in May 2025, according to data published by Rystad Energy senior analyst David Dixon on LinkedIn.

PV Talk: India’s renewable market is shifting toward dispatchability as standalone solar faces mounting intermittency pressure and storage moves to the centre of new procurement models.