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Renewables are cheapest: CSIRO GenCost report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... draft report, Bowen said, "GenCost is clear; renewables remain the cheapest new electricity, and firming them with battery storage, transmission, hydro and a small amount of gas peaking is the best way to keep the lights on and put downward pressure ...

CEF calls out Whitehaven Coal over rising emissions

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... and mobile equipment before 2030 to displace high-emissions diesel use; expanding onsite solar generation and battery storage across its portfolio; and limiting the extent and duration of any expansion of Blackwater mine. Additionally, the report called ...

Investors must be ESG-led amid data centre boom: CEFC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... among the "top data-hosting nations" in the Asia Pacific. By that time, 3.2GW of renewable generation and 1.9GW of battery storage are needed to support data centre load. Without additional new renewable energy and storage, CEFC warned that data centre ...

Quinbrook strengthens partnership with Stanwell

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025  |  NEWS
... to come," O'Rourke said. "The proposed GSDA Energy Hub Project will combine gas power generation and eight-hour battery storage through a novel configuration in a strategic location that supports Queensland's critical heavy industries. "This agreement ...

QIC ups renewables bet with EDPR partnership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... 99.9% ownership of Australia's largest operating wind platform, for $750 million. "With a focus on solar and battery storage projects, the partnership we are building with EDPR perfectly complements Tilt's wind-focused strategy. It provides the option ...

Podcast: Recharging investment portfolios with batteries

THE GREENER WAY  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
Over the past 10 years, the investment case for batteries and battery storage has evolved phenomenally as their efficacy in supporting the energy transition became more apparent. But Australia remains behind many other developed countries, even five ...

La Caisse to drop $1.1bn on Australia's Edify

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
Canadian pension giant La Caisse is buying the Australian renewable energy and battery storage company. Coupled with further equity capital funding, La Caisse will spend a total of about $1.1 billion. This includes funding the acquisition of Edify and ...

Aware Super backs UK battery storage project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... with European fund manager Equitix and the UK National Wealth Fund (NWF) to invest $1.04 billion (£500m) in a UK battery storage platform. Led by Equitix, the consortium will fund Eelpower Energy to build, own, and operate grid-scale battery storage ...

VC firm invests in National Renewable Network

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... equity raise in the scale-up. NRN seeks to unlock the potential of virtual power plant technology and help open battery storage capacity throughout Australia. NRN also partners with energy retailers and solar installers to increase the uptake of household ...

Octopus awarded $1bn mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... date. Octopus said the investment helps accelerate its platform and pipeline of utility-scale solar, wind and battery storage projects. "This partnership marks a transformational moment for both our business and the broader Australian energy landscape," ...