Ampt tech to power solar-plus-storage system for Australian hydrogen plant

Ampt and Hiringa Energy plan to deploy a 27 MW (DC) solar array with 30 MWh battery storage to power green hydrogen and ammonia production for a low-carbon cotton operation in Australia. October 28, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Sundown Pastoral From pv magazine Australia US-based Ampt is collaborating with New Zealand-based green-hydrogen company Hiringa Energy on a low-carbon cotton production initiative. Ampt’s string optimizer technology will support a solar plus storage system for Hiringa’s hydr...
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Solar-plus-storage dominates latest Australian CIS tender

Solar-plus-storage dominates latest Australian CIS tender

Some 11 of the 20 projects allocated in the latest round of the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) feature solar sites alongside battery energy storage systems (BESS). October 9, 2025 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia Investor confidence in large-scale, hybrid solar-and-BESS development was clearly demonstrated in tender four of Australia’s CIS National Electricity Market (NEM) Generation program. More than half of the 20 successful bids were for solar-plus-storage sites. Drawing 84 bids repre...
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Emeroo battery secures first approval under South Australia clean energy law

Emeroo battery secures first approval under South Australia clean energy law

Potentia Energy’s 900 MWh Emeroo battery in South Australia is the first battery energy storage system (BESS) approved under the state’s Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act. August 29, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Potentia Energy From pv magazine Australia Australian renewable energy company Potentia Energy’s AUD 400 million ($260 million) Emeroo BESS in South Australia is the first battery project to receive environmental approval under the state’s new Hydrogen and Renewable Energy (HRE) Ac...
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Battery maker Energy Renaissance enters administration in Australia

Lithium ion battery maker Energy Renaissance has gone into administration in Australia after a key investor pulled out of a planned funding round, leaving the company in a cash crisis. August 22, 2025 Ev Foley Image: Energy Renaissance From pv magazine Australia Australian lithium ion battery producer Energy Renaissance has gone into liquidation, just months after celebrating a decade in business. The company, which makes high energy density, air-cooled lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery energ...
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AGL approves 2,000 MWh battery project with Fluence in Australia

AGL approves 2,000 MWh battery project with Fluence in Australia

Australian Gas Light Co. (AGL) has reached a final investment decision on its 500 MW/2,000 MWh Tomago battery energy storage system (BESS) in Australia. It has selected Fluence as the project’s delivery partner. August 1, 2025 Ev Foley From pv magazine Australia Energy group AGL has reached a final investment decision on the 500 MW/2,000 MWh Tomago BESS, which is located approximately 20 km northwest of Newcastle, New South Wales. It has appointed energy storage company Fluence to build the pr...
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Sungrow launches next-gen hybrid residential energy storage system

Sungrow Power has revealed its newest hybrid residential energy storage system. Upgrades to its MG Series inverters and a battery will be launched in Q4. July 25, 2025 Ev Foley...
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