Grid-scale solar generation increased 16% year-on-year during Q3 2025, establishing a new record for any third quarter period. The 238MW net generation increase resulted from 289MW of new capacity additions, 24MW from commissioning facilities, and 18MW from improvements to the existing fleet. Image: AEMO. Economic offloading reduced potential output by 90MW while curtailment accounted for 4MW of lost generation, demonstrating the growing need for storage solutions to capture excess solar product...

Acquiring an electric car raises concerns about the battery’s range, size, and longevity. Many worry that the expensive battery will become obsolete, questioning whether it will fail in five years or be costly to replace. However, a new study from Sweden indicates that these fears may be exaggerated. Swedish used car broker Kvdbil analyzed 1,300 used electric cars and plug-in hybrids and found that eight out of ten still had over 90 percent of their original battery capacity. This indicates th...

Lithium-ion batteries’ ability to deliver a lot of power from a small package have made them the go-to for makers and manufacturers alike. It’s not unusual now to find, say, microcontroller boards with integrated Li-ion chargers. Lithium-ion is so popular, in fact, that it’s easy to forget that other battery technologies exist, even when they’re a better fit. These worthy alternatives include removable rechargeable nickel–metal hydride batteries. While NiMH cells can’t be recharged a...

Surge Battery Metals Inc.  reported the successful completion of its 2025 core drilling program at the 100%-owned Nevada North Lithium Project (NNLP), Nevada. The nine-hole program, totaling 4,634.5 feet (1,412.6 metres), successfully achieved all its primary objectives: collecting critical data for the company’s planned upgrade to the mineral resource (from Inferred to Indicated and Measured); gathering essential geotechnical and hydrogeological data; and securing bulk samples for metallurg...

For the last 12 weeks, California start-up Rondo Energy has been operating what it’s calling the world’s largest thermal battery. Rondo’s system converts cheap renewable electricity into heat that can be discharged on demand into industrial processes. This differs from most next-generation energy storage strategies, which provide electricity to grids in the absence of sun or wind. Instead, Rondo’s system aims to help decarbonize emissions-heavy sectors like steelmaking and cement. The sy...

For years now, we’ve been talking about the enormous potential of Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology, for many, its the logical next step in home energy and electric vehicle ownership. This has the potential to turn your EV into a giant battery on wheels that can power your home and even earn you money. The promise is massive, but the uptake in Australia has been hampered by one major roadblock: the dreaded warranty void. Today, that barrier is finally starting to crumble, thanks to an exciting...