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14–20 September 2026

143 stories this week

Materials2026-09-20

NSW leads Australia with new solar panel recycling mandate - NSW Government

Policy2026-09-20

Do You Need to Tell Your Network Before Installing a Home EV Charger? (Yes, Probably)

Policy2026-09-20

Concerns raised over Qld's call-in process for assessing renewable projects - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Policy2026-09-20

Labor picks a path through farmland to bring offshore wind to Victoria - AFR

Nuclear2026-09-19

Worley And 2 Other Australian Uranium Stocks To Watch - simplywall.st

Reliability2026-09-19

Renewables hit more than 80 pct of grid demand for first time – despite heavy throttling of wind and solar

Nuclear2026-09-19

Recent research shows strong support for uranium mining in NSW - The Australian

Policy2026-09-19

Explainer: Who will set Australia’s rules for home energy devices such as solar, plug-in batteries and EVs?

Sovereignty2026-09-19

China Rare Earth stake in MP Materials: supply, capex and risk notes for miners - Geomechanics.io

Nuclear2026-09-18

One Year After Executive Orders, U.S. Nuclear Energy Renaissance Is in Full Swing - Department of Energy (.gov)

Reliability2026-09-18

Data centres could drain ‘13pc of all power’ - The Australian

Sovereignty2026-09-18

Chinese PV Industry Brief: CEEC launches 15 GW module procurement

Nuclear2026-09-18

Containment tests completed at Lufeng unit 5

Sovereignty2026-09-18

Boost for Woodside’s Browse LNG project as Japan firm inks deal - AFR

Policy2026-09-18

Labor’s renewable energy targets were ‘doomed’ from the beginning - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-18

Panel | Powering the AI boom: can Australia's electricity system keep pace? Energy & Climate Summit - AFR Live

Nuclear2026-09-18

Natural draft cooling tower is preferred JEK2 option

Cost2026-09-18

Robotics and AI to have key roles in FTC Solar’s future in Australia: CEO

Nuclear2026-09-18

Recent research shows strong support for uranium mining in NSW - news24.com.au

Nuclear2026-09-18

South Australia anchors Australia’s uranium industry as exploration expands - Mining.com.au

Reliability2026-09-18

Plans to bring Beetaloo gas to to Australia's south-east take shape - Energy News Bulletin

Reliability2026-09-18

AGL commissions 500-MW Liddell battery in New South Wales - Renewables Now

Reliability2026-09-18

Templers BESS underway again, in a post-Zen world

Reliability2026-09-18

Businesses “do the math” and want to go electric – right up until they try to connect to the grid

Reliability2026-09-18

Wind and solar reach record share of Australia’s main grid, nearly half of it from rooftop PV

Reliability2026-09-18

Renewables hit a new all-time high on Australia’s main grid, nearly half of it from rooftop solar - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-18

New 2-stage BESS for Victoria to provide 1.4 GWh of capacity

Cost2026-09-18

Australian hydrogen innovation set for commercial manufacturing boost with ARENA funding

Cost2026-09-18

Energy Insiders: The “impossible” wind project that broke the investment drought

Policy2026-09-18

“Massive loophole:” Consultation paper stokes doubt on data centre emissions, wind and solar mandates

Cost2026-09-18

BHP hits the brakes on electric trucks as it frets about charging times, but rival Fortescue says it’s missing the point

Reliability2026-09-18

BYD adds its best selling EV to Australia’s biggest vehicle-to-grid trial

Sovereignty2026-09-18

ASIO warns telcos and electricity under threat - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-18

Huge Liddell battery hits full commercial operations, completing state’s “firming” line-u... - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-18

SA named Australia’s least affordable state for household energy - Glam Adelaide

Reliability2026-09-18

Huge Liddell battery hits full commercial operations, completing state’s “firming” line-u... - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-18

Australian green hydrogen hopeful launches AI-backed electrolyser production line

Reliability2026-09-18

Ausgrid trials C&I rooftop solar initiative to share energy benefits with renters

Reliability2026-09-18

Australia’s NSW firming tender delivers 3GWh of battery storage as all Round 2 projects go operational - Energy-Storage.News

Reliability2026-09-18

Four projects backed by 2023 NSW firming tender achieve 3 GWh milestone

Policy2026-09-18

Domestic Gas Reservation Scheme – big changes for Australia’s gas exporters - Johnson Winter Slattery

Reliability2026-09-18

Victoria backs away from renewable transmission projects - MacroBusiness

Nuclear2026-09-17

Centrus and Antares Sign Multi-Year HALEU Supply Contract

Policy2026-09-17

“We don’t simply see turbines:” Grazier says hosting wind farms eases pressure on land and helps prepare for drought

Materials2026-09-17

Solar panels going to landfill while Labor’s $25m recycling scheme on hold - The Guardian

Nuclear2026-09-17

Rethink on nuclear leads to fresh uranium opportunities - Australian Resources & Investment

Cost2026-09-17

Labor’s ‘free power’ gimmick attracts just 10,000 customers - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-17

Foundations laid for major expansion of the Royal Navy nuclear submarine fleet - Navy Lookout

Materials2026-09-17

Solar recycling industry calls on government to unpause pilot, reboot it before end of year

Nuclear2026-09-17

Third unit at Changjiang site commissioned

Nuclear2026-09-17

‘We’re going to miss the boat’: Labor pressed to reverse nuclear ban as AI booms - The Australian

Policy2026-09-17

Policy and planning uncertainty ranked as biggest potholes for wind and solar transition

Nuclear2026-09-17

Smolensk's planned new units get environmental approval

Reliability2026-09-17

Big battery for big super: Aware to help keep Victoria’s lights on - AFR

Sovereignty2026-09-17

China targets perovskite solar, advanced batteries in five-year plan

Cost2026-09-17

Victoria’s renewables transmission link cost revealed - theaustralian.com.au

Cost2026-09-17

Global residential storage market to hit 46.1 GWh in 2026

Cost2026-09-17

Make renewables infrastructure to make them investible

Reliability2026-09-17

Coal-fired power needed to bolster $32bn Qld data centre, Nationals MP says - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cost2026-09-17

East coast gas: Why prices could rise faster in Sydney and Melbourne - CommBank

Reliability2026-09-17

“Bowen test:” Giant data centre plan will challenge federal resolve on renewables

Policy2026-09-17

SwitchedOn podcast: Can a new alliance fast-charge Australia’s electrification push?

Policy2026-09-17

Time running out on trial to protect vulnerable electricity consumers from from El Niño heatwave

Cost2026-09-17

ARENA backs 1,000-home electrification trial in Canberra

Reliability2026-09-17

Can renewables handle the data centre boom? - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Cost2026-09-17

“These are not speculative risks:” Solar industry warns of cost increases and project delays from anti-dumping ruling

Cost2026-09-17

“It is not a pause:” Victoria insists transmission plan on track as network denies forced land buys being used

Nuclear2026-09-17

No nuclear energy means no sovereign Australian AI - afr.com

Reliability2026-09-17

Victoria secures 15-year offtake agreement with 400 MW Baranduda battery

Cost2026-09-17

British renewables giant wants Moah money for Qld wind farm - afr.com

Cost2026-09-17

Industry index identifies clean energy project risks

Reliability2026-09-17

Essential Energy to assess remote NSW microgrids

Reliability2026-09-17

AusNet invests $100M to strengthen Mallee electricity supply

Policy2026-09-16

New Solar and Battery Regulator Could Shape How Your Home Energy System Works

Cost2026-09-16

Australia can green its heavy industry, protect nature and give hope to regions at same time: Gladstone sho... - Renew Economy

Materials2026-09-16

Hithium launches 4 MWh sodium-ion BESS with new 785Ah cell

Reliability2026-09-16

Data centres boom hoovering power. But there's a growing problem - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Policy2026-09-16

Bowen’s net zero obsession renders his new domestic gas plan next to redundant - news24.com.au

Nuclear2026-09-16

Blue Energy submits first construction application to NRC

Reliability2026-09-16

State utility buys stake in new big battery, locks in November construction start - Renew Economy

Sovereignty2026-09-16

Malaysia and Vietnam Diversify Rare Earths Supply Away From China - energynews.pro

Nuclear2026-09-16

US funding for Thai SMR feasibility study

Reliability2026-09-16

BYD launches 62 MWh GC Block for gigawatt-scale battery storage plants

Reliability2026-09-16

A (minor) drop in System Frequency, with trip of Loy Yang A1 at 03:58 on Monday 7th September 2026

Materials2026-09-16

Solar recycler losing “insane amount of money” and about to shed staff as PV pilot program rem... - Renew Economy

Policy2026-09-16

Securing power purchase agreements a barrier for large-scale renewables

Reliability2026-09-16

Anthropic inks Queensland data centre deal worth five times Olympics budget - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Sovereignty2026-09-16

SAJ launches residential battery energy storage system in Australia

Policy2026-09-16

Labor loses its spine on renewables as premier throws new energy minister, and transition, under the bus - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-16

Community-owned 6.8 MW solar and 10.5 MWh battery mark project completion

Reliability2026-09-16

A quick first record of some FCAS volatility in TAS on Monday 14th September 2026

Reliability2026-09-16

First battery modules arrive at biggest storage project to date in Australia’s most renewable grid - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-16

$3 million solar and battery microgrid study to support remote NSW communities

Policy2026-09-16

“A lot of unknowns:” Why states may go their own way in “balkanisation” of Australi... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-16

Victoria cannot switch off Yallourn before it can replace it - tanea.com.au

Reliability2026-09-16

First batteries arrive at Reeves Plains Battery project

Reliability2026-09-16

Enough wind and solar in pipeline, but not enough actually being built to meet 2030 target, scorecard finds - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-15

Hydro Tasmania notes that ‘fire destroyed Tungatinah Power Station’

Cost2026-09-15

Western Renewables Link clears key planning hurdle

Reliability2026-09-15

Aggregate Dispatch Error by Fuel Type for Tuesday 15th September 2026

Policy2026-09-15

Two massive wind and battery projects held up by weight of objections, including 13 signed by one individual - Renew Economy

Nuclear2026-09-15

First SMR funding agreed by European Investment Bank

Nuclear2026-09-15

China launches Global Network for SMR Innovation

Nuclear2026-09-15

eVinci sets temperature record during zero-power criticality tests

Reliability2026-09-15

Green goal in doubt as Victoria pauses $1.5b cable - afr.com

Reliability2026-09-15

Gladstone LNG extension reignites industry divide over level gas field - theaustralian.com.au

Reliability2026-09-15

Trina Storage to supply BESS for West Australia solar-battery hybrid

Cost2026-09-15

Western Renewables Link passes planning hurdle as cost review ordered - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nuclear2026-09-15

NuScale Power Is Closing In on a Deal That Could Transform the Small Modular Reactor Industry - The Motley Fool

Nuclear2026-09-15

NuScale Power Is Closing In on a Deal That Could Transform the Small Modular Reactor Industry - The Globe and Mail

Nuclear2026-09-15

NuScale Power Is Closing In on a Deal That Could Transform the Small Modular Reactor Industry - The Globe and Mail

Policy2026-09-15

Labor puts key but contested transmission line on hold until after state election, pending cost review - Renew Economy

Nuclear2026-09-15

NuScale Power Is Closing In on a Deal That Could Transform the Small Modular Reactor Industry - The Globe and Mail

Policy2026-09-15

Energy ministers greenlight ESEM consultation package, with maiden tender targeted for 2027

Nuclear2026-09-15

What Australia’s nuclear shift means for minerals: Beyond uranium - Mining.com.au

Policy2026-09-15

Western transmission project in limbo amid discontent in marginal seats - SMH.com.au

Reliability2026-09-15

Significant oscillations in ‘Market Demand’ during Tuesday afternoon 15th September 2026

Reliability2026-09-15

Downer takes on Delburn grid connection

Nuclear2026-09-15

Voter backing renews push to lift NSW uranium ban - australianmining.com.au

Reliability2026-09-15

AGL Energy (ASX:AGL) Expands Battery Capacity as Australia's Power System Transitions - Kalkine

Reliability2026-09-15

WaterNSW: A growing launchpad for pumped hydro

Reliability2026-09-15

ABB helps deliver grid‑forming BESS in rapid time

Reliability2026-09-15

Downer to connect Delburn wind farm to Victorian grid

Policy2026-09-14

Victoria makes call on Central North renewable energy zone

Policy2026-09-14

Snowy Hydro appoints new board members

Materials2026-09-14

Applied Machinery offers resource recovery for solar panels - Waste Management Review

Policy2026-09-14

Government advances gas reservation scheme

Nuclear2026-09-14

Solid majority of NSW voters support uranium mining for zero-emissions energy - The National Tribune

Nuclear2026-09-14

Saudi Arabia Announces New Deposits of Uranium Bearing Ore

Cost2026-09-14

Six steps to stop the data centre boom from sending power prices through the roof - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-14

Australia’s dependence on gas generation during evening energy peak falls by almost 70% - The Guardian

Cost2026-09-14

Don't let power price changes sting on July 1, what you need to know - thesenior.com.au

Reliability2026-09-14

Data centre company lodges appeal against 'unreasonable' restricted generator use - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nuclear2026-09-14

Aussie miner targets huge NT uranium revival - NT News

Nuclear2026-09-14

Indiana to get its first power-producing nuclear reactor

Nuclear2026-09-14

U.S. Investor Ezra Garnder Sees AI Driving SMRs for Israel

Policy2026-09-14

One Nation under fire for abandoning gas reservation plan in favour of policy benefiting Gina Rinehart - The Guardian

Nuclear2026-09-14

Groundwork begins for demonstration Hualong One 2.0 units

Cost2026-09-14

High energy prices make it ‘almost impossible’ for Australian industry to compete - news24.com.au

Reliability2026-09-14

A second look at Loy Yang A1, after trip on Monday 7th September 2026

Policy2026-09-14

Energy bills will rise ‘astronomically’ under One Nation, Coalition - afr.com

Policy2026-09-14

Labor’s watered-down gas reservation plan ‘kicks it into the long grass yet again’: Denniss - thepoint.com.au

Policy2026-09-14

Hitting climate goals means no coal power, and no new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, report finds - Renew Economy