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21–27 September 2026

156 stories this week

Policy2026-09-27

Wongalee wind energy project secures EPBC approval

Reliability2026-09-27

“It tested us in many ways:” Australia’s most powerful battery finally completed after le... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-27

It’s 10 years on, since the SA System Black

Materials2026-09-27

What Happens to Old Solar Panels in Australia? (2026 Guide) - Energy Matters

Materials2026-09-27

What Happens to Your Old Solar Panels Right Now?

Reliability2026-09-27

SA's statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Policy2026-09-27

Gas reservation policy resembles ‘nationalism by stealth’: Senex - The Weekly Times

Policy2026-09-27

Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute - SMH.com.au

Policy2026-09-27

Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute - The Age

Materials2026-09-27

NSW Seeks Feedback On Solar Panel Recycling Scheme - Northern Rivers Times

Policy2026-09-27

Coal and gas support doubles in Victoria - The Australian

Sovereignty2026-09-27

WA energy minister heads for Japan to quell gas reserve anxiety - AFR

Policy2026-09-26

The residents and wind farm on the frontline of Australia's energy wars - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nuclear2026-09-26

Kairos & Samsung in $100M Deal for EPC Services

Reliability2026-09-25

Snowy starts laying concrete foundations for massive turbines a kilometre underground

Reliability2026-09-25

Panel | Building the grid – transmission, REZs, and reliability - AFR Live

Materials2026-09-25

Some households are discarding solar panels after just 2 years: PV expert says retirement fee could fix this - Renew Economy

Materials2026-09-25

Some solar panels are only 2 years old when they’re discarded. PV expert says retirement fee could fix this

Materials2026-09-25

Australia weighs first mandatory solar panel recycling plan as NSW waste heads for 98,000 tons - Yahoo

Cost2026-09-25

Chinese PV Industry Brief: Growatt raises inverter, battery prices by up to 10%

Reliability2026-09-25

Marinus Link granted Australia’s first offshore transmission licence - pv magazine Australia

Materials2026-09-25

Australia weighs first mandatory solar panel recycling plan as NSW waste heads for 98,000 tons - The Cool Down

Reliability2026-09-25

‘Flash droughts’ on the cards as super El Nino intensifies - AFR

Policy2026-09-25

“Forging the Future”? Why the coal industry may soon have to face some facts it can’t dodge

Policy2026-09-25

Australia’s most pro-coal state is still a hot spot for wind and solar, even after ripping up renewab... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-25

Australia’s AEMO warns reliability depends on timely investment - Energy-Storage.News

Reliability2026-09-25

Network bets its own money on filling commercial roofs with solar and storing it in community batteries

Reliability2026-09-25

Controversial Marinus Link notches up an “offshore electricity” first for Australia as it clear... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-25

Deniliquin East BESS granted development application

Reliability2026-09-25

Australia’s biggest wind project aims for 2027 construction start after federal green tick - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-25

Marinus Link gets nation’s first offshore transmission licence - Energy Source & Distribution

Policy2026-09-24

NSW Planning fails to consult key agencies over data centre gas plant - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Nuclear2026-09-24

Italy to bring back nuclear power after 40 years - mining.com.au

Nuclear2026-09-24

Niger signs deal with Australian group to relaunch uranium project - africanews.com

Nuclear2026-09-24

Polish plant contract negotiations move to next stage

Reliability2026-09-24

Korean giant reveals ‘grave’ fears over Bowen gas scheme - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-24

US-Turkey agreement to accelerate SMR deployment

Nuclear2026-09-24

Second reactor manufactured for floating nuclear plant

Policy2026-09-24

Clean energy developers must earn social licence to operate: Coalition

Reliability2026-09-24

We asked Victorians if the Yallourn coal-fired power station should keep running. Here’s what you said - Herald Sun

Reliability2026-09-24

First transmission lines strung on Central-West Orana REZ project in New South Wales - ACCIONA | Australia

Nuclear2026-09-24

Australian Uranium Stocks Gain Attention as Nuclear Energy Demand Builds - Kalkine Media

Materials2026-09-24

The Smart Energy Council calls for urgent action on stalled solar panel recycling pilot - Smart Energy Council

Nuclear2026-09-24

The Coalition says it wants cheaper power, not ideology. But its evidence-free plan is all ideology | Adam Morton - The Guardian

Sovereignty2026-09-24

Singapore asset manager snaps up one of Australia’s leading renewable energy and storage developers - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-24

Cost of “preposterous” fracked gas pipeline could balloon to $10 billion, locking in higher bil... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-24

Transmission network planning and system resilience team embeds academic

Reliability2026-09-24

PEC Stage 2 enters the ST timeframe

Policy2026-09-24

Gas lobby bid to halt home electrification falls flat as Labor says it will stay the course - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-24

Power bills set to rise under plan for thousands of new EV chargers - 7NEWS

Cost2026-09-24

The narrowing window: why corporate renewable energy buyers need to act now

Policy2026-09-24

Manufacturers say gas reservation plan won’t work - AFR

Reliability2026-09-24

Transmission line underway at Central-West Orana REZ

Policy2026-09-23

Regulator proposes “imperfect” rule change to give networks key role in bid to add 14,000 EV charging points

Materials2026-09-23

Australian researchers seek pathway to ensure EV batteries get a second life supporting the grid

Policy2026-09-23

Plug-In Solar Is One Step Closer to Legal in Australia, Here’s What Just Happened

Reliability2026-09-23

Why Victorians are demanding Yallourn power station keeps running - Herald Sun

Cost2026-09-23

'Monopoly' power companies win backing to slug all consumers for EV chargers - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Policy2026-09-23

Santos warns ALP gas plan will force $4bn project into deep freeze - The Australian

Policy2026-09-23

Ryan Stokes says government plan to power data centres with renewables ‘defies logic’ - The Australian

Policy2026-09-23

Last Post: Coalition could be on a winner with credible energy policy - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-23

Turning speculative coal seam gas into an Australian export powerhouse - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-23

Connecting Beetaloo gas to Aussie markets - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-23

SGE confident of UK SMR fleet prospects

Nuclear2026-09-23

Škoda JS to supply control rod drives for Rolls-Royce SMR's reactors

Policy2026-09-23

Last-ditch pitch on gas reservation rule worth a listen - The Australian

Policy2026-09-23

Dan Tehan vows to ‘take chainsaw’ to Albanese energy policy - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-23

GE Vernova, Hitachi, SGE and Samsung C&T sign BWRX-300s MoU

Policy2026-09-23

Labor’s gas concessions do little for investment certainty: Woodside, Chevron - The Australian

Materials2026-09-23

Canadian province announces PV panel recycling fee

Reliability2026-09-23

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli: Anthropic wouldn’t have come without gas carve-out - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-23

The shape of PPAs is changing – from volume to value

Policy2026-09-23

Queensland insists it will power data centres with coal and gas, but won’t back federal Coalition on ... - Renew Economy

Nuclear2026-09-23

Elevate Uranium Positioning for Long-Term Growth across Namibia and Australia - smallcaps.com.au

Nuclear2026-09-23

It’s time to lift the ban on nuclear energy - MacroBusiness

Reliability2026-09-23

Panel orientation can help solve ‘duck curve’ say SA researchers

Policy2026-09-23

Australia’s Coalition pledges to scrap most offshore wind zones — ABC News Australia - UA.NEWS

Policy2026-09-23

Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws and offshore wind - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Policy2026-09-23

Coalition’s new plan spares big polluters from penalties - The Nightly

Cost2026-09-23

‘Not pushing up your power prices’: Labor’s data centre pledge - news24.com.au

Reliability2026-09-23

Lava Blue hosts Australia’s first grid-connected sodium-sulphur battery

Nuclear2026-09-23

Coalition reveals plan to kill net zero, remove nuclear ban - Energy Source & Distribution

Reliability2026-09-23

Lightsource bp seeks green light for 600 MW hybrid project in WA

Reliability2026-09-23

Snowy 2.0 power station enters underground fit-out

Nuclear2026-09-23

‘Ideology and idiocy’: Turnbull lashes Coalition energy plan - AFR

Policy2026-09-22

Australian electricity and gas markets – July 2026 Update - Ashurst Perkins Coie

Policy2026-09-22

“Dumb and desperate:” Coalition panned after vowing to scrap renewable, EV and climate policies - Renew Economy

Policy2026-09-22

Victoria mandates renewables for new data centres

Reliability2026-09-22

About the short (planned) outage at Tarong unit 2 on Monday 21st September 2026

Cost2026-09-22

Hold the front page! Cost of clean energy transition just shrank by $100 billion

Reliability2026-09-22

CIS-backed big battery hits full power and passes final tests to join the grid

Reliability2026-09-22

Australia’s biggest coal generator has plans for two massive new battery projects as utilities focus ... - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-22

A turning point for grid-forming inverters in Australia’s grid transition plan - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-22

Mildura still without power after days - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-22

Victoria’s Midday Power Saver: Will 3 Free Hours Catch On? - solarquotes.com.au

Policy2026-09-22

Labor’s gas scheme shouldn’t choke new LNG terminals - AFR

Policy2026-09-22

Coalition unveils eight-point plan to end Labor’s green revolution - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-22

Our energy grid can’t power AI data centres. Do we need nuclear? - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-22

Renewables surge past 50pc but next phase proves harder - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-22

Done properly, data centres can strengthen the grid - The Australian

Policy2026-09-22

Capturing the benefits of a well-designed gas reservation for the nation - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-22

Developing new gas supply is crucial to maintain advantage - The Australian

Policy2026-09-22

Policy certainty on gas vital for energy security - The Australian

Cost2026-09-22

Wind projects face soaring construction costs - The Australian

Reliability2026-09-22

Reliable energy supply the key to realising nation’s AI ambition - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-22

Power start-up for Mochovce 4

Reliability2026-09-22

Vulnerable residents feeling 'distress' as Mildura power outage drags on - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-22

Huge landowner-led wind project seeks green tick, despite looming threat to transmission link - Renew Economy

Materials2026-09-22

Have your say on Australia’s first solar panel recycling scheme - New England Times

Materials2026-09-22

Australian state opens consultation on mandatory solar panel recycling scheme - pv magazine Global

Policy2026-09-22

Biggest coal project lines up for approval as Albanese calls for “bravery” in climate action

Reliability2026-09-22

Hitachi Energy delivers giant HumeLink reactors

Policy2026-09-22

Victorian Labor toes federal line on BYO renewables for data centres, Coalition still pushing gas - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-22

Global wind giant expects lower costs from new turbine equipped with extra-long blades

Materials2026-09-22

NSW opens consultation on mandatory solar panel recycling scheme - pv magazine Australia

Reliability2026-09-22

Victoria tightens rules on data centres

Reliability2026-09-22

How AGL’s 500MW Liddell battery helps the NEM - Energy Magazine

Nuclear2026-09-22

3 Australian Uranium Stocks To Own In September 2026 - simplywall.st

Policy2026-09-22

Victoria lays down the law for data centres

Reliability2026-09-22

Renewables power 80 per cent of NEM for the first time

Reliability2026-09-22

Following the money through South Australia’s wind droughts - Energy Source & Distribution

Reliability2026-09-21

AGL’s Liddell Battery achieves full commercial operation - Energy Source & Distribution

Reliability2026-09-21

What Victoria’s Cancelled Renewable Zone Means for Business Energy Planning

Cost2026-09-21

Yallourn is closing. Now the mine needs 665 gigalitres of water to fill its void. - Herald Sun

Reliability2026-09-21

Data centres to ‘power themselves’ under tough new rules - The Australian

Materials2026-09-21

Consultation opens on solar panel recycling scheme for NSW - The Lismore App

Policy2026-09-21

Victoria unveils data centre strategy with renewables requirements - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Reliability2026-09-21

Rare wind, solar and battery hybrid seeks environmental approvals in new renewables hotspot - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-21

Let’s have honesty about how data centres will be powered - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-21

Indian plants celebrate fuel loading milestones

Reliability2026-09-21

Gas investments unlock Australia’s future prosperity - The Australian

Nuclear2026-09-21

Nuward targets 10 SMRs in five EU countries

Sovereignty2026-09-21

Canada trade tribunal rescinds order on Chinese solar modules, laminates

Materials2026-09-21

Lithium Universe teams with CSIRO for solar recycling research - pv magazine Australia

Nuclear2026-09-21

Akkuyu 1 set for next stage of pre-commissioning activities

Cost2026-09-21

Future Fund, QIC’s Tilt Renewables in talks to buy $1.3b QLD wind farm - AFR

Policy2026-09-21

Registration exemption and classification guide gets a review

Reliability2026-09-21

New ‘lowest ever’ point for NEMwide ‘Market Demand’ on Sunday 2oth September 2026

Cost2026-09-21

‘Slowdown’: Falling power prices jeopardises Labor’s green goals - The Australian

Policy2026-09-21

Intergenerational Report plots fossil fuel decline, rise of electrification, as climate impacts mount - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-21

The Australian-first grid connection that could transform the rollout of EV fast-chargers

Reliability2026-09-21

Supply-side capacity in the NEM over the next 10 years (v1)

Policy2026-09-21

An alternative approach to Grid Impact Assessment

Reliability2026-09-21

Renewables share hits record high in NEM

Reliability2026-09-21

Renewables retailer doubles down on coal country battery plans as huge new BESS prepares to power up - Renew Economy

Materials2026-09-21

NSW proposes solar panel recycling mandate to support manufacturing - Australian Manufacturing

Materials2026-09-21

NSW moves on solar recycling - Manufacturers' Monthly

Reliability2026-09-21

Racing to rebuild transmission infrastructure - Ecogeneration

Reliability2026-09-21

Route for first offshore wind transmission link mapped out amid scramble to meet 2032 target - Renew Economy

Reliability2026-09-21

The Driven Podcast: Is Australia finally ready for V2G? | Live from Everything Electric Sydney - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-21

Utilities push overlooked coal sites for data centres’ ground zero - The Australian

Materials2026-09-21

Don’t just secure critical minerals supply. Look for substitutes. - The Strategist | ASPI's analysis and commentary site

Reliability2026-09-21

Ausgrid launches community solar battery trial

Materials2026-09-21

NSW takes lead on mandatory solar panel recycling as ministers call for urgent action on rising tide of waste - Renew Economy

Policy2026-09-21

Huge hybrid wind project gets final green tick, but must use tall turbines to avoid black cockatoos - Renew Economy

Cost2026-09-21

Hysata to build 50 MW electrolyser production line in NSW