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Hornsdale Power Reserve battery storage system in South Australia now has upgraded capabilities, enabling it to provide inertia to the grid.

Neoen's 150 MW / 193.5 MWh battery storage facility Hornsdale Power Reserve (HPR) in South Australia has secured approval from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) to deliver inertia services to Australia's National Electricity MarketHPR is the first big battery in the world to deliver grid-scale inertia services, thanks to Tesla's pioneering Virtual Machine Mode

Australia’s east coast gas crisis may have escalated quickly, but its roots took hold months back and it shows little sign of abating.

The Australian Energy Market Operator ordered two gas-fired power plants in Victoria to shut down in a further worsening of the energy crisis slamming the eastern states.

The market operator has triggered the gas supply guarantee, allowing it to order Queensland suppliers to send more gas to NSW to free up gas for Victorian power generation.

The latest Renewable energy news, articles and analysis from Australian Financial Review

One million households would be offered grants and zero-interest loans to help them ditch gas appliances under an electoral pledge from the Victorian Greens as pressure builds for governments to do more to reduce gas use.

Advocates for a rapid transition to net-zero have not explained the real limitations of battery storage supposed to ...

A policy that underpins the energy market operator’s forecast for coal plant retirements does not exist, helping explain a big gap between forecasts on coal power.

With an estimated price tag of $320 billion, there are big questions as to how the economics and politics of decarbonisation will evolve.