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David Carroll

David Carroll

David Carroll

David is a senior journalist with more than 25 years’ experience in the Australian media industry as a writer, designer and editor for print and online publications. Based in Queensland – Australia’s Sunshine State – he joined pv magazine Australia in 2020 to help document the nation’s ongoing shift to solar.

david.carroll@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by David Carroll

Grid-scale

Energy Vault acquires 1 GWh Australian battery The US-based energy storage company has agreed to buy the 125 MW/1 GWh Stoney Creek battery energy storage system (BESS) from Victorian renewables developer Enervest.

Mar 18, 2025

Grid-scale

Energy Dome targets Australian market with carbon-dioxide battery tech Italian energy storage company Energy Dome is scouting potential sites across Victoria to deploy its carbon dioxide battery technology as it works to establish a foothold in the Australian energy market.

Mar 12, 2025

Distributed

Jinko rolls out SunTera systems as part of distributed battery program in Australia JinkoSolar is progressing the installation and commissioning of 28 SunTera energy storage systems that have been deployed across multiple project sites in regional Victoria as part of an 84 MWh distributed battery energy storage program.

Mar 11, 2025

Policy

Australia accelerates approval for 6.3 GW of priority energy storage projects A total of 16.5 GW of solar and wind generation and 6.3 GW of energy storage projects could benefit from an accelerated environmental approvals process as the Australian government works to deliver critical infrastructure needed to achieve its clean energy targets, including 82% renewable electricity by 2030.

Mar 10, 2025

Grid-scale

Australia’s Quinbrook readies eight-hour BESS rollout for 24/7 renewable power Green investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners will deploy at least 3 GW of eight-hour-duration battery energy storage systems (BESS) nationwide as it seeks to realize 24/7, cheap, renewable power.

Mar 06, 2025

Industry

Off-grid lessons help drive new Vaulta battery tech Battery manufacturer Vaulta is using lessons learned from Australia’s growing off-grid energy sector to spearhead the development of its next-generation battery energy storage technology.

Mar 03, 2025

Grid-scale

Australian battery projects advance 1.8 GWh of storage capacity EnergyAustralia is planning a 350 MW/1.4 GWh project next to its Jeeralang gas-fired power station, in Victoria, and Acen is constructing a 200 MW/400 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) next to its New England solar farm, in New South Wales (NSW).

Feb 26, 2025

Grid-scale

Australia gives go-ahead to 1.6 GWh compressed air storage project Broken Hill is closer to becoming one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids with the New South Wales (NSW) government giving planning approval for a compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility near the historic mining town.

Feb 25, 2025

Policy

Western Australia serves up $246 million residential battery rebate scheme At the official campaign launch for the March 8 state election, Western Australian Labor has unveiled plans for home battery energy storage system rebates and interest free loans expected to deliver more than 200 MWh of small-scale storage capacity.

Feb 24, 2025

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