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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

Manufacturing

Australia’s PowerPlus secures grant to triple battery production capability Australian battery designer and manufacturer PowerPlus Energy has secured $2.3 million in federal government funding that will support its plans to triple annual battery module production capacity to 150 MWh over the next two years.

Apr 22, 2026

Projects & Applications

Australian wrap: 1 GWh battery build begins, remote power systems add batteries Alinta Energy has commenced main construction works on the first 1,000 MWh stage of a 500 MW / 2,000 MWh battery energy storage system planned for South Australia.

Apr 20, 2026

Grid-scale

Construction begins at Neoen’s six-hour duration battery in Australia’s far west Western Australia’s energy transition has reached another milestone with construction of the 164 MW / 905 MWh Muchea battery project – the state’s first six-hour grid-scale battery – moving from “concept to reality.”

Apr 15, 2026

Grid-scale

Palisade inks deal to buy 100% tolled Australian big battery project One of the biggest batteries under construction in South Australia is set to change hands with Australian asset manager Palisade Investment Partners striking a deal to buy the 240 MW / 960 MWh Summerfield project from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Apr 14, 2026

Offgrid

Fortescue fast-tracks delivery of ‘world first’ off-grid project combining solar, wind, up to 5 GWh of BESS The rollout is accelerated to eliminate the use of diesel from iron ore mining and processing.

Apr 13, 2026

Offgrid

Aggreko to deliver ‘Australia’s largest’ off-grid renewable hybrid power plant for copper mine Aggreko has unveiled plans to build an off-grid renewable hybrid power facility after signing a long-term power purchase agreement with the owner of Queensland’s largest proposed copper mine.

Apr 08, 2026

Projects & Applications

Spark secures approval in Australia for massive solar and 1.5 GWh storage project Spark Renewables has secured final planning approval for a solar and storage project that will add 800 MW of PV and 356 MW / 1,574 MW of energy storage capacity to the grid.

Apr 07, 2026

Grid-scale

Australia’s Transgrid shortlists 2 GW of batteries in nine projects to strengthen state grid New South Wales transmission company has shortlisted nine battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 2 GW to provide essential system strength services to the state’s electricity grid from later this year.

Mar 30, 2026

Grid-scale

Iberdrola secures key approval and beats objections for standalone 1 GWh four-hour BESS in Australia Spanish energy company Iberdrola’s plan to develop a 270 MW / 1,080 MWh battery energy storage system in northern New South Wales has received a boost with the state’s Independent Planning Commission giving its tick of approval.

Mar 25, 2026

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