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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

Policy

Australian state fast tracks 700 MWh battery project approval The government of Victoria has greenlit what is to be one of the state’s biggest battery energy storage systems (BESS) as it seeks to accelerate the development of projects to support its renewable energy ambitions.

May 13, 2025

Tenders

Australian state targets 1 GW of energy storage with tender New South Wales' (NSW) Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap tender program will aim to procure 2 GW/16 GWh of long duration energy storage (LDES) capacity by 2030.

May 12, 2025

Grid-scale

Australian state preps up to 20 GWh of battery and pumped hydro capacity The government of New South Wales (NSW) is granting grid access to 10 renewable energy and energy storage sites in the new Central West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) and utility AGL has acquired pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) projects at the Glenbawn and Glennies Creek reservoirs, in the Upper Hunter area.

May 08, 2025

Distributed

Labor election win brings Australian household battery rebate The work schedules of Australia’s battery retailers and installers will likely get busy in the coming months with Labor’s win in the federal election paving the way for the introduction of an AUD 2.3 billion ($1.48 billion) national subsidy scheme.

May 06, 2025

Products

PowerPlus presents residential hybrid inverter, battery solution Australian battery designer and manufacturer PowerPlus Energy has unveiled a new all-in-one energy storage solution featuring a single-phase 7 kW inverter and a 13.4 KWh stackable battery.

Apr 30, 2025

Grid-scale

Australian grid company adds community batteries as it preps for rooftop solar influx Jemena, which operates an electricity distribution grid in the state of Victoria, has activated the first two of four planned community batteries on its network as it anticipates a flood of rooftop solar.

Apr 28, 2025

Grid-scale

Eku Energy acquires 2 GWh UK battery project portfolio Eku Energy, the battery storage offshoot of Australian financial services group Macquarie, has acquired a 1 GW/2 GWh portfolio of energy storage projects in the United Kingdom.

Apr 22, 2025

Finance

Australian investor plans multibillion-dollar long-duration energy storage platform Federation Asset Management will launch a long-duration energy storage fund that will aim to have around 4 GWh of batteries ready for financial close within two years.

Apr 16, 2025

Grid-scale

Samsung proposes 320 MWh Australian battery The Australian renewables and energy storage arm of the South Korean electronics giant has submitted plans for another large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) to Australia's federal government.

Apr 15, 2025

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