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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.

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Permitting boost for 5.6 GWh of Australian batteries Plans to build two battery energy storage systems (BESS) in central Queensland have received the all-clear to skip further stages of the federal government’s environmental approvals process.
David Carroll
Apr 14, 2025
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Australian state backs 20 GWh pumped hydro project The Government of Queensland is set to invest AUD 50 million ($30.1 million) into a pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project with a capacity of up to 20 GWh, as it works to develop a five-year Energy Roadmap due for publication this year.
David Carroll
Apr 09, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 18, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 12, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 11, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 10, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 06, 2025
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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.
David Carroll
Mar 03, 2025
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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).
David Carroll
Feb 26, 2025

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