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Ev Foley pv magazine editor

Ev Foley pv magazine editor

Ev Foley

Ev is new to pv magazine and brings three decades of experience as a writer, editor, photographer and designer for print and online publications in Australia, the UAE, the USA and Singapore. Based in regional NSW, she is passionate about Australia’s commitment to clean energy solutions.

ev.foley@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Ev Foley

Policy

Australia adds 350,000 residential batteries and 4.6 GWh in 10 months under subsidy-scheme With a 30% credit for the cost of a battery provided to installers, a boom has occured in Australia. Many homes have retrofitted batteries to existing solar, and many have taken up solar for the first time as well.

May 04, 2026

Grid-scale

Australia’s market operator Q1 2026 report highlights 4.4 GW of grid storage coming online boosting renewables The battery boom in Australia at grid-scale and the residential sector is changing the face of the grid, with data showing the scale of the shifts across Australia's east.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Apr 30, 2026

Grid-scale

67.3 GW battery storage progresses through Australia’s grid connection process Utility scale batteries are maintaining a strong lead in the race for renewable energy pipeline growth, indicated by AEMO’s latest Connections Scorecard showing 67.3 GW of projects are progressing through the National Electricity Market (NEM) connection process.

Apr 23, 2026

Finance

Amazon commits to 430 MW of solar and BESS power purchase agreements Amazon Australia has announced nine new power purchase agreements, with eight of them featuring battery energy storage.

Apr 16, 2026

Flow batteries

VRF long-duration batteries answer demands of electricifation: Eora Energy Sydney-headquartered vanadium redox flow battery company EORA Energy has launched in Australia with a pipeline of long-duration energy storage projects in mining, data centres and regional infrastructure.

Apr 09, 2026

Grid-scale

AGL begins commissioning first 250 MW of grid-forming Liddell battery in Australia The 1 GWh Liddell battery, supplied by Fluence, provides grid-forming support, and is entering commissioning on track for operation by June.

Mar 20, 2026

Technologies

Scientists demonstrate quantum battery prototype with rapid charging Scientists from Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), RMIT University and the University of Melbourne have developed a quantum battery prototype that demonstrates rapid, scalable energy storage using collective quantum effects.

Mar 19, 2026

Software

UNSW, ASB partner to develop AI tools to optimize VPPs UNSW researchers will collaborate with Sydney solar battery installation company Aussie Solar Batteries to design, develop and test AI-driven energy management platforms capable of optimising solar and battery systems.

Mar 06, 2026

Distributed

Australia projected to install up to 12 GWh of residential storage in 2026 In 2026, the Clean Energy Regulator projects up to 12 GWh of storage capacity from approximately 520,000 potential residential battery installations, with rooftop solar expected to rebound from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3.0 GW and 3.37 GW.

Mar 03, 2026

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