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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

Grid-scale

Australia’s 2.4 GWh Collie big battery is now operating Western Australia’s state-owned electricity gentailer Synergy has announced one of Australia’s biggest batteries, the 500 MW / 2.4 GWh Collie battery energy storage system is now operational.

Feb 09, 2026

Grid-scale

Enervest sells 4.8 GWh battery storage project to Octopus Australia Energy storage project developer Enervest has sold its 1.2 GW / 4.8 GWh Hanworth battery energy storage system in New South Wales to clean energy developer and fund manager Octopus Australia.

Feb 06, 2026

Tenders

NSW hands out 12 GWh in long-duration storage contracts to six major lithium-ion battery project The New South Wales Roadmap Tender Round 6 for long duration storage has awarded contracts to six new battery energy storage projects representing 1.17 GW/12 GWh of capacity, bumping the state’s storage under contract to 30 GWh.

Feb 05, 2026

Projects & Applications

3 MWh high voltage community battery launched in South Australia A high voltage 2.5 MW / 3 MWh community battery installed through a South Australian electricity distributor, ARENA-funded program will be energised in March 2026 and remain on standby to help manage a regional community’s peak demand.

Feb 02, 2026

Markets

Australia brings online 8.6 GWh of big batteries in 2025 Battery energy storage went from strength to strength across Australia in Q4 2025, seeing the technology outperform past records in both the National Electricity Market and Western Australia’s Wholesale Electricity Market.

Jan 30, 2026

Grid-scale

Central Queensland Power seeks approval for 450 MW / 3.6 GWh solar + storage project in Australia Central Queensland Power has submitted its 450 MW solar and 450 MW / 3.6 GWh Wooderson Solar Development hybrid project in the Gladstone region for federal EPBC approval.

Jan 23, 2026

Finance

Acquisitions in Australia: CleanPeak buys up storage projects, Engie buys out Eku Energy at Hazelwood BESS CleanPeak Energy has acquired five new solar farm and battery energy storage system development sites from Fortitude Renewables, while Engie has bought out Eku Energy’s minority stake a 150 MW / 150 MWh Hazelwood battery energy storage system.

Jan 22, 2026

Offgrid

Australia’s Oodnadatta Track off-grid project wins award as a blueprint for microgrids The 200 kW / 280 kWh microgrid is located in one of Australia's most remote towns on a famous 600 km long trail known as the Oodnadatta Track.

Dec 04, 2025

Markets

Australia launches CIS tender 8, targets 16 GWh of clean dispatchable capacity Undertaking a fast tracked, single stage application process the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) Tender 8 – NEM Dispatchable Capacity has opened for registrations and is targeting 4 GW of four-hour equivalent.

Nov 28, 2025

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