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pv magazine author

pv magazine author

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

Offgrid

Australian lithium miner installs 8 MWh battery The 13 MW/8 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) is helping power one of the world's largest hard-rock lithium mines, with Western Australia-based miner PLS advancing plans to reduce its energy-related emission intensity and its electricity costs.

May 27, 2025

Grid-scale

Grid connection for Risen’s 400 MWh Australian battery The battery energy storage system (BESS) will connect to the Coleambally electricity substation, in New South Wales (NSW), near a 150 MW agrivoltaic installation.

May 22, 2025

Policy

Three new Australian community batteries to form virtual power plant Electricity from community batteries to be built by Melbourne-based Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) will be managed by Victorian electricity company Diamond Energy’s virtual power plant (VPP).

May 02, 2025

Grid-scale

Batteries lead in record quarter for new Australian projects Regulator the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has reported 20.5 GW of standalone battery projects under development at the end of March, up from 11 GW a year earlier.

May 02, 2025

Grid-scale

Western Australia completes installation of 2 GWh BESS near ageing coal-fired power plant In the shadow of the aging Collie coal-fired power plant scheduled to close by 2027, the installation of 640 containerised batteries at Collie, Western Australia, is now complete. The battery storage facility will start serving the grid later in 2025.

Apr 24, 2025

R&D

South Korean research leads to new lith-ion hybrid anode material “This research offers a pathway to smaller, lighter, and more efficient energy storage for next-generation electronic devices,” said Dongguk University Professor Jae-Min Oh.

Apr 17, 2025

Second-life batteries

Tesla mulls Australian battery repurposing fab The headline-grabbing US company also made enquiries about building a Megapack remanufacturing site in Collie, Western Australia (WA), two months ago.

Apr 10, 2025

Projects & Applications

Australian-made cybersecure residential battery launched On the back of the federal government’s AUD 2.3 billion ($1.38 billion) subsidy, Energy Renaissance (ER) has launched an Australian-made residential battery featuring a world-class, cyber-secure battery management system designed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Apr 08, 2025

Industry

Australian PM vows $1.4bn home battery subsidy if re-elected The proposed Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) would offer installation discounts of up to 30% – around AUD 4,000 ($2,400) – and would take effect from July 1.

Apr 07, 2025

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