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RenewablesShown at All Energy Australia, the HPBC 2.0 series replaces soldered ribbons with metal foil circuits; Longi claims more than 15,000 fewer solder-joint failure points per module.
StorageThe board of the London-listed battery owner, ticker GRID, asked its advisers to invite offers for all 569 million shares, a market value of nearly 600 million pounds.
NuclearThe pour began on 31 October at the Shandong site, about 6,626 cubic metres over nearly 62 hours, for the fifth of six large pressurised water reactors planned there.
AnalysisTwo announcements in two days show the same asset class pulled in opposite directions: a US utility seeking regulated ownership and a London-listed fund inviting a buyer.
The BriefAGL referred its 500 MW / 2,000 MWh project near Nebo in Queensland under the EPBC Act, and ACEnergy referred its 250 MW Joel Joel battery in western Victoria.
GridNational Grid's mostly offshore link was approved on 30 October alongside two large solar farms, taking nationally significant clean energy approvals since July 2024 to 39.
MarketsNEMPulse estimates the NEM's 63 grid-scale batteries took AU$37.62 million in October, 97% of it from arbitrage, with 12 October alone worth AU$6.82 million.
PolicyThe Secretary of State modified the REC under the Energy Act 2023 for Tariff Interoperability Phase 1a; the change takes effect on 6 November ahead of a go-live on 18 February 2027.
RenewablesIFC and Proparco finance Axian's IPP50 project in Natitingou, Djougou, Parakou and Bohicon, expected to add about 17% to domestic generation from 2028.
StoragePlans point to 19% for 2026 as a whole and more than 30% for 2027 and 2028; in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada the co-located share is over twice the national average.