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Chinese batteries
Coverage of Chinese batteries in the Nexus archive.
- Australia's renewables shift accelerates on battery imports surge
Australia is rapidly adopting renewable energy, becoming the third-largest importer of Chinese batteries. In March, it accounted for nearly 10% of new global battery capacity, with 2,000 home batteries installed daily. The shift is driven by unreliable coal power and poor state connectivity, requiring batteries to stabilize solar energy supply.
- Australians ‘going gangbusters’ on Chinese batteries in renewable energy shift
Australians are increasingly adopting Chinese batteries to support their shift toward renewable energy. Clean energy combined with storage now accounts for approximately half of the country’s energy supply.