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Australian Vanadium and Alcoa open 18-month scoping study for 50-80 MW flow battery at WA alumina refineries. Australian Vanadium and Alcoa signed an 18-month MoU on 4 August 2026 to assess a 50-80 MW, 400-640 MWh vanadium flow battery at Alcoa's Western Australia alumina refinery operations.
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Data CentresPolysilicon tariff stacks on top of existing duties, pushing combined levies on Chinese solar derivatives above 65%
Trump's 6 August Section 232 proclamation adds a 15% tariff and minimum import prices to polysilicon derivatives, effective 4 December 2026 - with stacked duties on Chinese-origin modules now exceeding 65%.
9 Aug 2026
StorageAustralian Vanadium submits Stage Two bid for WA's A$150 million Kalgoorlie flow battery project
Australian Vanadium and VSUN Energy filed a Stage Two proposal for the 50 MW/500 MWh Kalgoorlie VBESS on 27 July 2026, targeting 2029 commercial operation under a build-own-operate model.
8 Aug 2026
RenewablesMing Yang Smart Energy declares Haiyou Anlan commissioned, confirming world's first 16 MW TLP floating turbine in operation
Ming Yang Smart Energy has formally commissioned the Haiyou Anlan, the world's first 16 MW tension-leg platform floating wind turbine, now supplying green power to CNOOC's Lufeng oilfield in the South China Sea.
8 Aug 2026
StorageAustralian Vanadium and Alcoa sign 18-month MoU to assess 50-80 MW flow battery at WA alumina refineries
Australian Vanadium and Alcoa have signed an 18-month MoU to scope a 50-80 MW, 400-640 MWh vanadium flow battery at Alcoa's Western Australia alumina refineries.
7 Aug 2026
StorageTokyo Gas signs 20-year offtake for 202 MWh Fukushima BESS as Eku Energy nears first Japan COD
Tokyo Gas has agreed a 20-year tolling deal for a 49.7 MW/202.1 MWh BESS in Fukushima Prefecture, while Eku Energy completes major equipment installation at its first Japan project.
5 Aug 2026
Data CentresFoxconn's Visionbay.ai brings a 5 MW Nvidia HGX B300 cluster online in Taiwan, with 90 percent utilisation at launch
Foxconn subsidiary Visionbay.ai has commercially launched Taiwan's largest AI cluster - 5 MW of Nvidia HGX B300 compute - with more than 90% capacity already contracted.
5 Aug 2026