Engie’s Hazelwood Big Battery Expansion, Australia’s 2035 National EV Charging Roadmap, Fortescue’s Brisbane Copper Breakthrough & C&I Storage Trials | Australian Energy News
Tune in to the 19 October 2026 edition of the Australian Energy News Podcast, powered by EServices4U. Today’s briefing covers French energy giant Engie reaching financial close on the Hazelwood battery expansion in Victoria, ARENA and the Electric Vehicle Council launching the National EV Charging Roadmap out to 2035, Fortescue’s energy-saving copper processing breakthrough in Brisbane, ArcActive and Origin Energy switching on a commercial BESS pilot at Deakin University, Queensland’s 400 MW gas tender shortlist, and ARENA CEO Darren Miller’s upcoming departure.





