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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites
Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar.Australian solar innovator SunDrive joins homegrown bid to make spacecraft-integrated PV
The collaboration will use SunDrive’s copper-metallised solar cell technology to establish an Australian-made source of PV arrays specially made for spacecraft.
Small solar farm powers up to supply renewable electrons to big data giant, AirTrunk
A 31 MW solar farm with a contract to power data centre giant AirTrunk has begun operating at full output ahead of the addition of a four-hour battery.
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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites
Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar.
Australian solar innovator SunDrive joins homegrown bid to make spacecraft-integrated PV
The collaboration will use SunDrive’s copper-metallised solar cell technology to establish an Australian-made source of PV arrays specially made for spacecraft.Small solar farm powers up to supply renewable electrons to big data giant, AirTrunk
A 31 MW solar farm with a contract to power data centre giant AirTrunk has begun operating at full output ahead of the addition of a four-hour battery.
“Deniers and delayers:” Bowen marks 600,000 cheaper home batteries, but says balcony solar cannot be rushed
While hailing a fresh milestone for Cheaper Home Batteries, the federal energy minister says rushing into plug-in solar risks giving “deniers and delayers” a free kick.
Federal Labor dumps anti-dumping rule following solar industry warnings of rising costs, delays
Updated: Federal minister revokes plans to impose hefty new tariffs on imported steel products used in large-scale solar projects, following industry appeal.
Australia is headed for its biggest year of rooftop solar growth ever – and the mid-scale boom is yet to come
In a year that has been all about big and small batteries, rooftop solar is shaping up to have its biggest year of growth on record as it rides the wave of the consumer energy revolution.
Cows and cyclones: New push to design solar farms for cattle and climate, but is Australia ready?
Companies are looking again at how to put more farmland under solar without disrupting operations or clashing with conditions, but is social licence pressure high enough in Australia?
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