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Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

Grid connection approval has been secured for massive solar farm and eight-hour battery hybrid project, expected to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.

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CATL launches world’s largest energy storage testbed, starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries

CATL launches world’s biggest open-source energy storage testing platform, as it starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries and points to lithium-air..

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Transformer repair allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity

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Transformer repair allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity

Repairs to one of its three transformers allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity, but still short of delivering its full “shock-absorber” contract.

Giles Parkinson

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Contested big battery with up to 10 hours of storage gets final green light

Construction of the LTESA-winning battery is set to start this year after the federal government gave the project the environmental green light.

Rachel Williamson

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Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking

Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.

Giles Parkinson

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Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

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Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project secures grid connection approval

Grid connection approval has been secured for massive solar farm and eight-hour battery hybrid project, expected to be the biggest of its kind in Australia.

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Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid

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Anatomy of a renewable finance deal: Developer lands equity for state’s largest solar-battery hybrid

Equity raising and debt funding pitch from listed company provides rare insight into the mechanics of solar-battery hybrid projects in Australia.

Giles Parkinson

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“Significant milestone:” Off-grid mine runs 155 consecutive hours on 100 pct renewables and engines off

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“Significant milestone:” Off-grid mine runs 155 consecutive hours on 100 pct renewables and engines off

Off-grid gold mine achieves 155 consecutive hours of running on 100 pct renewables, with “engines off” – a pointer, it says, to what is possible.

Giles Parkinson

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CATL launches world’s largest energy storage testbed, starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries

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CATL launches world’s largest energy storage testbed, starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries

CATL launches world’s biggest open-source energy storage testing platform, as it starts mass production of sodium-ion batteries and points to lithium-air..

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Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking

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Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking

Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.

Giles Parkinson

Labor slams Coalition’s “back of envelope” Snowy 2.0 estimates as wait continues for latest cost blowout

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Labor slams Coalition’s “back of envelope” Snowy 2.0 estimates as wait continues for latest cost blowout

Federal Labor hits back at LNP criticism of Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts with a reminder that it was a Coalition government that signed off on the project based on “back of an envelope” calculations.

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State launches its biggest ever renewable tender “to keep lights on” and push down prices

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State launches its biggest ever renewable tender “to keep lights on” and push down prices

NSW formally launches its largest ever renewables tender, as well as long duration storage as it that it says is essential to replace coal, “keep the lights on”

Giles Parkinson

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Coal state’s biggest renewable tender to focus on power delivered when the sun don’t shine

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Coal state’s biggest renewable tender to focus on power delivered when the sun don’t shine

Biggest generation tender will favour technologies that can deliver power when the sun don’t shine – solar-battery hybrids and wind energy, as more storage also sought.

Giles Parkinson

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Solar Thermal

“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

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“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

Australia’s first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

Plans for a huge concentrated solar thermal project near Port Augusta dealt new blow, this time with new of an Australian company put into administration.

Giles Parkinson

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Coal giant snaps up solar thermal project in landmark deal for long duration storage technology

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Coal giant snaps up solar thermal project in landmark deal for long duration storage technology

AGL snaps up a newly approved concentrated solar thermal project as it considers long duration storage options in first grid to reach 100 pct net renewables.

Giles Parkinson