Battery

Solar

Start-up behind Ikea microgrid gears up for strategic shift to London
EleXsys Energy, trading in Australia as Planet Ark Power, completes capital raise as it targets new markets for solar grid integration.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2021

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Renewables

Hawaii approves massive battery storage project to help end coal power
Hawaii regulator approves massive three-hour battery to help wean island state off coal, but can the local utility build enough renewables to charge the project?
Joshua S Hill

May 7, 2021

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Solar

Taylor awards $15 million grant to Darwin big battery that will cut gas generation
Taylor promises $15 million to Darwin big battery, which is designed to support more solar and cut gas generation, and more funds for renewable micro-grids.
Giles Parkinson

May 6, 2021

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Solar

Gupta’s cash-strapped GFG mulling sale of Australian solar and battery projects
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance seeks buyers or partners for its Australian solar and battery projects as it re-emerges from wreckage of Greensill collapse.
Michael Mazengarb

May 6, 2021

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Featured

Keith Pitt vetoes federal funding deal for wind and battery hub in Queensland
Resources minister Keith Pitt intervenes to veto $280 million from government fund to Neoen’s Kaban green energy hub in north Queensland.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

May 6, 2021

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Wind

French nuclear giant EDF unveils first wind and battery project in Australia
French nuclear giant EDF buys 280MW wind project in central Queensland, the first of a major pipeline of wind, solar and storage projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2021

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Battery

Fortescue chooses contractor for two big battery installations in Pilbara
Pacific Energy subsidiary signed up to design, install and commission two battery energy storage systems totalling 42MW for Fortescue’s Pilbara operations.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 29, 2021

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Storage

Musk flags Powerwall battery upgrade as Texas blackout sparks lift in sales
Elon Musk talks of upgrades to Powerwall 2 battery storage unit, and the critical role of battery storage in a renewables grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 27, 2021

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Storage

Alinta to build second big battery in WA grid, next to Alcoa alumina plant
Alinta plans to build a 100MW big battery next to its Wagerup peaking gas and diesel plant, the second big battery to be built in Western Australia’s main grid.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 26, 2021

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Storage

Victoria puts out call for virtual power plants with rooftop solar and batteries
Victoria government puts out call for aggregators to expand the state’s offerings of virtual power plants harnessing resources of rooftop solar and household batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 23, 2021

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Ausgrid unveils new community battery project in Sydney’s Bankstown
Ausgrid deploys second community energy battery in Sydney suburb of Bankstown as part of two year trial.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 23, 2021

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Big boost for battery storage in new rules that reward fast response on grid
New rules will create a market that favours the fast response of battery storage, wind and solar plants, helping the transition away from coal and gas generators.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 22, 2021

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