Battery

CleanTech Bites

Super power: Here’s how to get to 100pct wind, solar and storage by 2030
Deep disruption: New report from futurist Tony Seba and RethinkX says transition to 100pct renewables possible by 2030, and the “super” surplus of wind and solar can be used to power transport and industry.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 28, 2020

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Storage

Aussie tech company to develop flexible “self-charging” battery
Australian tech company works with CSIRO and UNSW to develop flexible self-charging battery which creates electricity from humidity in air or on skin.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 28, 2020

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Solar

Solar and battery “microgrid” approved for development by Gold Coast Council
Local government approves 33MW Gilberton solar and battery farm, with hopes it will attract high-tech, low carbon industries to the northern Gold Coast.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2020

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Renewables

BHP turns to renewables for nickel mine that may supply Tesla, starting with solar and battery
BHP to integrate renewables into nickel mine that may supply Tesla batteries, including an 18.5MW solar and battery system.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2020

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Community battery storage will help “dumb” networks catch up with energy transition
Community battery storage could make Australia’s networks smarter and cheaper, and bring their technology into the same century as the clean energy transition.
David Leitch

Oct 27, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Transgrid to build Australia’s first Tesla Megapack big battery in western Sydney
Transgrid to build a Tesla Megapack big battery in western Sydney, offering grid services including inertia to help NSW prepare for the exit from coal.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2020

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Solar

Sun Cable earmarks site for 10GW solar farm at cattle station south of Darwin
Sun Cable eye four sites on cattle stations in the Northern Territory for its massive 10GW solar farm and battery plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

“We just need more cells”: Musk laments lack of battery capacity
Tesla says shortage of battery cells impacting supply of battery storage, and the roll out of new vehicles like the Tesla Semi.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 22, 2020

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Battery storage revenues fall as Hornsdale takes time off to expand
Battery storage revenue falls to its lowest levels in nearly two years as Hornsdale takes a break to boost its capacity, and FCAS and energy arbitrage earnings fall.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 22, 2020

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Storage

CEP and Marubeni unveil plans for 1GW battery and 1.5GW of solar in Australia
Big new renewables fund chaired by a former NSW Premier has billion-dollar plans to install 1.5GW of solar and 1GW of battery storage on C&I sites around Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2020

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No man is an island – even in a future of stand-alone power systems
Consumers might get paid to have batteries that will “island” from the grid, and EVs that can deliver power when needed, as part of plans to make networks more resilient.
Mark Byrne

Oct 21, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Ausgrid, United accelerate network push into community battery storage
Sydney and Melbourne network companies push into community-level battery storage to boost rooftop PV uptake and defer grid upgrades. Are energy retailers getting nervous?
Giles Parkinson

Oct 19, 2020

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