Battery

Origin profits collapse as it prepares for ‘messy’ coal exit and big battery plans

Michael Mazengarb 18 February 20210

Origin Energy says things could get messy with coal plants heading towards early closures, as it reports first half profits slashed by 98 per cent.

BHP says long goodbye to thermal coal, looks to solar, wind and battery metals

James Fernyhough 16 February 20210

BHP is abandoning the thermal coal markets, but sees strong demand for other metals thanks to growth in wind, solar and battery storage.

Ausgrid installs “first of many” community batteries on Sydney network

Sophie Vorrath 15 February 20210

NSW network kicks off two-year community battery trial that aims to soak up consumer generated solar and use it to push down energy prices and help stabilise the local grid.

Energy Insiders Podcast: AGL’s survival plan, and AEMO’s new boss

Giles Parkinson & David Leitch 12 February 20210

Can AGL survive the rapid energy transition? What AEMO’s new CEO means for Australia’s grid; and more big batteries.

How home solar and battery storage kept the lights on in South Australia

Sophie Vorrath 12 February 20210

AEMO credits home solar and battery storage VPP with keeping the lights on through a period of record minimum demand in South Australia.

Biggest solar and battery project in NSW to go ahead after landing debt finance

Giles Parkinson 11 February 20210

UPC and AC land debt finance for first 400MW of their massive solar and battery project in NSW, part of plans to replace capacity of Liddell coal generator.

Redflow lands deal to supply 50-plus zinc-bromine batteries to Optus

Sophie Vorrath 11 February 20210

Redflow secures deal to install at least 56 zinc-bromine flow batteries at remote Optus mobile base stations as part of a government-backed bushfire resilience initiative.