Rio Tinto to treble size of Weipa solar farm – once the largest solar facility at an off-grid Australian mine site – and add battery storage.
Rio Tinto to triple solar capacity of Weipa mine, and add battery storage
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Former energy boss and union settle defamation case over Alice Springs blackouts
Former boss of Territory Generation and electrical union settle defamation case arising from Alice Springs blackouts and simmering tension in NT grid.
Who should pay the network costs of neighbourhood batteries?
Regulatory agencies differ on whether small batteries should pay network charges when they withdraw electricity from the grid.
Battery storage will force us to rethink network tariffs and structures
Last mile networks are much more valuable than our biggest generators. We need to rethink pricing and regulations to get the best out of distributed energy.
Taylor tightens rules for rooftop solar industry, hands sheriff’s badge to CER
Australia’s rooftop solar industry is bracing for a major regulatory overhaul, including on how companies and equipment qualify for the national rebate scheme.
EnergyAustralia calls for partners for what could be country’s biggest battery
EnergyAustralia seeks a partner for the massive Wooreen big battery in Victoria, part of its plans to replace the Yallourn brown coal generator.
New renewables player launches in Australia with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline
New renewables developer emerges in Australia with ready made portfolio of 10 wind, solar and battery storage projects.
World’s biggest battery sidelined after “overheating incident” in California
An “overheating incident” at California’s Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility has taken the 300MW/1200MWh first phase of the project out of service.
Tesla calls for a 20 gigawatt storage target for Australia
Tesla calls for storage target of 20GW to help ensure enough dispatchable capacity is built to support a grid dominated by wind and solar.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Pole Position – Networks want more battery storage
Greg Hannan, the head strategy at three Victoria network owners, on why batteries will be hanging from poles, and the need for more storage.
