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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Batteries, solar and wind can easily maintain grid security as coal retires
The grid is making a rapid transition towards 100% renewables, but do we know for sure how to keep the grid stable without any ‘synchronous’ coal generators?
