Battery

Storage

Thermal battery producer heats up storage market
Australian thermal energy storage company reaches in principle agreements to pilot thermal batteries in telecommunication and eco-housing industries.
Andrew Spence

Sep 10, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Why electric vehicles could kill the market for household batteries
Jet Charge founder says electric cars will be an energy asset first, and a mobility asset second, and will largely displace residential storage.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 9, 2019

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Storage

Tesla slashes price of Powerwall 2 battery by $2,000 for VPP customers
Tesla unveils deal that cuts around $2,000 off price of Powerwall 2 home battery – but only for members of the company’s VPP program.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 7, 2019

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Battery

NAB backs Queensland battery gigafactory plans as financial advisor
Townsville “gigafactory” for battery production moves forward with NAB coming on board as financial advisor and help in search for funding.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 6, 2019

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Storage

Redflow targets “enormous” potential for flow batteries, after tough FY19
Australian zinc bromine flow battery maker signals continued focus on telco and other industrial and remote energy storage markets, after “pivotal” year of strategic growth.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 3, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Solar and giant “water battery” to slash university’s grid consumption by 40%
University of the Sunshine Coast combines 2.1MW of rooftop solar with massive water tank “battery,” to power campus air-conditioning using complex thermal energy system.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2019

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Storage

Mining giant looks to wind and solar to power huge nickel project
Oz Minerals looks to wind and solar to provide up to 80% of the power needs for huge nickel and copper project planned for central Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 29, 2019

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Renewables

Hawaii utility launches huge renewables tender as island state pursues 100% target
Hawaiian Electric Companies group launches one of America’s largest renewable energy procurement bids, as it works toward state goal of 100% renewables by 2045.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 27, 2019

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Carnegie turns on Garden Island micro-grid, switches focus back to wave power
W.A. Garden Island Microgrid – a cornerstone project for wave power developer Carnegie Clean Energy – officially powers up, supplying solar and storage for Australia’s largest naval base.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 26, 2019

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Renewables

Windlab disputes AEMO 2-year delay for Kennedy wind-solar-storage hub
Windlab seeks answers from AEMO after market operator suggested Kennedy wind-solar-battery project may be delayed another two years.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 22, 2019

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Renewables

Schwarzenegger-backed start-up helps Australia wind farms duck negative prices
Start-up backed by Arnold Schwarzenegger launches AI trading that help wind and solar farms duck negative prices, and can more than triple battery revenues.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2019

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Battery

Calix wins federal funding for bid to produce Australian-made lithium batteries
Victoria-based and Calix-led plans to produce high performance and low-cost lithium-ion batteries in Australia have won federal government backing.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2019

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