Battery

Electric Vehicles

How electric vehicles and batteries can boost value of rooftop solar
Battery storage and an electric vehicle can halve the payback period for a home solar system, and fast-charge the transition to renewables, a new report has found.
Sophie Vorrath

May 28, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Australian company markets long-life power supply, activated by water
Australian firm brings chemical free energy storage device to market – seeking to provide long term backup storage that only requires the addition of water.
Michael Mazengarb

May 27, 2019

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Storage

Sonnen’s battery + solar fixed price energy deal launched in Victoria
German battery manufacturer Sonnen has launched its “bill shock” busting solar and storage energy package, SonnenFlat, in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

May 27, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

WA taps into boom for raw materials for EV and storage batteries
WA is set to capitalise on rapid growth in demand for battery storage, with a surge in exploration activity for raw battery materials.
Michael Mazengarb

May 24, 2019

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Wind

Twin Creek wind farm and Australia’s biggest battery edge closer to approval
RES Australia plans for 183MW wind farm and a big battery in South Australia edge closer to reality, despite ongoing local opposition and concern about “extra frosts”.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2019

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Gupta chooses Suntech for Cultana solar farm and big battery project
Gupta moves forward with Cultana solar project for Whyalla steel works, to be “firmed up” by big battery.
Giles Parkinson

May 24, 2019

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Solar

Juwi and Neoen in court battle over Degrussa solar and storage project
Renewable energy giants Juwi and Neoen in legal dispute over payments sparked by blackout at Degrussa copper mine and its impact on solar and storage facility there.
Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2019

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Storage

Redflow lands potentially massive battery supply deal with Soul Energy
Redflow wins “preferred supplier” status to NZ-based Soul Energy, in deal that could yield orders for hundreds of the Australian company’s zinc bromine flow batteries.
Sophie Vorrath

May 23, 2019

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Solar

Deloitte seeks offers for Lyon Group’s solar and storage projects
Deloitte seeks expressions of interest for three large solar and battery storage projects owned by Lyon Group companies.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Policy, economics and resilience: Why Hawaii is dumping fossil fuels
In the first article of this series on Hawaii, we described some of the projects that have been built. This article looks at the three key drivers of renewable energy in the state; policy, economics and the need for resilience. Policy As mentioned in that article, the state has a goal of 100% renewables by 2045. […]
Warwick Forster

May 21, 2019

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Redflow cracks China battery market, with deal on EV charging station
Australia’s Redflow tapped to supply 100kWh of its ZBM2 zinc bromine flow batteries for a solar and electric vehicle smart grid project in China.
Sophie Vorrath

May 21, 2019

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CellCube to build huge grid scale vanadium battery in South Australia
Pangea Energy and vanadium battery producer CellCube to build a 50MW/200MWh storage system alongside a solar farm in South Australia.
Jessica Bassano

May 16, 2019

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