Battery

Renewables

Sun Metals eyes wind, battery storage in shift to “most competitive electricity”
Sun Metals CEO says company looking to expand portfolio of renewable generation assets to further reduce its exposure to volatile grid electricity prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 20, 2019

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Sonnen looks at 10-fold increase in battery production after Shell purchase
Sonnen expects to see a rapid expansion of its market reach, and battery storage production in its new Adelaide factory, following its purchase by oil giant Royal Dutch Shell.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 20, 2019

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Senec to provide home batteries for W.A. solar + storage microgrid – Australia’s largest
German-based Senec chosen to supply home battery systems for Horizon Power’s solar and storage microgrid in coastal Pilbara town of Onslow.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2019

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Utilities

Oil giant Shell to take on Australian power utilities within a decade
Shell to take on Australian energy utilities within decade, trading power and servicing homes and businesses who will be “totally electric” for their power, heating and transport needs.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2019

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Solar

Frydenberg challenger Oliver Yates unveils “bold” rooftop solar plan
Oliver Yates to encourage councils to use Environmental Upgrade Agreements to encourage more people to use solar and storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

In US, utilities are investing in big batteries instead of building new power plants
If utilities spend billions on power plants it turns out they won’t need instead of investing in energy storage, their customers could pay more than they should to keep the lights on.
Jeremiah Johnson and Joseph F. DeCarolis

Mar 18, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

How the Tesla big battery kept the lights on in South Australia
AEMO report highlights value of Tesla big battery in major network failure, but the response from coal and gas generators was poor and did nothing to prevent widespread outages.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2019

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Storage

Greens unveil $2.2bn battery scheme, to bring home storage in line with solar
Greens battery policy would offer incentives of up to $7000 per battery, and up to double that for low-income households.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2019

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Commentary

NT councils offered grants to install solar, batteries, EV chargers
Northern Territory Labor government opens $2m grant scheme to help make councils more energy efficient and reduce costs to consumers and taxpayers.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 14, 2019

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Solar

Horizon Power swaps poles and wires for solar and storage
W.A. utility to decommission 54km of poles and wires and replace with 13 Micro Power Systems combining solar, battery storage and a back-up diesel generator.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 7, 2019

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Solar

Networks unveil “safe and fair” rooftop solar, battery connection standards
Energy Networks Australia releases first of standardised guidelines to govern “safe, consistent and efficient” installation of rooftop solar and storage across NEM.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 7, 2019

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Storage

Why does the AFR print such utter garbage about battery storage?
The AFR is not done with battery storage. On Monday, it publishes opinion piece so ridiculous and so misinformed it beggars belief.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 5, 2019

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