Battery

Victoria’s first big battery charges up on state grid
Ballarat big battery, the first in Victoria, starts charging and discharging activity on the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 9, 2018

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Renewables

Plan to shift Kimberley to renewables could save $15m a year
Kimberley Clean Energy Roadmap reveals 60-90% mix of solar, battery storage and wind power can out-compete diesel or fracked gas on cost across the region.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 7, 2018

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Storage

Battery storage to become $1.7 trillion market, super-charged by networks and consumers
BloombergNEF says networks and consumers set to drive global energy storage boom worth $A1.7 trillion, as cost of batteries tumbles by 52%.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 7, 2018

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Battery

NSW launches $20m battery round, to shift hospitals and schools to solar and storage
NSW government announces plans to buy 900 smart battery systems, to help cut state school and hospital electricity costs by up to $40,000 a year.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 2, 2018

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Solar

Solar a “no-brainer” for Victorian dairy co-op – batteries next
Macalister Demonstration Farm says 61kW solar install will pay for itself in six years – and opens the door for new benefits and greater productivity.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 31, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Batteries, hydro, hydrogen: What are Australia’s best options for renewable storage?
New study commissioned by ARENA shows Australia is “spoilt for choice” for storage options, and most are are lower cost than thought, and cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 30, 2018

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Solar

WA off-grid school runs 100% on solar and battery
New-build, off-grid school north of Perth becomes first in Australia to be powered completely by rooftop solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 29, 2018

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Renewables

Sodium-ion batteries to pump Bondi sewage in test of cheaper li-ion alternative
University of Wollongong project to test a comparable, low-cost alternative to lithium-ion battery storage – sodium-ion battery packs – is underway.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 26, 2018

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Battery

Sonnen to start making batteries in Australia next month
Sonnen says residential batteries will start rolling off the production line of its South Australian plant starting next month – November 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 25, 2018

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Storage

Tesla says Powerwall 2 production lifted to address back-log
Tesla says it is increasing production of Powerwall 2 battery storage units to unlock backlog created by its focus on Model 3 EVs.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 25, 2018

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Smart Energy

GreenSync opens exchange to harness rooftop solar and storage
Industry-leading effort to harness Australia’s booming behind-the-meter energy resource has begun in earnest this week, with GreenSync’s Decentralised Energy Exchange officially opening for business.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 25, 2018

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Storage

Victoria officially opens state’s first big battery at Ballarat
Victoria’s first big battery officially opened, paving way for more renewables and grid services. Developers say costs are falling quickly.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2018

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