Battery

Solar

Lyon, Jera, plan to start on Cape York solar + battery project in early 2019
Lyon Group and big Japanese partner say they will begin construction in early 2019 of solar and battery storage project that will act as the country’s first “solar peaking plant”.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 19, 2018

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Construction complete at Kennedy, world’s first wind-solar-battery park
Construction of world’s first on grid wind-solar-battery facility in north Queensland now complete, with connection to follow in new year.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 19, 2018

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Solar

Tetris Energy secures PPA for 5MW solar and battery project in South Australia
Melbourne firm says it has signed offtake deal for 5MW solar and storage project in S.A. Murray River region, as stage 1 of what could become a 30MW affair.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 17, 2018

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Solar

Green light for 275MW solar plus big battery storage project near Griffith
NSW approves state’s 49th large-scale solar farm, a 275MW plus 100MWh of battery storage project proposed by Edify Energy for Darlington Point.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 14, 2018

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Solar

Australia Defence taps solar, battery storage for NT base, in push away from fossil fuels
Department of Defence tenders for 1-1.5MW solar plus battery storage for Jindalee Transmitting Site north-east of Alice Springs, to “reduce reliance on fossil fuels.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Know your NEM: Wind and solar is boosting competition
The wind and solar boom is clearly adding to competition, but 5GW of battery storage in coming years will really focus the minds of incumbent utilities.
David Leitch

Dec 12, 2018

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Storage

Is South Australia’s second big battery trying to do too much?
Delays in ESCRI battery on Yorke Peninsula blamed on complexity of project and commissioning hurdles also experienced by solar plants. It may have bitten off more than it can chew.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Deep dive into first year of Tesla big battery at Hornsdale
Gluttony and stupidity. The response from government and incumbents to the role of Tesla big battery has verged on distortion and stupidity. Here are a few facts, and graphs, to correct the record.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 7, 2018

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Battery

Aluminium-ion battery breakthrough announced by UNSW researcher
Quest for viable alternatives to lithium-ion continues, with news researchers have demonstrated rechargeable aluminium-ion batteries as possible for future renewables storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2018

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Storage

Home battery storage subsidies and support schemes: What’s available and where
A stocktake of which governments are now offering programs to bolster the uptake of home battery storage in Australia.
James Martin

Dec 4, 2018

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Storage

Carnegie laments solar-battery blow-outs as it returns focus on wave energy
Carnegie says cost blowouts at its solar and battery hybrid projects the major cause of its problems as it seeks to return focus on wave energy developments.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 3, 2018

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Solar

Top solar postcodes of Australia – state by state
Clean Energy Regulator has updated data on solar hot-spots in each Australian state and territory, leading the uptake of rooftop solar systems sized between 0-100kW.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 30, 2018

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