Battery

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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Storage

Redflow says on track to cut flow battery production costs by one-third
ASX-listed Australian flow battery maker says it can boost production of its ZMB2 batteries to 30MWh a year, and cut costs by 30% by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2019

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Battery

Gelion launches zinc bromine gel battery to take on lithium mainstays
Sydney-based Gelion sets sights on $70bn global battery market with launch of zinc bromine gel battery technology it says will soon undercut lithium-ion on cost.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2019

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Hedge fund Magnetar seeks to wind up Lyon Group solar and storage unit
US-based Magnetar, which invested in Australian solar and battery storage company Lyon Group to great fanfare in 2017, now seeking to wind up one of its units.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2019

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Storage

Infigen says first big battery ready soon, looking at more “firming” technology
Infigen says it is considering a range of solutions above and beyond the Lake Bonney battery to keep up with demand for firmed renewable power in the C&I market.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 22, 2019

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Storage

Tesla big battery pulled in $29 million in revenue in 2018
Tesla big battery at Hornsdale earned $29 million in revenue in 2018, which owner Neoen says was more than they expected – thanks to its better than expected performance.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 21, 2019

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Solar

SA Water on path to “net zero” power bills, with 154MW solar rollout
SA Power Networks subsidiary Enerven awarded contract to deliver SA Water’s 154MW solar and 34MWh storage roll-out.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 21, 2019

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Origin sees renewables doubling in three years, eyes multiple big battery options
Origin looking at new grid batteries, seeks to contract 500MW wind at low $50/MWh, and predicts Australia renewables capacity to double in next three years.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 21, 2019

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