Battery

CleanTech Bites

100% renewables can be reached quickly, but it needs a plan
Group of 45 researches and energy experts say quick transition to renewables is essential to slash emissions, but it needs a detailed plan, and rule changes.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 19, 2019

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Shell snaps up battery maker Sonnen as it seeks to challenge Tesla and LG Chem
Shell snaps up battery maker Sonnen in challenge to Tesla Powerwall and LG Chem, while BP sees renewables becoming dominance source of global power supply by 2030.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 18, 2019

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Tesla big battery earns another $4m from FCAS in fourth quarter
Tesla big battery bags another big dividend from energy market services, but storage projects still struggling to make money on time shifting and arbitrage.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2019

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Battery powered homes and battery powered cars: The fossil fuel era is fading
NSW hinterland luxury rental home with 10kW solar, two Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a Model X EV, seeks to demonstrate Tesla’s vision of the new energy and transport future. So how does it shape up?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Wireless charging tech means you may never need to plug in your EV again
UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far behind.
Bridie Schmidt

Feb 15, 2019

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AGL proposes mega battery next to Cooper’s Gap wind farm in Queensland
AGL, the biggest coal generator in the country, has put in a proposal for a mega-battery into the Coalition’s tender for 24/7 dispatchable power.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 15, 2019

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Solar

Shell plans 120MW solar farm, says Sonnen has sold 3,000 units in Australia
Australian arm of global oil major firms plans to build 120MW solar farm in Queensland, and says its partly owned Sonnen has sold 3,000 battery units in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2019

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Renewables

EnergyAustralia to buy solar and batteries for charities, funded by RET shortfall
EnergyAustralia won’t meet its renewable energy target quota this year, but will use the funds from the sale of certificates to install solar and batteries in charities.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

South Australia gets 50 new grid-scale energy storage proposals
South Australia get more than 50 proposals for grid scale storage projects as the state looks to navigate path from 50 per cent towards 100 per cent renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2019

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Storage

Shell tipped to deepen links with battery storage maker Sonnen
Shell tipped to deepen ties with battery storage maker Sonnen as it accelerates its push into green technology.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2019

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Smart Energy

ARENA tips nearly $10m into distributed energy projects, pilots
Five projects and 7 studies aimed at boosting integration of distributed energy resources on Australia’s grid have won total of $9.6m funding from Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 11, 2019

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Coal

AGL says it’s getting serious about storage, both batteries and pumped hydro
AGL unveils new pumped hydro proposal for NSW, and flags a new battery storage plan for households as it prepares for energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 7, 2019

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