Battery

Gupta challenges coalers with $1 billion plus solar and storage plan
Sanjeev Gupta’s plans to combine solar, batteries and pumped hydro emerge as the biggest challenge to the coal industry’s hopes in the government tender for 24/7 power.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 1, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

China connects massive mixed-energy and battery storage system
China connects power plant that combines, wind, solar, concentrated solar PV and energy storage.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 1, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Who’s afraid of demand response?
Many big companies are happy to reduce demand in the middle of a heatwave, but are not allowed to by their retailers. It’s outrageous.
Mark Byrne and Craig Memery

Jan 31, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Musk says Tesla big battery to pay for itself within a few years, bigger ones on the way
Musk says Tesla big battery will pay for itself within a few years, and has sparked interest from other governments for even bigger batteries to replace gas peaking plants.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2019

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Storage

Queensland’s Yurika eyes another 9 big batteries as new market emerges
Yurika may add another 9 big batteries across Queensland after identifying a new market for batteries in supporting local networks.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Huge solar and battery storage projects proposed for South Australia
Two new major solar and battery storage projects proposed for South Australia, pushing the state closer to a 100 per cent renewable energy share.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2019

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Wind

New wind-solar-battery power plant wins approval in Western Australia
Lacour Energy appoints Goldwind to build major wind and solar hybrid project in W.A. wheatbelt that will likely also include battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2019

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Tesla

Yurika! Queensland to install Tesla big battery in Townsville
Queensland government-owned Yurika to manage a Tesla big battery in Townsville to allow more solar, defer network spending, and add to virtual power plant capacity.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Battery storage as substitute for gas peakers – better performance, lower cost
Recent advances in energy storage technology, especially batteries, coupled with dramatic cost declines is making storage increasingly attractive.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 25, 2019

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Wind

First turbine goes up at Neoen’s wind and battery hub in Victoria
First of 56 turbines being installed at Bulgana Green Power Hub – Neoen Australia’s ground-breaking wind power and battery storage project in Victoria.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 23, 2019

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Battery

South Australia’s second big battery goes live, charges up
The 30 MW/8MWh big battery installed at the Dalrymple substation on SA’s Yorke Peninsula is live, connected to the national grid, and charging up, says ARENA.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2019

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Six developments that changed the world of energy in 2018
The performance of the Tesla big battery helped redefine the debate around the clean energy transition in Australia last year. But it wasn’t the only big thing that happened.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 21, 2018

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