Battery

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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CleanTech Bites

Snowy says cost of “firm” wind and solar significantly below current base-load prices
Snowy Hydro to boost capacity allocated under wind and solar tender, and will deliver 2 terrawatt hours of “base-load” renewables at significantly lower prices than the current wholesale market.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 23, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Second wave of big batteries about to join Australia’s main grid
The second wave of big batteries – two in Victoria and one in South Australia – are going through the commissioning phase, and should be ready to join the main grid in time for the coming summer.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 19, 2018

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Storage

Tesla grid battery to be tested in WA’s top solar postcode
WA government-owned network operator Western Power and retailer Synergy will connect a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 18, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Network approval paves way for solar and storage at some of Australia’s biggest mines
Alinta gets approval for new transmission line in Pilbara, paving way for new solar farm and battery storage to help power some of the biggest mines in the country.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 18, 2018

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Solar

Solar and storage for “cost of a coffee a day” promised in WA VPP offer
Privately funded VPP project hopes to sign up 1000 homes and businesses in south-west WA to zero up-front cost deal for solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 15, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

The “other” big battery that has quietly changed thinking about the grid
Another big battery has been changing the way people think about the grid, proving that thermal generators are not required to provide inertia, and eliminating blackouts. Now, everyone wants one.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2018

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Solar

Northern Territory signs PPA with 25MW solar farm, as grid reforms take shape
Northern Territory’s largest solar PV project seals a solar off-take deal with NT-owned utility Jacana Energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 9, 2018

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