Battery

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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Other Good Stuff

New materials are powering the battery revolution
Research is finding better ways to make batteries both bigger, smaller, lighter batteries that charge in minutes and store enough energy to power a device for days.
Veronica Augustyn

Oct 8, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Tesla big battery claims its first major fossil fuel victim
Elon Musk’s crusade to rid the world of fossil fuels and lead the transition to clean energy took a small but significant step forward this week, with a decision by Australian’s Energy Market Operator.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 5, 2018

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Storage

Batteries hold key to grid’s thorniest problems, but regulations block the way
Outdated rules, and the slow pace of regulatory change, are hampering the roll out of large-scale battery storage solutions on Australia’s grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 5, 2018

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Storage

Tesla Powerwall 2 battery prices jump, as production focuses on Model 3 EV
New customers of Tesla Powerwall 2 battery storage system face significant price hike, due to equipment upgrade and focus on Model 3 electric vehicle deliveries.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 5, 2018

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Storage

Acciona uses blockchain to show stored electricity comes from wind and solar
Acciona develops blockchain system that guarantees electricity stored in batteries, and then exported to the grid, does in fact come from wind and solar plants.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2018

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