Huge hybrid solar and battery project is expected to produce 1,800,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year.
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Stanwell signs up to Vast Solar’s Mt Isa thermal solar project
The proposed $600m hybrid solar thermal project in Mount Isa has got early financial backing from the Queensland government’s Stanwell Energy.
Australians installed 31,000 batteries in 2020, led by households
New data shows Australians installed of more than 31,000 battery energy storage systems around the country in 2020, a 20 per cent jump on numbers in 2019.
South Australia’s biggest gas unit trips, Snowy sends prices to market cap
Trip of South Australia’s biggest gas unit in middle of night sends prices to $15,000 market cap, because that’s what it took to get a Snowy diesel generator fired up.
Chart of the day: Plummeting battery costs defy expectations
Like wind and solar, the costs of battery storage are plummeting far faster than anyone expected.
How to convince households to offer battery storage to boost the grid
Sydney start-up UPowr to apply behavioural science techniques in study into how to boost participation in solar and storage orchestration initiatives.
Neoen aims for big batteries in every state following success of Tesla big battery
The Tesla big battery at Hornsdale was Neoen’s biggest money spinner in the past year, and the company plans to have big batteries in every state.
Massive $3 billion wind, solar and battery project approved in South Australia
Massive Goyder South wind, solar and battery storage project in South Australia gains planning approval, with first stage to begin construction later this year.
Australia’s big fossil fuel generators are being replaced by big batteries
Australia’s ageing fleet of coal and gas generators are being replaced by big batteries.
Neoen adds huge Thunderbolt project to massive wind and solar pipeline in New England
Neoen Australia is proposing to build a 500MW wind, solar and battery hub in the NSW New England REZ – adding to huge pipeline in Barnaby Joyce’s electorate.
