Battery

Storage

EnergyAustralia says two four-hour battery projects competing for government contracts
EnergyAustralia says both its proposed four-hour battery projects are competing in government’s Capacity Investment Scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2024

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Renewables

Neoen lands $1.1 billion in finance as green bank backs its first four hour battery
French renewables and battery developer says it has raised more than $1.1bn in new debt finance for its Australian assets, including the four-hour battery being built in Western Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2024

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Chart of the day

Heatwave smashes grid demand records as batteries come out to play
Batteries are making their mark in WA, the world’s most isolated grid, as the relentless heatwaves set six new demand peaks in three weeks.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 26, 2024

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Policy & Planning

AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries
Market rule maker proposes tightening ring-fencing rules to improve the efficiency of the grid connection process as Australia scrambles to meet its renewables targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2024

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Storage

Australian researchers make water battery breakthrough
Researchers at RMIT University find a way to replace the electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with water, an innovation that could remove the fire risk entirely.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2024

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Storage

Townsville to be home of vanadium flow battery manufacturing
Three major companies have signed a collaboration agreement to build a complete vanadium flow battery manufacturing supply chain in Townsville.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 21, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Battery storage and green hydrogen could be key to cutting transmission bottlenecks
Emerging technologies like energy storage, green hydrogen and digitisation platforms may be the key to dodging a global network infrastructure supply crunch and avoiding delays in the energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 20, 2024

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Storage

Macquarie’s battery storage developer breaks ground on two British projects
Macquarie’s Eku Energy has broken ground on two new battery storage projects in England as it expands its global portfolio.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 19, 2024

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Storage

Concrete pours and modules arrive for South Australia’s biggest battery storage project
Concrete pours have been completed and the first of battery modules have arrived on the site of South Australia’s biggest battery project.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 19, 2024

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Renewables

Another solar and battery project approved in Victoria
British solar and storage developer Elgin Energy says it has secured development approval for another solar and battery project in Australia, this time in Victoria.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 14, 2024

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Storage

Giant four-hour battery lands “biggest”debt financing for an Australia big battery
Owners of a giant four-hour battery project on the outskirts of Melbourne say they have closed the “largest” non-recourse debt financing package for an Australian grid scale battery.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2024

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Renewables

South Australia enjoyed 82 pct wind and solar for entire December quarter. So it can be done
South Australia reached a record average of 82% renewables in the December quarter, establishing a stunning blueprint for the way the entire Australia grid could reach the federal government’s current national target for 2030.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 12, 2024

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