Battery

Storage

1414 Degrees commissions molten silicon energy storage demonstrator
Thermal energy storage hopeful marks key milestone in funding deal with gas giant Woodside.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 17, 2023

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Solar

Cimic steps up solar plans with 300MW plus battery project in Sunshine State
Cimic subsidiary Pacific Partnerships buys development rights for 300MW solar farm and possible two-hour battery in Queensland’s Western Downs region.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2023

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Solar

Solar farm and four-hour big battery get green tick in rush of new project approvals
Terrain Solar’s Marulan solar farm and 150MW/600MWh battery becomes the latest major PV project to win approval from the NSW Labor government.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2023

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Battery

Alinta to build 200MWh big battery next to Alcoa aluminium plant to soak up solar
The 100MW, two-hour battery will be built alongside the Wagerup Power Station and Alcoa refinery to soak up solar and support and stabilise WA’s south-west grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 17, 2023

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Solar

Horizon slashes diesel use with solar and battery microgrids for remote towns
Horizon Power has completed a third new centralised solar and battery project, located in Sandstone, designed to increase renewable energy and cut down on diesel use in regional towns.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 15, 2023

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Quitting gas at home and petrol in the car can slash annual energy costs by up to $4,000
Another major report details the huge cost-of-living savings Australian households can lock in by going all-electric, this time using modelling from CSIRO.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2023

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Coal

AGL teaches its ageing coal plants how to flex around the rooftop solar duck
AGL is teaching its ageing coal plants how to flex and dance around rooftop solar, and for all the talk about phasing out fossil fuels, its generation will be mostly coal for years to come.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 10, 2023

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Storage

“Bad policy:” Battery industry warns reheated rules will delay investment
Updated: Battery industry warns that new attempts to impose operating restrictions on big batteries will increase costs and delay investment.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 9, 2023

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Storage

Battery storage capacity overtakes pumped hydro on Australia’s main grid
Charging beats pumping as the energisation of two new battery projects takes charging capacity of battery storage above that of pumped hydro.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 9, 2023

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Storage

Australian thermal storage start-up secures $8.25m towards “1,000 blocks a day” goal
New funds will be used for the next phase of the company’s growth, including commissioning an on-site production line.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 9, 2023

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Storage

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech
Big batteries across Australia could one day be powered by a little-known element called vanadium and manufactured onshore, an industry leader says.
Marion Rae

Aug 9, 2023

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Solar

Massive new solar and battery project lays down challenge to Sun Cable export plans
A deal with Suntech, Powin and Rept Battero to establish PV and battery production lines in Indonesia will bolster Vena’s plans to export solar to Singapore.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2023

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