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“New purpose:” Delta submits plans for big, two-hour battery at site of very old NSW coal plant

Plans to install a big battery at the site of a nearly 50-year old coal plant in the New South Wales Hunter region have been submitted for state planning approval.

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Home battery quiet achiever unveils new offering, prepares to pounce on plug-in solar and storage

After being ambushed by the rebate, this home battery maker is quietly making a name for itself in the Australian market – just in time for the plug-in revolution.

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Battery boost: State pours $15 million into portable vanadium electrolyte manufacturing

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Battery boost: State pours $15 million into portable vanadium electrolyte manufacturing

WA backs development of a high-capacity, relocatable manufacturing facility that produces on-site electrolyte for large-scale vanadium flow battery storage projects.

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Plan to build big battery in ex-premier’s home town will have to dodge abandoned gold mine shafts

Plans for a 201 MW, four-hour battery are targeting a well-positioned industrial site – but they will need to factor in the city’s gold mining heritage and legacy.

Rachel Williamson

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Big batteries soak up record amounts of energy as big solar floods the grid – but curtailment still bites

Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar.

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“New purpose:” Delta submits plans for big, two-hour battery at site of very old NSW coal plant

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“New purpose:” Delta submits plans for big, two-hour battery at site of very old NSW coal plant

Plans to install a big battery at the site of a nearly 50-year old coal plant in the New South Wales Hunter region have been submitted for state planning approval.

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Home battery quiet achiever unveils new offering, prepares to pounce on plug-in solar and storage

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Home battery quiet achiever unveils new offering, prepares to pounce on plug-in solar and storage

After being ambushed by the rebate, this home battery maker is quietly making a name for itself in the Australian market – just in time for the plug-in revolution.

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Data centre giant lines up solar, wind and battery deal to power its plans for former smelter site

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Data centre giant lines up solar, wind and battery deal to power its plans for former smelter site

Data centre giant with big plans for NSW coal and industrial heartland signs up to source power from a very early-stage wind, solar and battery proposal.

Rachel Williamson

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Australia’s largest electricity network maps best spots for business to go big on rooftop solar

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Australia’s largest electricity network maps best spots for business to go big on rooftop solar

The spatial energy planning trial aims to show which commercial buildings can cover their entire roof with solar, instead of just enough to meet their own needs.

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

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In a solar-dominated electricity system, how do we cover night time and cloudy days?

We need a lot of long-duration energy storage and batteries to replace gas. That’s why pumped hydro is crucial, and why we shouldn’t write off Snowy 2.0 just yet.

AEMO confirms outlook update after latest Snowy delay, as Murdoch papers resume “rolling blackouts” mode

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Policy & Planning

AEMO confirms outlook update after latest Snowy delay, as Murdoch papers resume “rolling blackouts” mode

The Australian Energy Market Operator is assessing what Snowy 2.0’s latest delay means for grid reliability. In the meantime, not everyone is keeping calm.

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Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds

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Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds

Queensland had an exceptionally wet October but national rainfall was also about twice the long-run norm for the month, BoM says.

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LNP hits brakes on pumped hydro project, spooked by Snowy 2.0 cost blowout

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LNP hits brakes on pumped hydro project, spooked by Snowy 2.0 cost blowout

Contracting for huge pumped hydro project has reportedly been suspended by the state treasurer and energy minister in light of cost blowouts of Snowy 2.0.

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Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct

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Molten silicon storage hopeful 1414 Degrees takes full ownership of Aurora Energy Precinct

Australian thermal storage developer takes full ownership of energy precinct that once proposed to host a landmark solar thermal plant before evolving into a hybrid renewables and storage hub.

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“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

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“Proud moment:” Australian solar thermal pioneer powers up hybrid hydro system in Brazil

Australian solar innovator powers up a demonstration of its unique technology using concentrated solar to produce and store electricity and heat in a first international project.

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

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“Arguably a world first:” Historic solar thermal plant lines up for heritage listing

Australia’s first commercially operated solar thermal power station and one of the first of its kind in the world is being considered for heritage listing.

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

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Australian concentrated solar thermal hopeful put into voluntary administration, buyers sought

Plans for a huge concentrated solar thermal project near Port Augusta dealt new blow, this time with new of an Australian company put into administration.

Giles Parkinson

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