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One in 17 Australian homes now has a solar battery, as rebate installs pass 450,000 at one-year mark
Amid the hype around the launch of the Solar Sharer Offer, federal Labor’s flagship consumer energy policy quietly celebrated its first anniversary – with a new set of very impressive numbers.Electrochemical “bath” could bring spent lithium-ion batteries back to life, cut cost of recycling in half
Researchers believe they have found a way to recover almost the full life of lithium-ion batteries, through a relatively simple process that could cut battery recycling costs by more than 50 per cent.
“Boom far from over,” but 2025 goes down in history as the year home batteries went mainstream
New report released on first anniversary of Cheaper Home Batteries scheme confirms 2025 as a record smashing year for small-scale storage, and a game-changer for consumer energy.
Battery
One in 17 Australian homes now has a solar battery, as rebate installs pass 450,000 at one-year mark
Amid the hype around the launch of the Solar Sharer Offer, federal Labor’s flagship consumer energy policy quietly celebrated its first anniversary – with a new set of very impressive numbers.
Electrochemical “bath” could bring spent lithium-ion batteries back to life, cut cost of recycling in half
Researchers believe they have found a way to recover almost the full life of lithium-ion batteries, through a relatively simple process that could cut battery recycling costs by more than 50 per cent.
Giant remote zinc mine aims to reach at least 80 pct renewables with addition of wind farm and big battery
One of the world’s largest zinc mines, in remote north-west Queensland, will be run with at least 80 pct renewables with the addition of a large wind farm and a big battery.
Pumped Hydro
Auditor-general slams management of Snowy 2.0 as more delays loom and project costs blow out
Attorney-general report highlights board and management failings in the blown out Snowy 2.0 project, and points to yet more delays.
Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking
Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.
Solar Thermal
“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.
“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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